Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in September 2011 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in September 2011 Date Submitted: September 22, 2011 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Voice: +1 650 704-2517, E-Mail: astrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Closing Report for September 2011 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG6 Session in September 2011. Purpose: To summarize activities during the 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. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

23st Meeting as a Task Group 6 September 2011 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Closing Report 23st Meeting as a Task Group 6 Okinawa, Japan September 22, 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Since September meeting Sponsor ballot ended on 21 Aug 2011 at 11:59 pm ET Started with comments resolution spreadsheet doc. 11/15-11-0568-00-0006-sponsor-ballot-1- comments.xls on 21-Aug-2011 . Formed Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Arthur Astrin

September 2011 IEEE802.15.6 BRC Anuj Batra, Art Astrin, Clint Chaplin, Daniel Lewis, David Davenport, Hind Chebbo, Huan-Bang Li, Igor Dotlić, Jin-Meng Ho, Jung-hwan Hwang, Kaoru Yokoo, Marco Hernandez, Mark Dawkins, Omeni Okundu, Ranjeet Kumar Patro The committee is chaired by Art Astrin. There are 15 members Thank You! Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Teleconferences September 2011 Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Teleconferences Started with rev 00 on 22-Aug-11 with 238 comments Teleconference 30-Aug-11 resulted in rev 01 and 02 Left to do: 230 Teleconference 2-Sep-11 resulted in rev 03 Left to do: 149 Teleconference 6-Sep-11 resulted in rev 04 Left to do: 120 Teleconference 14-Sep-11 resulted in rev 05 and 06 Left to do: 116 Arthur Astrin

Plans for this meeting Continue Ballot Resolution September 2011 Plans for this meeting Continue Ballot Resolution Review the TG6 web page Continue working on the 802.15.6 tutorial Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Meeting Accomplishments September 2011 Meeting Accomplishments Continued Ballot Resolution: 11 comments unresolved (see doc 568-11) HBC filter mask compromise CID 82 Agreeing on a shortened name CID 120 Reviewed the TG6 web page Continued working on the 802.15.6 tutorial Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

September 2011 CID 120 I understood that the front-page title came from the PAR but would still like to explore if it may be amended for good (before telling myself to swallow it): First off, the phrase -- "Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) used in or around a body" -- is quite awkward and even incorrect, since "in a body" means ALL devices of the network are IN a body, which is not covered by this draft standard. On the other hand, if "in" is used to mean only nodes but not hubs, then along this line neither "in" nor "around" covers the important case where nodes are ON a body. Next, even more fundamentally mistaken is the appearance of the first "wireless" in the title "Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks used in or around a body". Who can build a wireless MAC and physical layer (which are located WITHIN a physical device according to the conventional layering paradigm)? This appearance is found in 802.15.1, and carried to 802.15.3 and 802.15.4 but not 802.15.7. The 802.11 standard follows "wireless" with "LAN". Back to the current title, the keyword "body area network (BAN)" does not appear in the title, but is airdropped into the internal clauses. As a standard for BAN, it is only consistent to have "BAN" in the title. The capitalization style of this title is also inconsistent. It capitalizes all nouns but the very important keyword "body", though the IEEE style calls for the capitalization of only the first letter of a new sentence (or a phrase after a hyphen here). Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

TG Motion re CID 120 September 2011 Move that TG6 Chair request that: The IEEE 802.15 WG request EC approval to forward to NesCom a PAR title change for IEEE 802.15.6  to change the standard title from: "Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 15.6: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)used in or around a body.“ to: “IEEE Standard for Wireless Body Area Networks” Moved:  Clint Chaplin Second:  Omeni Okundu Vote: Y: 18 , A: 0 , N: 0 Motion Passes Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

WG Motion re 802.15.6 draft standard title September 2011 WG Motion re 802.15.6 draft standard title Move that the IEEE 802.15 WG request EC approval to forward to NesCom a PAR title change for IEEE 802.15.6  to change the standard title from: "Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 15.6: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)used in or around a body.“ to: “IEEE Standard for Wireless Body Area Networks” Moved:  Art Astrin Second: Clint Chaplin Vote: Y: , A: , N: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Next steps Finish all comments, upload it Edit draft, create a redline September 2011 Next steps Finish all comments, upload it Edit draft, create a redline Start and announce recirc Go for typical 15 days recirc (min 10 max 20 days) Next 802 meeting starts Mon, Nov 7 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Teleconferences Will hold teleconferences on: September 2011 Teleconferences Will hold teleconferences on: First Teleconference: Tue, 4 Oct, 6:00 AM PT Second Teleconference: Wed, 12 Oct, 9:00 PM PT and so on… Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Timeline 2011 September 2011 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 > >   2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1st re-circulation complete Letter Ballot 66 of draft d02 > Comment resolution, 2nd recirculation Draft d03, re-circulation , Letter Ballot 71 Submit for MEC (Manadatory Edit Cordination) review Comment resolution, recirculation Sponsor ballot invite (30 days) >  Prepare for sponsor ballot / Seek EC Approval for sponsor ballot Start Sponsor ballot Sponsor ballot Comment resolution 1st re-circulation Sponsor 2nd re-circulation Sponsor Seek EC approval for RevCom Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Thank You ! Any Questions ? September 2011 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

The light at the end of the tunnel… September 2011 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P802.15.6™ Draft Standard for Body Area Network Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) September 2011 Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) The purpose of the proposed standard it to provide an international standard for a short range (ie about human body range), low power and highly reliable wireless communication for use in close proximity to, or inside, a human body. Data rates, typically up to 10Mbps, will be offered to satisfy an evolutionary set of entertainment and healthcare services. Current PANs do not meet the medical (proximity to human tissue) and relevant communication regulations for some application environments. They also do not support the combination of reliability (QoS), low power, data rate and noninterference required to broadly address the breadth of body area network applications. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) September 2011 Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) There is a need for a standard optimized for ultra low power devices and operation on, in or around the human body to serve a variety of applications including medical and personal entertainment. Examples of the applications served by the proposed standard are: EEG, ECG, EMG, vital signals monitoring (temperature (wearable thermometer), respiratory, wearable heart rate monitor, wearable pulse oximeter, wearable blood pressure monitor, oxygen, pH value , wearable glucose sensor, implanted glucose sensor, cardiac arrhythmia), wireless capsule endoscope (gastrointestinal), wireless capsule for drug delivery, deep brain stimulator, cortical stimulator (visual neuro-stimulator, audio neuro stimulator, Parkinson’s disease, etc…), remote control of medical devices such as pacemaker, actuators, insulin pump, hearing aid (wearable and implanted), retina implants, disability assistance, such as muscle tension sensing and stimulation, wearable weighing scale, fall detection, aiding sport training. This will include body-centric solutions for future wearable computers. In a similar vein, the same technology can provide effective solutions for personal entertainment as well.The existence of a body area network standard will provide opportunities to expand these product features, better healthcare and well being for the users. It will therefore result in economic opportunity for technology component suppliers and equipment manufacturers. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

The light at the end of the tunnel… September 2011 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P802.15.6™/D04 Draft Standard for Body Area Network Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)