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Title / IEEE 802.16 Working Group Minutes of Session #112
Date Submitted / 2017-11-10
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Re: / IEEE 802.16 Session #112 (Orlando, Florida)
Abstract / IEEE 802.16 Session #112 Minutes
Purpose / To record the minutes of the IEEE 802.16 Working Group Opening and Closing Plenary meetings at Session #112. For approval at Session #114
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IEEE 802.16 Working Group Minutes of Session #112

IEEE 802.16 Working Group

Caribe Royale Resort

Orlando, Florida

November 5 – November 5, 2017

IEEE 802.16 Session #112 Opening and Closing Plenary Meeting

Sunday November 5, 2017, 17:00 – 18:30 hours.

Opening

The Working Group (WG) meeting was called to order by Chair Roger Marks at 17:26 hours local time. He welcomed the Working Group to Session #112 of the IEEE 802.16 WG.

Roger Marks introduced himself as the WG Chair, and his affiliation is with EtherAir Associates. Harry Bims introduced himself as the WG Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Working Group, and announced his affiliation with Bims Laboratories. Tim Godfrey introduced himself as the WG Treasurer, and his affiliation with EPRI.

Opening and Closing Plenary Agenda

The WG Chair announced to the group the IEEE 802.16 Session #112 Opening Plenary Agenda at < >. The agenda was approved without objection.

Schedule for the Week

The WG Chair announced the schedule for the week, which included only one meeting slot (the current one).

Minutes of Session #111

The draft minutes of Session #111 (80216-17-0042-00-Gdoc) in Kona, HI were presented. There was some discussion, and the minutes were approved by unanimous consent at 17:32 h local time.

Working Group Chair’s Administrative Report

Patent Policy

The Acting WG Chair presented the IEEE-SA Patent Policy slides to the working group. The slides are located online at < The WG Secretary recorded in the minutes that slides 0-4 were shown, and that an opportunity was given to the attendants to respond to the Call for Essential Patents at slide #3, and that no response was provided.

WG Status Report for Session #112

Chair Marks displayed and presented Document IEEE 802.16-17-0043-00-Gdoc, the WG status report for Session #112. The Chair’s report summarized the progress of P802.16Rev4 and the publication of 802.16s.

WG Plans

Motion (17:54 h): To initiate Sponsor Ballot for withdrawal of 802.16/Conformance04-2006.

Mover: Tim Godfrey

Second: Harry Bims

The motion passes by unanimous consent.

Motion (17:56 h): To request hibernation of the IEEE 802.16 WG, as of the end of the March 2018 IEEE 802 Plenary.

Mover: Harry Bims

Second: Tim Godfrey

The motion passes by unanimous consent.

Treasury Report

There was some discussion about the current financial report for the Working Group. The Treasurer noted that as of September 2017, the balance was approximately $19K. The three members of the Working Group’s Treasury Executive Committee (Harry Bims, Roger Marks, and Tim Godfrey) decided to disburse the remaining treasury of the Working Group equally to the IEEE 802 LMSC and the Joint IEEE 802.11/802.15 Wireless Treasury, following approval by the IEEE 802 Executive Committee of the decision to hibernate the Working Group.

Adjournment

Without objection, the meeting was adjourned at 18:25 hours.

The IEEE 802.16 Working Group on Broadband Wireless Access Standards

IEEE 802.16 Attendance List for Session #112

Name\Family / Name\Given / Affiliation
Bims / Harry / Bims Laboratories
Marks / Roger / EtherAirNet Associates
Godfrey / Tim / EPRI