1. Liaison Report JEDEC JC-61
July 2002
Liaison Report JEDEC JC-61
Benno Ritter
Philips
July 12th 2002
Benno Ritter, Philips

2. Month 2002
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
July 2002
History
Two different ad hoc groups began discussing possible common approaches to the PHY/MAC and Radio/BaseBand interfaces in late 2001.
The group organized as JEDEC committee JC-61 in March, 2002.
Benno Ritter, Philips
John Doe, His Company

3. July 2002
Mission
Develop open industry interface specifications between radio and baseband, and between physical layer and MAC for wireless networking systems to enable cost effective interoperable solutions for enterprise, consumer, and embedded applications.
Benno Ritter, Philips

4. Month 2002
doc.: IEEE /xxxr0
July 2002
Status
Currently 40 member companies with a total of 120 participating members and alternates
Last meeting in Boulder, CO in June
22 participating companies
Next meeting in July 14th – 15th in Vancouver, BC after the IEEE meeting (same hotel)
Procedure, MRD, and TRD in re-circulation ballots closed for both RF-BB and MAC-PHY interface, review at the next meeting, starting Sunday
Benno Ritter, Philips
John Doe, His Company

5. Proposals RF – BB Interface MAC – PHY Interface
July 2002
Proposals
RF – BB Interface
Philips (multilevel parallel interface)
Channel Technologies (6 line digital differential)
nVidea (6 line digital differential)
Helic (analogue I/Q interface)
MAC – PHY Interface
Cirrus Logic (high speed serial differential interface)
Agere (multi line interface between MAC-PHY-RF)
Benno Ritter, Philips

6. PR Material Preparing a ‘Welcome Package’ Presentation Backgrounder
July 2002
PR Material
Preparing a ‘Welcome Package’
Presentation
Backgrounder
Technical White Paper
FAQ
Benno Ritter, Philips

7. Proposed Timeline Public Call for Proposals Approve MRD & TRD
July 2002
Proposed Timeline
Q2’02
Q3’02
Q4’02
Public Call for Proposals
Approve MRD & TRD
Review Proposals
Select Idea by Vote
Match Idea to MRD/TRD
Create Written Standard
Approve Standard
Benno Ritter, Philips