doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Initiative to enable to operate in the MBAN spectrum] Date Submitted: [11 March 2010] Source: [Dave Evans 1, Ray Krasinski 2 ] Company [Philips] Address [ London Road, Redhill, UK, Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510] Voice:[ ], FAX: [ ], Re: [Request to for a MBAN amendment] Abstract:[The FCC is in the process of allocating spectrum for MBAN is widely available and has a well established eco-system. An opportunity now exists to develop a 15.4 amendment to exploit the benefits of in spectrum that is reserved for MBAN use.] Purpose:[Request the setting up of a study group which will study the prospects of an amendment of for MBAN] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 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 P

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 2 Initiative to enable to operate in the MBAN spectrum Dave Evans & Ray Krasinski Philips

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 3 Content Our proposal to IEEE to Working Group Background Why a 15.4 amendment What the amendment may contain Support material (draft PAR & 5C) Summary

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 4 Our proposal to IEEE to Working Group Request the setting up of a study group which will study the prospects of an amendment of for MBAN The amendment will define modifications to the existing PHY and the necessary modifications to the MAC needed to support the PHY that complies with the FCC MBAN regulations

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 5 Background GE Healthcare petitioned the FCC to use the 2.36 to 2.4 GHz band for Medical BAN –Band to be used only for medical applications* –This band is primarily allocated in various parts to aeronautical mobile telemetry and telecommand (AMT), radio astronomy and amateur FCC NPRM on MBAN released in June 2009 This closed to responses from interested parties in October 2009 –Philips Healthcare has been active in responding The process –The FCC is likely to publish draft rules in May for public comment * Proposed eligibility & permissible communications: Licenses by rule operations by authorized health care professionals and by any other person, if such use is prescribed by a health care professional. Limited to transmission of data (no voice) used for monitoring, diagnosing or treating patients

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 6 Background The NPRM can be found on the FCC website:- 9/FCC-09-57A1.pdf Filings in response to the NPRM can be found at:

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 7 Why a 15.4 amendment The amendment will extend the use of the 15.4 family of standards 15.4 is widely available - annual sales of several million devices 1 It has a well established eco-system (chips, modules, support) There are already many healthcare applications using 15.4 The new band for medical is less subject to interference than 2.4 GHz 15.4 openly supports the use of new frequencies and applications –15.4b PHY for 868/915, 15.4c for China and 4d in Japan 1.

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 8 Why a 15.4 amendment Existing 2.4 GHz 15.4 based systems can be extended into the 2.36 GHz band –Noted in TI, Nordic Semiconductors and GE Healthcare’s previous FCC filings and demonstrated by MBAN coexistence tests conducted by Applied Physics Lab (APL) of Johns Hopkins University 15.4 amendment will allow the use of 15.4e in MBAN 15.4e has features that are relevant for healthcare applications 15.4 amendment clearly does not exclude 15.6 from the MBAN band 15.4 amendment will ensure equitable coexistence between 15.4 and 15.6 in the MBAN band Opportunity to commence work on the 15.4 amendment now

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 9 Why a 15.4 amendment Two sub-band are proposed: –2360 to 2390 MHz sub-band (hospitals that are outside primary spectrum user exclusion zone) –2390 to 2400 MHz sub-band (all hospitals, ambulance use and home healthcare application) Nominal transmit power limit is 1 mW –Philips has lobbied for a 20 mW limit in the upper band to assist home healthcare applications

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 10 What the amendment may contain Rules are not yet defined by the FCC but the amendment may require the definition of: –PHY parameters New channel numbering Definition of the parameters for the sub-bands –MAC parameters Primary user protection mechanism It is expected that there will be minimal changes to 15.4

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 11 Supporting material Initial draft PAR & 5C –IEEE document number wng0

doc.: IEEE Submission March 2010 Dave Evans, PhilipsSlide 12 Summary FCC is in the process of allocating spectrum for MBAN use There are compelling reasons to enable to use the MBAN spectrum Request that the Work Group move to commence the setting up of a study group which will study the prospects of an amendment of for MBAN