For further information regarding the creation of the Executive Committee Study Group, please refer to the document
omniran-12-0001-01-ecsg, which contains the proposal made to the IEEE 802 Executive Committee leading to creation of the Study Group, and to
omniran-12-0002-02-ecsg, which contains additional high-level perspective.
More detailed technical background together with an initial project plan and timeline is contained in the presentation
OmniRAN Introduction and Way Forward, which was created for the IETF/IEEE 802 workshop on March 16, 2013.
A comprehensive collection of all the investigations and thoughts finally leading to the PAR proposal is contained in
OmniRAN ECSG Results and Proposals.
After completion of the PAR proposal the group continued to work on the foundation of the project. The project is now part of IEEE 802.1. Initial thoughts on cooperation among the IEEE 802 working groups for this project are captured in
a presentation to the EC workshopon November 16
th, 2013, and a
proposal to the IEEE 802.1led to the formation of the IEEE 802.1 OmniRAN TG.
OmniRAN ECSG finally met during the IEEE 802 plenary session in Beijing, China on March 16-21, 2014. The
amended agenda materiallists the discussion items and key motion of the session with details provided by the
minutes of the session. A summary of the achievements is provided in the
liaison report to the other IEEE 802 WGs.
OmniRAN ECSG had a conference call on Wednesday, February 26
th, 2014 at 10:00-11:30am ET. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the call.
Minutes of the callare available on Mentor
OmniRAN ECSG met again during the IEEE 802 Interim session in Los Angeles, CA on January 19-24, 2014. The
amended agenda materiallists the discussion items and key agreements of the session with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
A conference call to review the achievements of the Dallas session and to plan forward until March 2014 is was held on December 11
th, 2013 at 11am ET. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the call.
OmniRAN ECSG met again during the IEEE 802 plenary session in Dallas, TX on November 10-15, 2013. The
amended agenda materiallists the discussion items and key motion of the session with details provided by the
minutes of the session. A summary of the achievements is provided in the
final report to the EC.
A final conference call to further discuss PAR and 5C and conclude on the submission of the PAR and 5C proposal to the EC was held on Thursday, October 10
th, 2013 at 9-11am ET. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
Another conference call to further discuss PAR and 5C was held on Friday, October 4
th, 2013 at 9-11am ET. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
A conference call to further discuss PAR and 5C was held on Friday, September 27
th, 2013 at 9-11am ET. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
OmniRAN ECSG had a 2-hours meeting during the IEEE 802 wireless interim session in Nanjing, China on Tuesday, September 17
th, 2013, 1930-2130 to report about achievements and to discuss PAR and 5C. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the meeting with details provided by the
minutes of the session. A
liaison reportprovides an overview about the status and directions of the EC SG.
OmniRAN ECSG met on Wednesday, September 4
th, 2013, 1300-1730 BST during the
IEEE 802.1/802.3 interim sessionin York, UK. The
amended agenda slideslist the discussion items and the key results of the meeting with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
The open issues regards
network detection and selectionas well as the
point-to-point links across bridged infrastructureswere discussed in the September 3
rdPM meeting of the IEEE 802.1 security group.
A conference call to review the achievements of the Geneva session and to plan forward until November 2013 was held on August 7
th, 2013 at 10am ET. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
OmniRAN ECSG met again during the IEEE 802 Plenary session in Geneva, Switzerland during the week of July 15
th, 2013. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and key motion of the session with details provided by the
minutes of the session. A
summary reportprovides a short overview about the key results.
The EC Study Group was extended until the end of the November 2013 session based on the
presentation to the EC closing meeting.
A conference call was held on June 20
th, 2013 starting at 9am ET. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
OmniRAN ECSG met during the IEEE 802 Wireless Interim session in Waikoloa, HI during the week of May 13
th, 2013. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and key motions of the session. A
summary reportprovides a short overview about the results with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
A conference call was held a on May 2
nd, 2013 starting at 9am ET. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
A conference call was held on April 11
th, 2013 starting at 9am ET. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and the key results of the call with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
OmniRAN ECSG met during the IEEE 802 Plenary session in Orlando, FL during the week of March 18
th, 2013. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and key motions of the session. A
summary reportprovides a short overview about the results with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
A conference call was held on February 28
th, 2013 starting at 5pm ET. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and the key results of the call, with details provided by the
minutes of the session.
The first official meeting of the OmniRAN EC Study Group took place at the IEEE 802 Wireless Interim session in Vancouver, BC on January 15 - 17, 2013. The
amended agendalists the discussion items and key motions of the session. A
summary reportprovides a short overview about the results, with details available in the
minutes of the Jan '13 session.