<September 2012> Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [A Brief Overview of Draft Approval Process] Date Submitted: [14 September 2012] Source: [Monique B. Brown] Company [M.B. Brown Consulting] Address [San Jose, CA USA] Voice:[+1-954-608-7521], E-Mail:[monique.brown@ieee.org] Re: [] Abstract: [A brief overview of the standardization process.] Purpose: [To be presented to TG4p at the September 2012 interim session.] 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. <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

A Brief Overview of Draft Approval Process <September 2012> A Brief Overview of Draft Approval Process <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <September 2012> Beginning the process First steps Approved submissions are combined into a single document in an approved format The task group (TG) may conduct a preliminary (informal) ballot TG voters approve sending the draft to letter ballot (LB) Working group (WG) voters approve sending the draft to LB <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting> <author>, <company>

Working Group Letter Ballot Review <September 2012> Working Group Letter Ballot Review LB review/comment period of at least 30 days LB participation is limited to WG voters Non-voting members may submit comments but not vote; these comments are addressed at the discretion of the TG The entire draft is open for comment <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

Working Group Letter Ballot Review (cont.) <September 2012> Working Group Letter Ballot Review (cont.) Voter options are Approve (with or without comment) Do Not Approve (at least one comment recommended) Abstain 75% approval is required to pass LB and move forward to recirculation ballot If the LB fails, the TG has the option to improve the draft and start a new LB <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

<September 2012> Comment Resolution Comments are reviewed by either the TG or by a ballot resolution committee (BRC) BRC is a small subset of voters appointed by the TG and approved by WG; BRC formation is optional Comments may be either approved, revised, or rejected 75% approval is required to accept the resolutions; approval required from BRC, if available, or TG (no BRC) <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

Comment Resolution (cont.) <September 2012> Comment Resolution (cont.) Approved changes are integrated into draft TG approves sending updated draft to recirculation ballot <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

Working Group Recirculation Ballots <September 2012> Working Group Recirculation Ballots Recirc ballot comment/review period of at least 15 days Comments only allowed on changed portions, text affected by changed portions, and text associated with “Do Not Approve” votes Recirculation process continues until no more technical changes are made and no new “Do Not Approve” votes are received (2-3 recircs are typical) The next phase of the process, following recirculation, is sponsor ballot (SB) <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

<September 2012> Sponsor Ballot Review Anyone may become a SB participant by joining the SB pool SB process is similar to LB review There must be one successful, initial ballot Recirc ballot(s) follow (usually 2-3) Optional formation of BRC to address comments <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

<September 2012> Final Steps Once draft passes SB, draft sent to IEEE-SA RevCom (Review Committee) RevCom ensures that procedural requirements were met (e.g., comments appropriately addressed) If all requirements were met, RevCom recommends that the Standards Board adopt for final approval Standards Board performs final review If approved, standard is published <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>

<September 2012> More Information IEEE 802.15TM Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Operations Manual (document 15-10-0235-08) IEEE Project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Working Group Policies and Procedures (WG P&P) IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations Manual (LMSC OM) IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual <Monique Brown>, <M.B. Brown Consulting>