1. Submission Title: [MAC Enhancements for Ranging]
7 December 2018
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [MAC Enhancements for Ranging]
Date Submitted: [19 July 2005]
Source: [Zafer Sahinoglu, Mitsubishi Electric]
Contact: Zafer Sahinoglu
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Abstract: [This document provides recommendations for enhancements to existing IEEE MAC to support ranging]
Purpose: [providing insight into IEEE MAC enhancements]
Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein.
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2. Schematic View of the MAC Command Frame

3. Schematic View of the ACK Frame

4. Devices also should be able to know their neighbors’ capabilities
Issues
It is not efficient to insert a “long” preamble in every command and ACK packet
Coordinators should have a privilege to discriminate devices based on their types (e.g., coherent etc) and ranging class (e.g., fast, slow) for association
May not desire to receive a long preamble, while many other tasks are waiting inline.
Devices also should be able to know their neighbors’ capabilities
coordinator
Coherent (short preamble)
Not granted
Non-coherent (long preamble)
Non-coherent

5. Primitives Accessed Through the MLME-SAP

6. MLME-Associate.Request
Allows a device to request an association with a coordinator. (
LogicalChannel,
CoordPANId,
CoordAddress,
CapabilityInformation,
SecurityEnable )
Should include
ranging class (e.g., fast, slow etc)
Ranging type (one way, two-way etc)
CapabilityInformation In IEEE