January 19 Jan 2008 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG4e Closing Report for Taipei Jan 2008 Date Submitted: Jan 2008 Source: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Contact: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Voice: +1 847 960-3715, E-Mail: pat.kinney@ieee.org Re: TG4e Closing Report for January 2008 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG4e Session in Taipei, TW. Purpose: Amendments to IEEE 802.15.4 MAC 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. Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

TG4e PAR Scope of Proposed Standard January 19 Jan 2008 TG4e PAR Scope of Proposed Standard The intention of this amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the 802.15.4-2006 MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN. Specifically, the MAC enhancements are limited to: TDMA: to provide a) determinism, b) enhanced utilization of bandwidth Channel Hopping: to provide additional robustness in high interfering environments and enhance coexistence with other wireless networks GTS: to increase its flexibility such as a) supporting peer to peer, b) the length of the slot, and c) number of slots CSMA: to improve throughput and reduce energy consumption Security: to add support for additional options such as asymmetrical keys Low latency: to reduce end to end delivery time such as needed for control applications Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Purpose of Proposed Standard January 19 Jan 2008 Purpose of Proposed Standard This functionality facilitates Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100 proposed standards), and those enhancements defined by the proposed Chinese WPAN standard that aren't included in TG4c. This amendment addresses coexistence with wireless protocols such as 802.11, 802.15.1, 802.15.3, and 802.15.4. Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Meeting Goals/Accomplishments January 19 Jan 2008 Meeting Goals/Accomplishments Review PAR, CFA; issue call for officers Review 802.15.4 application presentations Define various efforts necessary to fulfill goal of PAR Generate program schedule Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Jan 2008 Call For Officers The 802.15 Task Group 4e is issuing a "Call for Officers“. Task Group 4e (TG4e) was created by the IEEE SA’s approval of a PAR to create an amendment to IEEE 802.15.4-2006. The intent of the proposed amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the 802.15.4-2006 MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN. The PAR for the proposed task group is captured in document (15-07-859-03-0000). The Task Group officer roles for consideration are: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Technical Editor. Individuals who wish to be considered for a TG4e officer role should respond with their intent by March 16th 2008 to Pat Kinney, acting chair (pat.kinney@ieee.org) with a copy to Bob Heile (bheile@ieee.org), WG chair. A vote to determine officers will be held at the IEEE 802.15 Plenary Meeting in Orlando, Florida 16-21 March 2008. If you have any questions, please contact me at pat.kinney@ieee.org Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

CFA Jan 2008 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Candidate contributions are requested for the IEEE P802.15 MAC amendment Task Group (TG4e) for Applications. The intent of the proposed amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the 802.15.4-2006 MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN. The PAR for the proposed task group is captured in document (15-07-859-03-0000). If parties are interested but are not able to submit an application within sixty days, please send a letter of intent with an estimate of when an application could be expected. RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2008 CLOSE DATE: March 16, 2008 Please submit your application descriptions to the 802.15.TG4e acting Chair, Pat Kinney (pat.kinney@ieee.org),. Background IEEE P802.15.4-MAC amendment Task Group (TG4e) has been chartered to create an amendment to the IEEE802.15.4 MAC. Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100 proposed standards) have used the 802.15.4-2006 standard with modifications to the MAC to suit these environments. Additionally, the proposed Chinese WPAN standard also includes MAC enhancements that cannot be included in TG4c due to its scope. Relevant documents presented in support of the proposed enhancements include: 15-07-0793-01-wng0_case-new-802-15-4-mac-revision.ppt 15-07-0901-00-004e 15-07-0719-01-wng0-issues-with-superframe-structure-ieee-802-15-4-2006 15-07-0935-00-004e This Call for Applications (CFA) solicits data that will help the task group in its efforts. Documents that are already in the IEEE archives can be submitted to this call by providing the reference number. Modified documents should be resubmitted. Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

TG4e Efforts/Quality January 19 Jan 2008 Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule January 19 Jan 2008 Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Goals for Next Session Send out CFA Send out CFO Jan 2008 Goals for Next Session Send out CFA Send out CFO Receive additional applications Hear presentations Elect Officers Send out CFP Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC