Sub 1 GHz Use Case Discussion Month Year doc.: IEEE 802.11-yy/xxxxr0 May 2019 Sub 1 GHz Use Case Discussion Date: 2019-05-13 Authors: Notice: This document has been prepared to assist IEEE 802.19. 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. Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL John Doe, Some Company

802.11ah Use Case Documents From the way-back machine (before 2012) May 2019 802.11ah Use Case Documents From the way-back machine (before 2012) Smart Grid Intelligent Transport Systems Outdoor Surveillance System Indoor Surveillance System Indoor Home Entertainment System Indoor Healthcare System Healthcare/Fitness Home/Building Automation/Control Industrial Apps Temperature Sensor Network Outdoor Extended Range Hotspot Outdoor Wi-Fi for cellular traffic offloading Outdoor Environmental/Agricultural Monitoring Industrial Process Automation Electric Menu & Coupon Distribution Indoor and Outdoor Location Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

802.15.4g Use Cases form the Way-back machine (2009) May 2019 802.15.4g Use Cases form the Way-back machine (2009) Smart Grid (AMI and beyond) Building and Customer Service Customer Interface Delivery Energy Procurement Field Services and System Recovery Installation and Maintenance PEV - PlugIn Electric Vehicles Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

Applications Mix From 2009 May 2019 Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL Many utility applications for SUN None are sufficient to pay the entire costs of SUN ALL therefore must be supported From 2009 Source: 15-08-0271-00-wng0 Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

802.15.4g Way-back Other use cases May 2019 802.15.4g Way-back Other use cases Environmental monitoring (field area) Infrastructure monitoring Wide area monitoring and control Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

802.15.4g Way-back Use Case common Characeristics May 2019 802.15.4g Way-back Use Case common Characeristics Common characteristics: Low data volumes High need for ubiquitous connectivity High tolerance to latency (e.g. “eventually”) Low tolerance to undetected packet errors Very tight cost constraints Wide range of RF environments Potentially high density of co-located operating devices Many network topologies (adaptable) Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

802.15.4g Today Smart Grid Metering May 2019 802.15.4g Today Smart Grid Metering Distribution Automation and Distribution Intelegence Sensing and monitoring Power outage Usage Etc Controls for gas, water, electricity Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

802.15.4g Today Smart City (IoT) Home Automation, Home Area Networking May 2019 802.15.4g Today Smart City (IoT) Street lighting networks Smart traffic signals Public transit signs Parking spaces Electric vehicle charging stations Environmental monitors Home Automation, Home Area Networking Energy monitoring HVAC and lighting controls Security systems Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

Characteristics Smart City, SUN, FAN May 2019 Characteristics Smart City, SUN, FAN Mesh topologies Internet protocols (IPv6, DHCPv6, etc) Large number of node (1000s) total Networks managed professionally Home Automation, Home Area Networking Star like topologies Dozens of network nodes Potentially many overlapping networks Consumer managed networks Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL

Thoughts and Discussion May 2019 Thoughts and Discussion Benjamin Rolfe BCA/MERL