1. May 2007
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: MBAN Closing Report for Montreal May 2007
Date Submitted: May 2007
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Re: MBAN Closing Report for May 2007 Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the MBAN Session in Montreal CA.
Purpose: To summarize activities during the meeting
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2. MBAN study items May 2007 Market characteristics and requirements
Usage scenarios and applications
Device classes, application specific devices and services
BAN topology, technology, channel models and metrics
BAN Scalability, bit rate / throughput, range, QoS, power consumption, power saving support
BAN Security, safety requirements and models
Regulatory compliance, spectrum allocation and coexistence
Call for Use Cases
Call for Technology
Call for Regulatory compliance
Call for Body Area Network Antenna Patterns
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3. Objectives for this session
May 2007
Objectives for this session
Presentations of responses to Call for Technology and Regulatory issues 
Presentations of responses to Call for presentations of Use Cases 
Presentations of responses to Call for Body Antenna Patterns 
Edit Application Matrix 
Continue to draft BAN PAR (575) 
Continue to draft BAN 5C (488) 
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4. Meeting Achievements Presentations of “Call for Technology” responses
May 2007
Meeting Achievements
Presentations of “Call for Technology” responses
Presentations of “Call for Regulatory compliance” responses
Presentations of “Call for Use Cases” responses
Presentations of “Call for Body Area Network Antenna Patterns” responses
Reviewed the deliverables of the three subcommittees:
BAN Applications
BAN Regulatory
BAN channel model
Worked on Application Matrix
Edited PAR/5C documents
Arthur Astrin

5. Contributions List Sessions: 6 Attendees: 22 May 2007
ban-ban-draft-par-doc
ban-ban-application-matrix
ban-etsi-ehealth
ban-communication-requirements-from-ieee-1073
ban-mban-objectives-and-agenda-may-2007-meeting
ban-rr-tag-ofcom-presentation-lefr-consultation
ban-frequency-band-considerations-use-body-area-network
ban-eu-regulation-ban
ban-regulation-point-view-phy-solution-ban
ban-some-concerned-issues-sg-ban
Sessions: 6
Attendees: 22
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6. Plans for July 2007 meeting May 2007
Presentations of “Call for Use Cases” responses
Presentations of “Call for Technology” responses
Presentations of “Call for Regulatory compliance” responses
Presentations of “Call for BAN Antenna Patterns” responses
Review deliverables of the three subcommittees on:
BAN Applications
BAN Regulatory
BAN channel model
Finish the PAR/5C documents, submit to EC to start TG
Arthur Astrin

7. Thank You ! Any Questions ?
May 2007
Thank You !
Any Questions ?
Arthur Astrin