Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in July 2010 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in July 2010 Date Submitted: July 12, 2010 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio Voice: +1 (650) 704-2517, e-mail: astrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Opening Report for July 2010 Session Abstract: Opening report for the TG6 Session. Purpose: To focus 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 Julybe made publicly available by P802.15. Arthur Astrin

16th Meeting as a Task Group 6 July 2010 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Opening Report 16th Meeting as a Task Group 6 San Diego, CA July 12, 2010 Arthur Astrin

July 2010 Letter Ballot 55 Below are the final results for letter ballot 55.  Ballot was valid and the ballot passed.  Congratulations to the group on achieving a significant milestone! VOTERS 199 VOTED 173 YES 122 ABSTAIN 14 NO 37 % VOTERS 86.93% % YES 76.73% % ABSTAIN 8.09% Arthur Astrin

July 2010 Plans for July 2010 meeting Comments resolutions (doc# 492) of the Draft D01 Keep resolving any remaining issues, which may delay the completion of the standard Start working on Coexistence/ Interference issues Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Plans for July 2010 meeting July 2010 0492 Release to TG6 HBC NB UWB MAC 0492 2418 comments HBC NB UWB MAC Release to TG6 D02 Candidate TG6 Vote D02 Draft Arthur Astrin

Timeline 2010 July 2010 > Arthur Astrin 2010 Merge Proposals   2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Merge Proposals > Agree content for Baseline Draft Draft Work Technical Comments Resolution Draft Ready for 1st letter ballot 40days 1st letter ballot complete Resolution of comments, 1st recirculation 1st re-circulation complete Resolve comments, 2nd recirculation, apprv Arthur Astrin

The light at the end of the tunnel… July 2010 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P802.15.6™/D02 Draft Standard for Body Area Network Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Thank You ! Any Questions ? July 2010 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Arthur Astrin

Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) July 2010 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

Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) July 2010 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