1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in January 2011 Date Submitted: January 17, 2011 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio Voice: +1 (650) 704-2517, e-mail: astrin@ieee.orgastrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Opening Report for January 2011 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 may be made publicly available by P802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 2 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Opening Report 19 th Meeting as a Task Group 6 Los Angeles, CA January 17, 2011

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 3 Updated draft d01 to d02 by Dec 7, 2010 Comment Resolution Oversight Committee certified on Dec 20, 2010 Start recirculation ballot on Dec 22, 2010 Completed recirculation ballot on January 12, 2011 New comments resolution spreadsheet uploaded 1/16/2010 Coming out of Nov meeting

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission Comment Resolution Oversight Committee January 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 4 Daniel Lewis, Anuj Batra, Jin-Ming Ho, Marco Hernandez, Huan-Bang Li, S. Park, Art Astrin

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission Remaining Issues Coexistence document 493 comments out of d02 recirc September 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 5

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission Plans for this meeting September 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 6 Comments resolutions (doc# 15-11-0030) of the draft d02 starting with 493 comments. Start working on Coexistence Document

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission Timeline 2011 January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 7 2011 123456789101112 2nd re-circulation complete > Comment resolution, 2st recirculation >>> 3rd re-circulation complete >>>>> Comment resolution, prepare for sponsor ballot / Seek EC Approval for sponsor ballot cond appr 11/10 >>> Seek EC approval for RevCom >>>

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission The light at the end of the tunnel… January 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 8 IEEE P802.15.6™/D02 Draft Standard for Body Area Network

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission Thank You ! Any Questions ? January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 9

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission 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. January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 10

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0037-00-0006 Submission 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. January 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 11