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Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [igPTC Closing Report for Nov 2011 Session]
Date Submitted: [10 Nov 2011]
Source: [Jon Adams] Company [Independent]
Address [12023 N 62nd St Scottsdale, AZ, USA]
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Re: [igPTC Closing Report for Nov 2011 Session.]
Abstract: [Closing Report for the Nov igPTC Session]
Purpose: [Potential PHY Amendment to IEEE or new standard under IEEE ]
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.
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Meeting Goals
PTC-IG Overview
Goals and Expectations
Demonstration of growing Industry/Regulatory interest
Schedule of Activities
Chair/Officers
IEEE Patent Policy
Week’s Schedule
Overview of IEEE
Discussion of PAR and 5C draft documents
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3. PTC-IG Goals and Intentions
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PTC-IG Goals and Intentions
This standard may be a new IEEE standard or an amendment to IEEE The intention is to standardize the over-the-air radio link for the mandated US Positive Train Control law established in 2008:
Enables operation in a variety of radio frequency bands including the US-licensed MHz spectrum
Supports typical data rates from 9.6 to 200 kbits per second
Support for multiple simultaneous networks
Provides for mobility up to 500km/h (1000km/h closing speeds, train to train)
Supports radio ranges up to 70km
Shall operate in not-necessarily contiguous channel sizes as small as 5kHz but generally up to 50kHz
Requires flexible and robust QoS with attention to connection time, transfer delay, registration delay, and handover time
Allows for rapidly changing (several per second) network membership
Realizes optimal and power efficient device command and control applications for energy-scavenged end devices
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4. Goals and Intentions 2 Propagation path loss of approximately 140 dB
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Goals and Intentions 2
Propagation path loss of approximately 140 dB
Potential for dozens of simultaneous wayside and network connections per locomotive
Asymmetric application data flow
Extreme difference in capabilities and performance between wayside, network access points, and locomotives
Locomotive and Network Access Points may support all standardized modulations (MCS) and data rates
May be requirements to support antenna diversity or antenna beam steering
Wayside equipment may be required to conserve energy
Reliable operation in dramatically changing environments (no control over environment)
This amendment also provides mechanisms that enable coexistence with other systems in the same band(s) including IEEE , , and systems, assuming those networks exist in set of bands
Because of its nature, the standard developed here may be broadly applicable to other monitoring and control Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) functions.
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5. PTC-IG Meetings This Week
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PTC-IG Meetings This Week
Mtg
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
AM1
Overview of IEEE
PAR and 5C Draft Discussion
(Auburn)
AM2
Mid-Week Plenary
PM1
Presentation(s)
Discussion
(Hanover B)
PM2
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6. PTC-IG Officers (Interim)
November 2011
PTC-IG Officers (Interim)
Chair: Jon Adams (Independent)
Vice Chair: Dr Mark Hartong (Federal Railroad Administration)
Secretary: TBD
Technical Editor TBD (Not needed until in editing phase)
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7. PTC-IG Schedule November 2011 Interest Group Study Group Task Group
Establish group, discuss process Aug 2011
Establish regular meeting schedule Oct 2011
Request promotion to Study Group Nov 2011
Study Group
Call for Contributions Nov 2011
Draft Project Authorization Request and 5C Nov 2011
Request PAR/5C approval Jan 2012
Request promotion to Task Group Mar 2012
Task Group
Proposal Effort
Technical Guidance Document May 2012
Call for Proposals May 2012
Preliminary Proposals July 2012
Final Proposals Sep 2012
Adopt Baseline Nov 2012
Drafting
Preliminary draft May 2013
Final draft (ready for WG Letter Ballot) July 2013
Balloting
Letter ballot Sep 2013
Recirculation I Jan 2014
Recirculation II Mar 2014
Recirculation III May 2014
Sponsor Ballot July 2014
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Presentations Made
811-0
PTC-IG Opening Report for November 2011 Session
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GEN
484-1
IEEE_ _&_TG4e_Overview
Pat Kinney
812-0
Positive Train Control Mandate and Technology
Kevin Nichter
819-3
PTC Spectrum Overview
John Notor
821-0
Draft PTC PAR
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9. Logistics from Atlanta to Jacksonville
November 2011
Logistics from Atlanta to Jacksonville
Conference Calls
Near weekly calls
Wednesday at 1600 EDT
November 16, 30; December 7, 14, 21; January 4, 11
Call details are: , participant access code: #
Topics
Further work to finalize PAR and 5Cs
Call for contributions
Continue to increase industry participation
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10. November 2011
Motion
Motion: The Working Group seeks approval from the 802 EC to form a study group to develop the PAR and 5C documents for a wireless communications standard supporting US-mandated Positive Train Control systems in the 216 – 222 MHz band.
Moved by
Seconded by
Discussion
Yea: Nay: Abstain:
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