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doc.: IEEE <030158r0>
July 2003
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [15.4-interest-group-closing-report ]
Date Submitted: [7 March 2003]
Source: [Larry Taylor] Company [Staccato Communications], [Jason Ellis] Company [General Atomics]
Address [5893 Oberlin Dr., San Diego, CA, USA]
Voice:[(858) ], FAX: [(858) 642
Address [10240 Flanders Ct., San Diego, CA, USA]
Voice:[(858) ], FAX: [(858) 457
Re: [UWB Interest Group for ]
Abstract: [Closing Plenary Report on IEEE IG4a]
Purpose: [To inform the WG on progress in the Alt PHY interest group for 15.4.]
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Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)
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2. Alt PHY Interest Group Activities
July 2003
Alt PHY Interest Group Activities
Interest group started in November 02
Reflector membership stable but still growing
Current count 160 members
Presentation sessions at Ft. Lauderdale Mtg
100+ attendees
Tutorial at Dallas (1) Mtg.
200+ attendees
Motion to form SG defeated with request to identify more 15.4 differentiating applications
Informal Call for Applications issued
14 respondents
SFO Meeting
Monday Evening - Application presentation, 70+ attendees
Motion to move to Study Group
62 For, 20 Against, 14 Abstentions
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

3. Informal Call for Applications
July 2003
Informal Call for Applications
14 Respondents
See IEEE /266
Identified a range of application areas
Safety (Public/Military)
Smart buildings
Item locating/tracking
RTLS
Inventory/transportation
Networking
Respondents from industry, retail, public services, communications and semiconductor manufacturers
Address cost, technical feasibility as well as markets
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

4. 15.4 Enhancement Focus Precision Location is key enhancement
July 2003
15.4 Enhancement Focus
Precision Location is key enhancement
Wide range of value adding applications identified
Enhancement of other capabilities
Scalable data rate
High aggregate capacity
Range
Power consumption
Cost
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

5. Table of Contributors Patrick Houghton Aetherwire & Location 4-12
July 2003
Table of Contributors
Source Affiliation(s) Pages
Patrick Houghton Aetherwire & Location
Jason Ellis General Atomics
Lajuane Brooks LB&A Consulting
John Lampe Nanotron Technologies
Uri Kareev Pulsicom
In Hwan Kim Samsung Electronics
Ted Kwon Samsung / CUNY
Mark Bowles Staccato Communications
Philippe Rouzet ST Microelectronics
Oren Eliezer InfoRange
Kai Siwiak TimeDerivative / Q-Track
Peter Batty Ubisense Limited
Serdar Yurdakul Wisair
Richard Nowakowski City of Chicago- OEMC R&D 81-88
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

6. Summary Confirmed interest level to start Study Group
July 2003
Summary
Confirmed interest level to start Study Group
Identified many enhanced applications
Restate commitment of leadership slate
Chair: Larry Taylor (Staccato)
Vice Chair: Jason Ellis (General Atomics)
Technical Editor: Philippe Rouzet (ST Microelectronics)
Secretary: TBD (TBD)
Owing to the intensity of the 15.3a down selection debate, the working sessions were postponed
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)

7. Motion to the Working Group
July 2003
Motion to the Working Group
Move to create a Study Group for the purpose of generating an amendment PAR & 5C for an alternate PHY for
For 62
Against 20
Abstain 14
Motion carried
Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)