1. January 19
Jan 2008
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: TG4e Closing Report for Taipei Jan 2008
Date Submitted: Jan 2008
Source: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC
Contact: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC
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Re: TG4e Closing Report for January 2008 Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the TG4e Session in Taipei, TW.
Purpose: Amendments to IEEE MAC
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
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2. TG4e PAR Scope of Proposed Standard
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TG4e PAR Scope of Proposed Standard
The intention of this amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN.
Specifically, the MAC enhancements are limited to:
TDMA: to provide a) determinism, b) enhanced utilization of bandwidth
Channel Hopping: to provide additional robustness in high interfering environments and enhance coexistence with other wireless networks
GTS: to increase its flexibility such as a) supporting peer to peer, b) the length of the slot, and c) number of slots
CSMA: to improve throughput and reduce energy consumption
Security: to add support for additional options such as asymmetrical keys
Low latency: to reduce end to end delivery time such as needed for control applications
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3. Purpose of Proposed Standard
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Purpose of Proposed Standard
This functionality facilitates Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100 proposed standards), and those enhancements defined by the proposed Chinese WPAN standard that aren't included in TG4c. This amendment addresses coexistence with wireless protocols such as , , , and
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4. Meeting Goals/Accomplishments
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Meeting Goals/Accomplishments
Review PAR, CFA; issue call for officers
Review application presentations
Define various efforts necessary to fulfill goal of PAR
Generate program schedule
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5. Jan 2008
Call For Officers
The Task Group 4e is issuing a "Call for Officers“. Task Group 4e (TG4e) was created by the IEEE SA’s approval of a PAR to create an amendment to IEEE
The intent of the proposed amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN. The PAR for the proposed task group is captured in document ( ).
The Task Group officer roles for consideration are: Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Technical Editor.
Individuals who wish to be considered for a TG4e officer role should respond with their intent by March 16th 2008 to Pat Kinney, acting chair with a copy to Bob Heile WG chair. A vote to determine officers will be held at the IEEE Plenary Meeting in Orlando, Florida March 2008.
If you have any questions, please contact me at
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6. CFA Jan 2008 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Candidate contributions are requested for the IEEE P MAC amendment Task Group (TG4e) for Applications.
The intent of the proposed amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN. The PAR for the proposed task group is captured in document ( ). If parties are interested but are not able to submit an application within sixty days, please send a letter of intent with an estimate of when an application could be expected.
RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2008
CLOSE DATE: March 16, 2008
Please submit your application descriptions to the TG4e acting Chair, Pat Kinney
Background
IEEE P MAC amendment Task Group (TG4e) has been chartered to create an amendment to the IEEE MAC.
Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100 proposed standards) have used the standard with modifications to the MAC to suit these environments. Additionally, the proposed Chinese WPAN standard also includes MAC enhancements that cannot be included in TG4c due to its scope.
Relevant documents presented in support of the proposed enhancements include:
wng0_case-new mac-revision.ppt e
wng0-issues-with-superframe-structure-ieee
e This Call for Applications (CFA) solicits data that will help the task group in its efforts. Documents that are already in the IEEE archives can be submitted to this call by providing the reference number. Modified documents should be resubmitted.
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7. TG4e Efforts/Quality January 19 Jan 2008
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8. Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule
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Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule
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9. Goals for Next Session Send out CFA Send out CFO
Jan 2008
Goals for Next Session
Send out CFA
Send out CFO
Receive additional applications
Hear presentations
Elect Officers
Send out CFP
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