<month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<030158r0> July 2003 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [15.4-interest-group-closing-report ] Date Submitted: [7 March 2003] Source: [Larry Taylor] Company [Staccato Communications], [Jason Ellis] Company [General Atomics] Address [5893 Oberlin Dr., San Diego, CA, USA] Voice:[(858) 642 0111], FAX: [(858) 642 0161],E-Mail:[larry.taylor@staccatocommunications.com] Address [10240 Flanders Ct., San Diego, CA, USA] Voice:[(858) 457 8749], FAX: [(858) 457 8740],E-Mail:[jsnellis@ieee.org] Re: [UWB Interest Group for 802.15.4] Abstract: [Closing Plenary Report on IEEE 802.15. IG4a] Purpose: [To inform the WG on progress in the Alt PHY interest group for 15.4.] 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. Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA) <author>, <company>

Alt PHY Interest Group Activities July 2003 Alt PHY Interest Group Activities Interest group started in November 02 Reflector membership stable but still growing Current count 160 members Presentation sessions at Ft. Lauderdale Mtg 100+ attendees Tutorial at Dallas (1) Mtg. 200+ attendees Motion to form SG defeated with request to identify more 15.4 differentiating applications Informal Call for Applications issued 14 respondents SFO Meeting Monday Evening - Application presentation, 70+ attendees Motion to move to Study Group 62 For, 20 Against, 14 Abstentions Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

Informal Call for Applications July 2003 Informal Call for Applications 14 Respondents See IEEE 802.15-03/266 Identified a range of application areas Safety (Public/Military) Smart buildings Item locating/tracking RTLS Inventory/transportation Networking Respondents from industry, retail, public services, communications and semiconductor manufacturers Address cost, technical feasibility as well as markets Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

15.4 Enhancement Focus Precision Location is key enhancement July 2003 15.4 Enhancement Focus Precision Location is key enhancement Wide range of value adding applications identified Enhancement of other capabilities Scalable data rate High aggregate capacity Range Power consumption Cost Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

Table of Contributors Patrick Houghton Aetherwire & Location 4-12 July 2003 Table of Contributors Source Affiliation(s) Pages Patrick Houghton Aetherwire & Location 4-12 Jason Ellis General Atomics 13-17 Lajuane Brooks LB&A Consulting 18-21 John Lampe Nanotron Technologies 22-24 Uri Kareev Pulsicom 25-28 In Hwan Kim Samsung Electronics 29-34 Ted Kwon Samsung / CUNY 35-39 Mark Bowles Staccato Communications 40-43 Philippe Rouzet ST Microelectronics 42-56 Oren Eliezer InfoRange 57-61 Kai Siwiak TimeDerivative / Q-Track 62-65 Peter Batty Ubisense Limited 66-71 Serdar Yurdakul Wisair 72-80 Richard Nowakowski City of Chicago- OEMC R&D 81-88 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

Summary Confirmed interest level to start Study Group July 2003 Summary Confirmed interest level to start Study Group Identified many enhanced applications Restate commitment of leadership slate Chair: Larry Taylor (Staccato) Vice Chair: Jason Ellis (General Atomics) Technical Editor: Philippe Rouzet (ST Microelectronics) Secretary: TBD (TBD) Owing to the intensity of the 15.3a down selection debate, the working sessions were postponed Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

Motion to the Working Group July 2003 Motion to the Working Group Move to create a Study Group for the purpose of generating an amendment PAR & 5C for an alternate PHY for 802.15.4-2003 For 62 Against 20 Abstain 14 Motion carried Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)