IEEE-SA Standards Board Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form

Note: The strikeouts below, and the insertions underlined in blue, were approved by IEEE Working Group 802.16 on 26 January 2001 for submission to IEEE 802 and the IEEE-SA NesCom.

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1. Sponsor Date
of Request
1999 Nov 30 9 February 2001

2. Assigned Project
Number
802.16.1

3. PAR Approval
Date
2000 Jan 30 17 March 2001 (expected)

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[x] PAR Signature Page on File

4. Project Title, Recorder and Working Group/Sponsor for this Project

Document type and title:

Title: Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - LAN/MAN Specific Requirements - Local and metropolitan area networks - Part 16: Standard Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems

Name of Working Group (WG):

IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access
Name of Official Reporter (usually the WG Chair) who must be an SA member as well as an IEEE/Affiliate Member.

Roger B. Marks

Title in WG:

Chair

IEEE/Affiliate Member #

[ ]

Company:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Telephone:

+1-303-497-7837

Address:

325 Broadway, MC 818.00

FAX:

+1-303-497-7828

City/State/Zip:

Boulder, CO 8030580305

Email:

r.b.marks@ieee.org

Name of Sponsoring Society and Committee:

Computer Society, LAN/MAN Standards Committee; Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

Name of Committee Sponsor Chair: 

Jim Carlo, LAN/MAN Standards Committee

 

IEEE/Affiliate Member #

[ ]

Company:

Texas Instruments

Telephone:

[ ]

Address:

9208 Heatherdale Drive

FAX:

[ ]

City/State/Zip:

Dallas, TX 75243-6332

Email:

jcarlo@ti.com

5. Describe This Project; Answer each of four questions below:

  1. Update an existing PAR Yes
    2. If YES, indicate PAR Number/Approval Date [802.16-19992000]
    If YES, attach a cover letter indicating changes/rationale for changes.
    If YES, is this project in ballot now? [No]
  2. Choose one from the following:
  3. Choose one from the following:
  4. Choose one from the following:
  5. Fill in Target Completion Date to IEEE RevCom : 2001 Jan 31

6. Scope of Proposed Project:

This standard specifies the physical layer and media access control layer of the air interface of interoperable fixed point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access systems. The specification enables transport of data, video, and voice services. It applies to systems operating in the vicinity of 30 GHz but is broadly applicable to systems operating between 10 and 66 GHz.

7. Purpose of Proposed Project:

To enable rapid worldwide deployment of innovative, cost-effective, and interoperable multivendor broadband wireless access products. To facilitate competition in broadband access by providing alternatives to wireline broadband access. To facilitate coexistence studies, encourage consistent worldwide allocation, and accelerate the commercialization of broadband wireless access spectrum.

8. Intellectual Property

  1. Are you aware of any patents relevant to this project?
    [Yes] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}

    Companies that may hold relevant patents (issued or pending) include:

    *not participating in Study Group at time of PAR submission

  2. Are you aware of any copyrights relevant to this project?
    [No]

  3. Are you aware of any trademarks relevant to this project?
    [No]

  4. Are you aware of any registration of objects or numbers relevant to this project?
    [No]

9. Are you aware of any other standards or projects with a similar scope?

[Yes] {Yes, with detailed explanation below / No}

The Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN) Committee of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has a project known as HIPERACCESS which is in the early stages of an attempt to standardize broadband wireless access in Europe. This is a regional standards effort with limited participation by the rest of the world. Furthermore, the project addresses regional markets with specific regulatory conditions distinct from those of other areas. We have held a joint meeting with this group and appointed a liaison. We plan to coordinate with them and will seek harmony where possible.

10. International Harmonization

Is this standard planned for adoption by another international organization?
[Yes]
If Yes: Which International Organization [ITU-R]
If Yes: Include coordination in question 13 below

11. Is this project intended to focus on health, safety or environmental issues?

[No]

12. Proposed Coordination/Recommended Method of Coordination

Mandatory Coordination:

SCC 10 (IEEE Dictionary)

by DR

{Circulation of DRafts}

IEEE Staff Editorial Review by

by DR

 

SCC 14 (Quantities, Units and Letter symbols)

by DR

 

Coordination requested by Sponsor:

[ITU-R, including Joint Working Group 8A/9B]

by [LI]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 

[ETSI BRAN]

by [LI]

{Circulation of DRafts/LIaison memb/COmmon memb} 

Coordination requested by Others:
{added by staff}

13.Additional Explanation Notes: {Item Number and Explanation}

As required by the LAN/MAN Standards Committee, documentation of how of the project will address the Five Criteria for Standards Development is available.
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