1. Jan. 2015
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: Proposed change of terminology: frame to superframe
Date Submitted: Jan
Source: Byung-Jae Kwak, Kapseok Chang, Moon-Sik Lee.
Company: ETRI
Address: 218 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, , Korea
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Re: P Draft D0.6
Abstract: Change “frame” to “superframe” to make different parts of the document consistent.
Purpose: Approval.
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. Proposed change of terminology: frame to superframe
Jan. 2015
Proposed change of terminology: frame to superframe
Jan. 2015
Byung-Jae Kwak, et al., ETRI

3. Jan. 2015
Introduction
“Frame” and “superframe” are used to refer to the same thing in different parts of P Draft, leading to confusion.
“Frame” is also used to refer to something different throughout P Draft, adding to the confusion.
IEEE TG8 already has a verbal consensus to use “superframe” to remove the confusion.
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4. Summary of the Proposed Changes (1/2)
Jan. 2015
Summary of the Proposed Changes (1/2)
Frame  Superframe
To be in line with PAC UWB specification, but also with IEEE specification.
To differentiate from packet and other usages of the word.
Other previous names
Synchronization interval
Ultra-frame
Super-frame.
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5. Summary of the Proposed Changes (2/2)
Jan. 2015
Summary of the Proposed Changes (2/2)
There are other usages of the word “frame” that won’t be changed
Use of “frame” referring to “packet” (ex: “frames up to 127 octets”, “ACK frame”, “frame check sequence, etc.)
PHY frame, ultra frame, super frame1, data frame
TDD frame
UWB frame
1: TG8 may want to discuss this
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6. Review of the Proposed Text Changes
Jan. 2015
Review of the Proposed Text Changes
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7. Jan. 2015
Motion
“Accept the change of terminology proposed in this document ( ).”
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Result: Yes/No/Abstain =
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