Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Proposed Text on Transmit Power Control for TGD Date Submitted: January 10, 2013 Source: Byung-Jae Kwak, Young-Hoon Kim, Soo Chang Kim, Seon-Ae Kim, Sunggeun Jin, Jinkyeong Kim Company: ETRI Address: bjkwak@etri.re.kr Re: Technical Guidance for 802.15.8 Proposals Abstract: This document proposes text for Transmit Power Control for TGD Purpose: Discussion & Approval 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.

Discussion IEEE 802.15.8 PAC is a standard for fully distributed communication networks with a distributed scheduling mechanism. The interference will be one of the major challenges. Different transmit power is required for different operations; Ex: device discovery, texting, gaming, etc. Power consumption (a.k.a. battery life) is directly related to user experience.

The Proposed Text The proposed text (in blue) 6.12 Power management IEEE 802.15.8 shall support a power management functionality to reduce power consumption in PDs for all services as listed in the Application Matrix (DCN15-12-0350).    6.13 Transmit power control IEEE 802.15.8 shall support the functionality for PDs to control the transmit power based on the mode of operation, service, or application, to minimize interference and power consumption. 6.13.6.14. Security The impact of security procedures on the performance of other system procedures, such as discovery and peering procedures should be minimized.