IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network July, 1999 IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network Steps to Making an IEEE 802 Standard Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Overview You are here <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-99/053r0 July, 1999 Overview You are here Tom Siep, Texas Instruments Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Project Authorization <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-99/053r0 July, 1999 Project Authorization Study Group Formation Study Group Recommendation Submission to ExCom (IEEE 802 Exec Committee) PAR 5 Criteria (+1) ExCom approval Standards Board Tom Siep, Texas Instruments Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Establish Criteria for Standard July, 1999 Establish Criteria for Standard Call for Proposals Required characteristics Desired characteristics Evaluate Proposals Choose direction Combine proposals --or-- Select proposal Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Prepare Draft for Circulation July, 1999 Prepare Draft for Circulation Task Group Activity Create --or-- Format Fill in outline (next presentation) Submit to Working Group Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Working Group Letter Ballot July, 1999 Working Group Letter Ballot Electronic Balloting Must have not outstanding issues Text available only to voting members 10 to 45 days Votes can be: “Abstain” “Approve” “Do not Approve” Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Working Group Reviews Returned Ballots July, 1999 Working Group Reviews Returned Ballots Votes entered into Resolution Database All “Do Not Approve” votes must be answered They must have specific reasons for disapproval AND what it would take to change vote to “Approve” Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

July, 1999 Resolvable Negatives? Determination made if possible to change draft to satisfy comment and not get new “Do Not Approve” votes Must have 70% approval to proceed Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Make Changes to Obtain WG Approval July, 1999 Make Changes to Obtain WG Approval Task Group Activity Change only items that are effected by comments Tries to avoid creating new “Do Not Approve” votes Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Technical Changes? Two classes of comments July, 1999 Technical Changes? Two classes of comments Editorial: does not effect the implementation of the Standard Technical: effects implementation Some technical changes may have been made in review process during meeting Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Working Group Confirmation Ballot July, 1999 Working Group Confirmation Ballot Electronic Ballot Confirms that any changes made do not invalidate previous “Approve” votes of those not at meeting Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Sponsor Ballot Voters qualified from a Sponsor Ballot Pool July, 1999 Sponsor Ballot Voters qualified from a Sponsor Ballot Pool Must be IEEE-SA member Everyone in this room should be Sponsor Ballot Voters! Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

New Negative Votes? Votes entered into Resolution Database July, 1999 New Negative Votes? Votes entered into Resolution Database All “Do Not Approve” votes must be answered They must have specific reasons for disapproval AND what it would take to change vote to “Approve” Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

Proceed to Standards Board Approval July, 1999 Proceed to Standards Board Approval Determination made if possible to change draft to satisfy comment and not get new “Do Not Approve” votes Must have 70% approval to proceed Standards Board generally follows Sponsor Ballot lead Tom Siep, Texas Instruments