OmniRAN EC SG May 2 nd , 2013 Conference Call

1. OmniRAN EC SG May 2nd, 2013Conference Call 2013-05-02Max Riegel (OmniRAN SG Chair)

2. Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 09:00-10:00 AM ET Conference Call: Call-in number: 1-(972) 445 9673 (US) Global numbers: https://www2.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/nvc Conference Code: 433 819 2102 # WebEXhttps://nsn.webex.com/nsn/j.php?J=706037886&PW=NNDZhN2YwZGZh Meeting Number: 706 037 886 Meeting Password: OmniRAN Meeting

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7. Call Meeting to Order Secretary position Approval of minutes Reports Conclusion on list of use cases Draft use cases document Call for comments on use cases document Classification of functional requirements Review of project plan and timeline Agenda for May ’13 interim session AOB Adjurn AgendaThursday, May 2nd, 09:00–10:00am ET

8. Business#1 • Call Meeting to Order • Appointment of recording secretary • Antonio and Juan Carlos will take notes • Roll Call

9. Business #2 • Approval of agenda • approved without objections • Approval of minutes • minutes uploaded • approval postponed to next session due to late availability • Reports • no formal response received yet from 3GPP • Antonio reported about ongoing activities on SDN • working on more comprehensive contribution for next session • more information desired on the P1903.1 project as it seems to have close relation with SDN

10. Business #3 • Contributions on OmniRAN use cases • no new contributions available • Draft use cases document • no new input for this session • Call for comments on use cases document • no comments received so far • Classification of functional requirements • https://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran-13-0032-00-0000-ieee-802-scope-of-omniran.pptx • contribution considered helpful to structure results of OmniRAN for acceptance by IEEE 802 and communication with other SDOs • Revision of figure on slide 16 requested to more clearly distinguish R1 from the other reference points and to be more specific that R3 control does not address physical layer parameters on the wired backhaul • Conclusion on slide 19 should also mention the creation of an informative document specifying the overall OmniRAN architecture • revised slides uploaded after call under https://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran-13-0032-01-0000-ieee-802-scope-of-omniran.pptx • Review of project plan and timeline

11. Business #4Task of OmniRAN EC SG • To perform a gap analysis that shows what pieces of work that are relevant to 802 (standards and standards under development) are not covered by existing external SDOs  (IETF, 3GPP,...) and internal, and socialize that analysis with those SDOs; • Having performed that gap analysis, define a crisp scope of the ECSG (target 15 words or less); • Define what piece(s) of work within that scope (a) fall legitimately within 802's remit and (b) are achievable within an 802 activity.

12. Business #5Plan and Timeline (EC SG Motion) Jun’15 Jul’15 Mar’21 Apr’11 May’2 Initial meeting Use cases contributions Draft Use cases document Stretch activities out until end of Jul’13 plenary Socialize results with IEEE 802 and external SDOs Call for comments on Use cases document Use cases document finalization Classification of functional requirements Prioritization of functional requirements Gap analysis to existing solutions Decision about initial topic Initial PAR text Draft PAR completed for EC submission Finalization of PAR proposal ? Conf Call F2F meeting Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

13. Business #6Plan and Timeline (EC SG Motion) Jul’15 Mar’21 Apr’11 May’2 Initial meeting Use cases contributions Draft Use cases document Call for comments on Use cases document Use cases document finalization Classification of functional requirements Functional requirements within scope of IEEE 802 Gap analysis to existing solutions Socializing of gap analysis Potential standardization topics for IEEE 802 Refine scope of EC SG (crisp words) ? Conf Call F2F meeting Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

14. Business#7 • Review of project plan and timeline • Slightly revised project plan and timeline accepted without objections • Defining crisp wording for scope will be addressed in the Jul ‘13 session when other results are available • Agenda for May ‘13 Waikoloa session • https://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran-13-0030-00-ecsg-may-2013-waikoloa-agenda.pptx • agenda agreed with slight modifications in the agenda proposal • revision uploaded as https://mentor.ieee.org/omniran/dcn/13/omniran-13-0030-01-ecsg-may-2013-waikoloa-agenda.pptx • AOB • nothing brought up • Adjurn • adjurned at 10:38 AM ET