1. April 19
January 2008
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: RFID-SG Closing Report for Taipei January 2008
Date Submitted: January 2008
Source: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Contact: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Voice:
Re: RFID-SG Closing Report for January 2008 Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the RFID-SG Session in Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose: To investigate forming an RFID ultra-low energy tag and sensor PHY and MAC Study Group.
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Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

2. 1st Meeting as a Study Group
January 2008
IEEE RFID-SG
Closing Report
1st Meeting as a Study Group
Taipei, Taiwan
16 January, 2008
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

3. IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group Meeting Overview in Taipei, Taiwan
January 2008
IEEE RFID Study Group Meeting Overview in Taipei, Taiwan
RFID-IG Volunteer Chair: M. McInnis
2. One 2-hour time slot was allocated during this session.
3. Attendance:
Approx. 50 attendees in Tuesday PM1 slot.
4. Relative Documents:
Meeting Organization and Orientation
rfid-SG-Agenda-Jan-2008
rfid-SG-opening-introduction-Jan-2008
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

4. Objective of the IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group
April 19
January 2008
Objective of the IEEE RFID Study Group
Determine whether there is sufficient participation from the RFID industry in drafting the PAR and Five Criteria documents required to become a Task Group for the purpose of developing a passive, semi-passive, or active RFID ultra-low energy tag and sensor PHY and/or MAC draft standard which would have;
Broad applicability
Is a unique solution for a problem
Is substantially different from other IEEE 802 Standards.
This RFID Standard could be on or more of our current Standards with modification made for RFID applicability
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

5. April 19
January 2008
Meeting Achievements
Reviewed RFID Standards bodies such as EPCglobal and ISO/IEC
Discussed the release of a Call for Contributions (CFC).
A draft CFC has been written by the Volunteer RFID SG Chair and was forwarded to Bob Heile via for his review and comment.
An action item is to release a CFC to the IEEE 802 WG reflector and RFID industry prior to the March IEEE 802 Plenary meeting in Orland, FL.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

6. RFID SG General Scope and Purpose
January 2008
RFID SG General Scope and Purpose
There is a project opportunity for a Study Group to develop a PAR and 5 Criteria for a draft standard for a PHY and MAC targeting RFID ultra-low energy tag and sensor applications.
This is not addressed elsewhere, such as in EPCglobal and ISO Specific problem areas include; ambiguous radio definitions, lack of co-existence, and insufficient security.
The Study Group will define the required co-ordination needed with groups such as the IEEE, the EPCglobal group, ISO/IEC 18000, and others.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company