1. March 2017
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Information on IEEE IG LPWA to ETSI LTN]
Date Submitted: [21 March, 2017]
Source: [Joerg ROBERT] Company [Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg]
Address [Am Wolfsmantel 33, Erlangen, Germany]
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Abstract: [This document contains information on the current work of IEEE IG LPWA for presentation during ETSI LTN meeting]
Purpose: [Presentation within ETSI LTN group]
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Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

2. Information on IEEE 802.15 IG LPWA to ETSI LTN
March 2017
Information on IEEE IG LPWA to ETSI LTN
Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), IG chair
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

3. March 2017
What is the IG LPWA
Interest Group (IG) with focus on Low Power Wide Area Networks (LP-WAN) within IEEE
IG does not develop standard, but analyzes whether a new standardization process may be useful
Large interest within IEEE 802, approx. 25 persons attend IG meetings
Meetings approx. every two month, additional telephone conferences between meetings
Group will most likely finish with IG report after Berlin meeting in July
All documents are available online:
Generally large interest in cooperation with ETSI LTN
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

4. IG Objectives Definition of usage scenarios for LPWAN
March 2017
IG Objectives
Definition of usage scenarios for LPWAN
Review of regulatory aspects
Definition of suitable channel models
Definition of evaluation methods
List of candidate technologies for LPWAN
List of IEEE candidate standards for LPWAN
Analysis of the performance of the technology option in the different usage scenarios
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

5. Timeline ( I / II ) September 2016 Interim (Warsaw)
March 2017
Timeline ( I / II )
September 2016 Interim (Warsaw)
Discussion on IG objectives
Call for contributions
November 2016 Plenary (San Antonio)
Fixed IG objectives
Presentation of contributions (focus usage scenarios)
Initial discussion on IG report
January 2017 Interim (Atlanta)
Fixed usage scenarios and channel models
Presentation of contributions with focus on evaluation criteria
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

6. Timeline ( II / II ) March 2017 Plenary (Vancouver) May 2017 Daejeon
Fixed evaluation criteria
Presentation of contributions with focus technology options for LPWA
May 2017 Daejeon
July 2017 Plenary (Berlin)
Final discussion on IG report
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

7. Discussed Work Items Use-cases Channel Models Interference Models
March 2017
Discussed Work Items
Use-cases
Channel Models
Interference Models
Regulatory Aspects
Evaluation Methodology
List of candidate technologies
List of candidate IEEE standards
Liaison to ETSI LTN
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

8. Ongoing Work Evaluation of technologies Evaluation of IEEE standards
March 2017
Ongoing Work
Evaluation of technologies
Evaluation of IEEE standards
Drafting of IG Report
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

9. March 2017
Liaison to ETSI LTN
Official liaison has been agreed within workgroup IEEE
Official request has been already submitted
Main request is to get access to ETSI LTN documents
Liaison beyond exchange of documents not useful for Interest Group
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

10. Continuation after IG LPWA
March 2017
Continuation after IG LPWA
IG LPWA will continue as Study Group (SG) and Task Group (TG) to create an IEEE standard if
IG Report indicates that existing IEEE standards are not suitable for LP-WAN
IG Report indicates that technology candidates may allow for developing a standard that is able to fulfill the needs of LPWAN
Sufficient support from other companies within IEEE
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

11. Thank You! Any Questions? March 2017
Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg