Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Task Group 4 Low Rate WPANS Closing Report] Date Submitted: [July 24th - 2003] Source: [José A. Gutierrez] Company: [Eaton Corp] Address: [4201 North 27th Street Milwaukee WI. 53005] Voice:[414-4496525], FAX: [414-4496131], E-Mail:[josegutierrez@eaton.com] Re: [ Closing Report San Francisco Meeting ] Abstract: [Report IEEE802.15 Task Group 4 activities] Purpose: [Closing Report – San Francisco 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.

Task Group 4 Low Rate WPANs Closing Report San Francisco, CA July 24th, 2003

Objectives for this meeting <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> Objectives for this meeting Assessment of future (short-term) activities of the task group When to work in: Corrigendum Amendment Errata Revision 2. Review a posteriori list of comments generated by participants implementing the standard. Generate: List of typos/grammar errors found List of editorial clarifications List of editorial recommendations for consistency 3. Planning future (long-term) TG4 activities <author>, <company>

TG4 Enhancements Corrigendum: Technical corrections Amendment: Technical Corrections + Editorials Revision: Major changes on the standard Errata: Not our business, this is related to Editorial changes made by IEEE-SA Editorial team as a result of their own introduced errors. List of suggestions: Typos/grammar, clarification and other editorial correction recommendations. IEEE-SA Editorial team will review in a case-by-case basis the list of editorial suggestions that TG4 is putting together.

Generation of editorial suggestions to IEEE-SA Activities Roadmap Next two weeks Generation of editorial suggestions to IEEE-SA September - 2003 IEEE Std. 802.15.4 Published November - 2003 Amendment? yes no Work Hard Hibernation

Summary Accomplished all of our objectives Reviewed all editorial changes to be suggested to IEEE-SA Considered new work or maintenance required in the standard such as corrigendum, amendment, revision or errata. Managed to have a successful meeting while simultaneously supporting TG3a Each TG4 member lost a couple of pounds in this activity Ed Callaway broke his own record running 100 ft with obstacles. Planned future activities for TG4 Generation of list of editorial recommendations for IEEE-SA. Study possibilities for amendment.