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I vote to approve this motion. I think Roger has been extremely meticulous in following all procedures necessary and that the draft needs and deserves to go forward. Thanx, Buzz Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee Boeing - SSG PO Box 3707, M/S: 7M-FM Seattle, WA 98324-2207 (425) 865-2443 Fx: (425) 865-6721 everett.o.rigsbee@boeing.com > ---------- > From: Jim Carlo[SMTP:jcarlo@ti.com] > Reply To: jcarlo@ti.com > Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2001 3:56 PM > To: IEEE802 > Subject: [802SEC] +++Forward P802.16/D4-2001 for Sponsor Ballot NOTE SHORT RESPONSE TIME NEEDED. > > SEC OFFICIAL EMAIL BALLOT 802.0/4Aug2001 > Issue Date: 4Aug2001Closing Date: 10AugApri2001 (BY 11:00am DALLAS TIME) > Moved By: Roger Marks Seconded By: Bob O'Hara > Move: Forward P802.16/D4-2001 for Sponsor Ballot > At the SEC July Thursday meeting the SEC gave conditional approval to Roger > to proceed with forwarding to Sponsor Ballot (If conditional approval > conditions were met). Because an additional individual submitted a new no > vote on the same comment, I told Roger we need to take an SEC email ballot. > NOTE THAT THIS BALLOT CLOSES ON 10AUG AT 11:00AM DALLAS TIME IN ORDER THAT > SPONSOR BALLOT CAN START ON FRIDAY AND THUS CLOSE AT THE START OF THE 802.16 > INTERIM MEETING. ROGER HAS COMMITTED TO CONTACT PEOPLE AND RESPOND AS NEEDED > BECAUSE OF THE SHORT TIME PERIOD TO MEET THE WG SCHEDULE. > I had asked Roger to explain the two new NO votes in email dated 3August. > The No voter with the comment outside the scope was actually an approve > voter - so this is done. The explanation for the other NO voter is found in > Roger's notes below. > Notes: From Roger Marks > In July, the 802 SEC granted "Conditional Approval" to forward > P802.16/D4-2001 to Sponsor Ballot upon completion of Confirmation > Ballot #3b. The ballot concluded yesterday. The outcome is documented > in these two reports: > *IEEE P802.16 Confirmation Ballot #3b Comment Resolution Report > IEEE 802.16-01/42 <http://ieee802.org/16/docs/01/80216-01_42.pdf> > In brief: > Two comments were received in the Confirmation Ballot. > -One was nonbinding (the vote is Approve). Comment was outside scope; > it was on a topic not subject to recirc. > -One was binding (balloter went from Approve to Disapprove). The > comment was a duplicate of an earlier comment, with no new technical > content to justify a further recirculation. The comment says that an > option for narrow-band operation should be included since some > countries have allocated narrow bands at 10.5 GHz and the standard is > supposed to cover 10-66 GHz. The resolution basically says that, > while the standard will work fine down to 10 GHz, it was not designed > for narrow band operation; for narrow bands at 10.5 GHz, the upcoming > 802.16a standard, which covers 2-11 GHz and assumes narrower > channels, will be more appropriate. [That's why we defined 802.16a > from 2-11 GHz instead of 2-10 GHz, allowing an overlap]. > *IEEE P802.16 Confirmation Ballot #3b Voting Report > IEEE 802.16-01/43 <http://ieee802.org/16/docs/01/80216-01_43.pdf> > In brief: > -Approve 76/Disapprove 9 (89.4% Approval) > -Abstain 8 > -Return ratio 93/124 = 75% > Following the Confirmation Ballot, Working Group Letter Ballot #3 was > declared to have concluded successfully. However, 802.16 is not > authorized to continue to Sponsor Ballot because one of the > stipulated approval conditions (no new Disapprove votes) was not met. > > Therefore, with Letter Ballot #3 complete but lacking authorization > to forward it for Sponsor Ballot, I must come back to the SEC for > such authorization. I would therefore like to place the following > motion before the SEC for an email ballot: "To forward > P802.16/D4-2001 for Sponsor Ballot". Bob O'Hara seconds the motion. > > I respectfully request that the email ballot close by noon Eastern > time on Friday August 10. This would give us an opportunity to launch> > Sponsor Ballot on Friday afternoon and thereby have it close hours > before our September meeting begins. > > Roger > -- > Dr. Roger B. Marks <mailto:r.b.marks@ieee.org> > Chair, IEEE 802.16 WG on Broadband Wireless Access <http://ieee802.org/16> > phone: +1 303 497 3037 fax: +1 303 497 7828 >