FW: Single Radio Handover Liaison from WiMAX Forum

["Gupta, Vivek G" <vivek.g.gupta@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear All,

 

http://mentor.ieee.org/802.21/dcn/09/21-09-0173-00-0000-single-radio-ho-liaison-from-wimax-forum.doc

 

We have received a liaison from Network Working Group in WiMAX Forum.

I have posted it on the document server. We will discuss this as part of our Opening Plenary.

 

Best Regards

-Vivek

 

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November 11, 2009

 

 

To: Vivek Gupta, Chair IEEE 802.21 Working Group

cc: Paul Nikolich, Chair IEEE 802 Executive Committee

cc: Vladimir Yanover, Wonil Roh, Co-Chairs WiMAX Forum TWG

 

Subject:  Single Radio Handover Project in IEEE 802.21 Working Group

 

Dear Vivek,

 

The Network Working Group (NWG) in WiMAX Forum has been working on specification for interworking between WiMAX and WLAN systems. As part of this effort, NWG has been developing the system architecture for single radio and dual radio handovers between WiMAX and the above mentioned systems

 

The NWG understands that the IEEE 802.21 Working Group has initiated a project on single radio handovers between different radio access technologies. This effort in IEEE 802.21 WG can complement the efforts of NWG by defining the components that are outside the scope of NWG. Some of the aspects that may be addressed by IEEE 802.21 WG are -

 

·         Inter-RAT information exchange to optimize network discovery and selection

·         Measurement parameters and measurement report across different access systems

·         Cell selection/reselection criteria

·         Support of MIH protocol during pre-registration to target access system

 

The NWG looks forward to working closely with IEEE 802.21 WG in defining the complete solution for single radio handovers between WiMAX and other access systems.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

Prakash Iyer, NWG Chair

Max Riegel,   NWG Co-Chair

Jicheol Lee,   NWG Vice Chair

 

cc: Roger Marks (Chair WiMAX Forum Technical Steering Committee)