September 2003 doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0423 r0 September 2003 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Characterization Subcommittee Proposal] Date Submitted: [19-Sep-03] Source: [Tom Siep] Company [TMS Consulting] Address [Suite 100, ms 365, 1802 Pleasant Valley Dr, Garland, TX, USA, 75040] Voice:[+1 972 496 0766], FAX: [+1 469 366 1480], E-Mail:[tom.siep@ieee.org] Re: [Original] [If this is a response to a Call for Contributions, cite the name and date of the Call for Contributions to which this document responds, as well as the relevant item number in the Call for Contributions.] [Note: Contributions that are not responsive to this section of the template, and contributions which do not address the topic under which they are submitted, may be refused or consigned to the “General Contributions” area.] Abstract: [Summary of conclusions of offline discussions on how to make technical progress ] Purpose: [Description of what the author wants P802.15 to do with the information in the document.] 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. Tom Siep, TMS Consulting Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

TG3a Characterization Committee Proposal September 2003 TG3a Characterization Committee Proposal Tom Siep TMS Consulting Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

Purpose Help make timely progress on: September 2003 doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0423 r0 September 2003 Purpose Help make timely progress on: Identifying and Communicating technical issues concerning the two proposals How to compare them Provide a forum for the definition of commonly accepted Scenarios Assumptions Measurement Methodology Tom Siep, TMS Consulting Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

Spirit of Cooperation Participants agree: September 2003 Spirit of Cooperation Participants agree: History is gone (“they never…” and “they always…” are not acceptable) Agree to a fair technical comparison (unfounded jibes are not acceptable) Follow through with commitments (no-shows to meetings are not acceptable) Complete disclosure (“you will have to wait ‘til Nov to see this” are not acceptable) The goal is to inform membership prior to November meeting No partial results are to be released outside committee All members of 802.15 are welcome Tom Siep, TMS Consulting