IEEE 802.16 Task Group 4 (WirelessHUMAN^TM Task Group)

IEEE 802.16's Task Group 3 had been developing, under IEEE PAR 802.16b, an amendment to IEEE Standard 802.16 ("Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems"). This portion of the amendment covers "MAC Modifications and Additional Physical Layer for License-Exempt Frequencies."

The standard under development is also known as the WirelessHUMAN^TM (Wireless High-Speed Unlicensed Metropolitan Area Network) Standard.

Essential Links
• IEEE-SA Project Authorization Request (PAR) 802.16b (revision approved 2001-03-17)
• Archives of the 802.16 TG4 email reflector
• Subscribing to the 802.16 focused email reflectors
• 802.16 WirelessHUMAN^TM Study Group (precursor to Task Group 4)
• News Release: New IEEE WirelessHUMAN^TM Project Developing Standards for Fixed Wireless Access in License-Exempt Bands
• Interim Session #11.5 (15-16 February 2001)

Documents
• See also Task Group 3/4 Joint Documents
• 802.16.4-01/21
  WirelessHUMAN[TM] Closing Plenary Agenda, Session #15
• 802.16.4-01/20r1
  WirelessHUMAN[TM] Presentation at 802.16 Closing Plenary, Session #15
• 802.16.4-01/19
  802.16 Session #14 TG4 Meeting Minutes
• 802.16.4c-01/41
  Information on Regulatory Issues
  (David Chauncey, 01/09/13)
• 802.16.4-01/18
  802.16 TG4 Report, 802.16 Closing Plenary, Session #14
• 802.16.4-01/17 [see also version submitted 10 July 2001]
  Minutes/meeting report of TG4 Session #13, Orlando, FL, USA (18 May 2001)
• 802.16.4-01/16
  802.16 TG4 Report, 802.16 Closing Plenary, Session #13
• 802.16.4-01/15
  Orlando Agreement between IEEE 802.16 TG3 and TG4, Session #13
• 802.16.4-01/14
  802.16 TG4 Agenda, 802.16 Opening Plenary, Session #13
• 802.16.4-01/13
  Call for Comments on IEEE 802.16.4 PHY Strawman
• 802.16.4-01/12r1 [Rev. 0]
  IEEE 802.16b PHY Strawman
• 802.16.4-01/11
  Call for Comments on IEEE 802.16.4 MAC Strawman
• 802.16.4-01/10
  IEEE 802.16b MAC Strawman
• 802.16.4-01/09
  Minutes of 802.16 TG4 for Session #12
• 802.16.4-01/08
  WirelessHUMAN^TM Closing Plenary Presentation, Session #12
• 802.16.4-01/07
  Call for Comments on IEEE 802.16.4 Strawman
• 802.16.4-01/06r1 [Rev. 0: 2001-03-02]
  Strawman Text for the TG4 PHY Standard
• 802.16.4-01/05
  Strawman Text for the TG4 MAC Standard
• 802.16.4-01/04
  Minutes of IEEE 802.16 Task Group 4 for 802.16 Session #11.5
• 802.16.4-01/03r1
  802.16 TG4 Minutes from Session #11
• 802.16.4-01/02
  802.16.4 MAC Development: Issue Identification and Resolution Plan
• 802.16.4-01/01
  WirelessHUMAN^TM Closing Plenary Report, Session #11
• 802.16.4-00/01
  Call for Contributions for Modifications of 802.16 MAC and 802.11a/HIPERLAN/2 PHY for the WirelessHUMAN^TM Standard
• 802.16.4-00/00
  WirelessHUMAN^TM PAR [obsolete]
  

Contributions
• See also Task Group 3/4 Joint Contributions
• 802.16.4c-01/40
  Appendix A.2 rewrite
  (Nico van Waes and Jori Arrakoski, 01/09/05)
• 802.16.4c-01/39
  Mesh mode text for 802.16ab standard
  (Mika Kasslin and Dave Beyer, 01/08/28)
• 802.16.4c-01/38
  Recommendations from the FEC Ad-Hoc Group on a number of options for Reed-Solomon and Convolutional Coding schemes in Table 192
  (Sean Sonander, 01/08/17)
• 802.16.4c-01/37
  802.16 Improvements in Optional FEC for TG4
  (Dave Williams, Garik Markarian, Allen Risley, Sean Sonander, Neil McSparron, Zion Hadad, Yossi Segal, Jose Kukielka, Andrew Middleton, 01/07/05)
• 802.16.4c-01/36
  Proposal concerning NPRM - 99--231 /FCC 01-158
  (Marianna Goldhammer, 01/07/04)
• 802.16.4c-01/35
  OFDMA for Mesh Topology
  (Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, Itzik Kitroser, Yigal Lieba, 01/07/04)
• 802.16.4c-01/34
  OFDMA advantages for the 802.16b
  (Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, Itzik Kitroser, Yigal Lieba, 01/07/03)
• 802.16.3c-01/66 {also for TG3}
  Changes in the 802.16 Fragmentation and Packing Function (Vladimir Yanover, 01/05/11)
• 802.16.3c-01/62 {also for TG3}
  Contribution to the TG3 and TG4 MAC: MPDU Formats (Lei Wang, Brian Gieschen, and Nghi Lao, 01/05/10)
• 802.16.3c-01/61 {also for TG3}
  Proposed TG3 MAC Document (Vladimir Yanover, 01/05/10)
• 802.16.3c-01/57 {also for TG3}
  OFDMA\OFDM Considerations in TG3 and TG4 (Itzik Kitroser, Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, Vladimir Yanover, 01/04/30)
• 802.16.3c-01/56 {also for TG3}
  MAC-PHY Interface for TG3 (Subir Varma, 01/04/26)
• 802.16.3c-01/55 {also for TG3}
  Bandwidth Request Using CDMA Codes in OFDMA(OFDM) Base PHY (Itzik Kitroser, Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, 01/04/25)
• 802.16.3c-01/54 {also for TG3}
  OFDM based Ranging Enhancement for the TG3 and TG4 (Itzik Kitroser, Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, 01/04/25)
• 802.16.4c-01/33
  Convolutional Turbo Code Performance
  (Brian Edmonston, 01/05/11)
• 802.16.4c-01/32
  ARQ for TG4 Systems
  (Subbu Ponnuswamy, Jacob Jorgensen, Juha Salokannel, Mika Kasslin, Chet Shirali, 01/05/11)
• 802.16.4c-01/31 {also for TG3}
  Proposal for Integrating TG3 and TG4
  (Anader Benyamin-Seeyar, et al., 01/05/08)
• 802.16.4c-01/30
  Channel and interference model for 802.16b Physical Layer
  (Tal Kaitz, 01/05/01)
• 802.16.4c-01/29
  Submission to IEEE 802.16b MAP Flexibility for Burst Type Definition
  (Lei Wang, Brian Gieschen, Nghi Lao, 01/04/29)
• 802.16.4c-01/28
  RRFM Submission to IEEE 802.16 TG4
  (John Sydor, 01/04/29)
• 802.16.4c-01/27
  RRFM Submission to IEEE 802.16 TG4
  (John Sydor, 01/04/29)
• 802.16.4c-01/26
  RRFM Submission to IEEE 802.16 TG4
  (John Sydor, 01/04/29)
• 802.16.4c-01/25
  Submission to IEEE 802.16b MAP Flexibility
  (Radu Selea, 01/04/29)
• 802.16.4c-01/24
  Comments for 802.16.4 PHY Spec Strawman
  (Drayt Avera, 01/03/10)
• 802.16.4c-01/23
  802.16b PHY: Spectral mask related issues and carrier allocations
  (Nico Van Waes, 01/03/10)
• 802.16.4c-01/22
  Need of flexibility in Burst Type definition
  (Radu Selea and Subir Varma, 01/03/09)
• 802.16.3c-01/40 {also for TG3}
  ARQ for TG3 and TG4 Systems
  (Subbu Ponnuswamy and Jacob Jorgensen, 01/03/08)
• 802.16.3c-01/38 {also for TG3}
  ARQ Proposal for TG3/TG4 Systems
  (Subir Varma, 01/03/07)
• 802.16.3c-01/36 {also for TG3} [Presentation 802.16.3p-01/36]
  ARQ Proposal for 802.16 TG3/4 MAC
  (Vladimir Yanover et al., 01/03/07)
• 802.16.4c-01/21 {also for TG3} [Presentation 802.16.4p-01/21]
  Proposed MAC ARQ Mechanism for the proposed 802.16.4 Standard
  (Demos Kostas, 01/03/06)
• 802.16.4c-01/20
  IEEE 802.16 TG4 OFDM PHY Proposal for the 802.16b PHY Layer
  (Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, Itzik Kitroser, Olivier Seller , Dave Williams, 01/03/06)
• 802.16.4c-01/19
  An Interference Requirement on the proposed TG4 Standard-based BFWA System
  (Demos Kostas, 01/03/06)
• 802.16.4c-01/18
  Contributions and Comments for the 802.16.4 PHY Draft
  (Octavian Sarca, 01/01/15)
• 802.16.4c-01/17
  OFDM-based Physical Layer submission to 802.16.4 WirelessHUMAN^TM
  (Marianna Goldhammer, Naftali Chayat, Tal Kaitz, 01/01/17)
• 802.16.4c-01/16 [Presentation 802.16.4p-01/16]
  Proposed modifications of 802.16 MAC and 802.11a PHY for a WirelessHUMAN^TM Standard employing TDD/TDM
  (Octavian Sarca, 01/01/15)
• 802.16.4c-01/15 [Presentation 802.16.4p-01/15]
  A Proposal for a 5.2/5.8 GHz License-Exempt (LE) WirelessHUMAN^TM Network Standard Based on Modified IEEE 802.11a PHY and IEEE 802.16.1 MAC Standards
  (John Sydor, 01/01/15)
• 802.16.4c-01/14
  Addendum to IEEE802.11a PHY for WirelessHUMAN^TM Standard
  (Inchul Kang, 01/01/15)
• 802.16.4c-01/13
  WirelessHUMAN^TM System Coexistence with Other Systems in the U-NII MID-BAND
  (Demos Kostas, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/12 [also TG3]
  A Proposal for the Enhancement of the 802.16.1 MAC:Multiple Higher Layer PDUs per MAC Encapsulation
  (Jacob Jorgensen, Ken Peirce, Subbu Ponnuswamy, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/11 [also TG3]
  A Proposal for the Enhancement of the 802.16.1 MAC: MAC Header Optimization
  (Jacob Jorgensen, Ken Peirce, Subbu Ponnuswamy, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/10 [also TG3]
  A Proposal for the Enhancement of the 802.16.1 MAC to Provide a per-Service Flow Reliable Connection Service
  (Jacob Jorgensen, Ken Peirce, Subbu Ponnuswamy, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/09 [Presentation 802.16.4p-01/09]
  Frequency Domain Reciprocal Modulation for Channels with Dynamic Multipath
  (Thomas H. Williams, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/08
  Accommodation of the TG1 MAC at TG4
  (Vladimir Yanover, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/07
  Reservation Tools for the 802.16.4 MAC
  (Naftali Chayat, Vladimir Yanover, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/06
  Data Integrity in 802.16.4 MAC
  (Naftali Chayat, Vladimir Yanover, Inbar Anson, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/05
  MAC Headers Structure for 802.16.4
  (Vladimir Yanover, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/04
  A WirelessHUMAN^TM System
  (Mika Kasslin, Nico van Waes, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/03
  PHY for WirelessHUMAN^TM
  (Mika Kasslin, Nico van Waes, 01/01/13)
• 802.16.4c-01/02
  Modifications to the TG1 MAC for use in TG4 Systems
  (Subir Varma, 01/01/12)
• 802.16.4c-01/01 [Presentation 802.16.4p-01/01]
  Initial OFDMA proposal for the 802.16.4 PHY layer
  (Yossi Segal, Zion Hadad, Itzik Kitroser, 01/01/11)

Chair:

Dr. Durga P. Satapathy, Sprint

Vice Chair:

Sanjay Moghe, RF Solutions

Secretary/Editor/MAC Chair:

Ken Peirce, Malibu Networks

PHY Chair:

John M. Liebetreu, Intersil Corporation

Coexistence Liaison:

David C. Chauncey, Clearwire Technologies Inc.