stds-802-16: Meeting Anouncement and Agenda for Tuesday Night Ad Hoc IDU/ODU (IF) Interface Committee

[Jack Van der Star <jack@vanderstar.com>]

[Notice: It is the policy of 802.16 to treat messages posted here as non-confidential.]

To Members of IEEE 802.16,

Please be advised that the executive meeting of the Ad Hoc IF Interface
Committee wishes to announce a meeting for Tuesday night September 14 with the
following agenda for interested IEEE 802.16 members. 

Sincerely,

"Jack Van der Star" <Jack@vanderstar.com>
"Stan Reible" <reible@compuserve.com>
"Erol Yurtkuran" <erol.yurtkuran@integrity-modems.com>

The Ad Hoc IF Interface Committee Executive



PROPOSED IDU/ODU (IF) INTERFACE COMMITTEE AGENDA 

For interested IEEE 802.16 members an organizational meeting has been
called to
Investigate the issues surrounding the IDU/ODU (IF) interface and determine
those relevant BWA Access issues both technical and industry related so that
these can be dealt with through the assignment of tasks and a subsequent call
for contributions for presentation at the Hawaii conference. Specifics as to
the agenda and location follow:

Location:  7:00 to 9:00pm September 14 at the Regal Harvest House conference
hotel. The room is yet to be determined.
 


1. Review the Purpose of the Ad Hoc Committee 

- Propose a change of name to the IDU/ODU Interface Committee
- Review the stated purpose and refine if necessary

As per the WEB Site:  

This committee was created by the 802.16 Chair on 9 July 1999 to: 
· consider the ramifications of and value of an optional common interface
between the indoor unit (IDU) and outdoor unit (ODU) of BWA systems 
· suggest how standardization of aspects of an IDU/ODU interface could benefit
the industry 
· propose, for consideration at an 802.16 Plenary Meeting, a direction to
proceed 


2. What are the Industry Relevant Technical Issues to be Considered - Some
Examples
- Ingress & Frequency Selection
- Cable, Connector & Impedance 
- Powering 
- ODU/IDU Telemetry 
- Monitoring
- Optical Options

3. Industry Ramifications
- What are the Benefits of having an IEEE 802.16 Recommended IDU/ODU
Interface 
- What are the Benefits of not having an IEEE 802.16 Recommended IDU/ODU
Interface 
- Other 

4. Go Forward Plan
- Objectives For Hawaii 
- Working Format & Communications
- Overall Objectives & Timeline

5. Assignment of Tasks and On-going Meeting Schedule