May 2007 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: MBAN Closing Report for Montreal May 2007 Date Submitted: May 2007 Source: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio Contact: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio Voice: +1 650 704 2517, E-Mail: art@astrinradio.com, astrin@ieee.org 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 Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. 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. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Arthur Astrin

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 Arthur Astrin

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)  Arthur Astrin

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

Contributions List Sessions: 6 Attendees: 22 May 2007 15-07-0575-05-0ban-ban-draft-par-doc 15-07-0735-00-0ban-ban-application-matrix 15-07-0733-00-0ban-etsi-ehealth 15-07-0725-01-0ban-communication-requirements-from-ieee-1073 15-07-0707-05-0ban-mban-objectives-and-agenda-may-2007-meeting 15-07-0729-00-0ban-rr-tag-ofcom-presentation-lefr-consultation 15-07-0728-00-0ban-frequency-band-considerations-use-body-area-network 15-07-0722-00-0ban-eu-regulation-ban 15-07-0726-00-0ban-regulation-point-view-phy-solution-ban 15-07-0571-01-0ban-some-concerned-issues-sg-ban Sessions: 6 Attendees: 22 Arthur Astrin

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

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