1. Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in September 2011
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in September 2011
Date Submitted: September 22, 2011
Source: Arthur Astrin
Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)
Voice: ,
Re: TG6 Closing Report for September 2011 Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the TG6 Session in September 2011.
Purpose: To summarize activities during the meeting
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
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

2. 23st Meeting as a Task Group 6
September 2011
IEEE TG6
Body Area Network
Closing Report
23st Meeting as a Task Group 6
Okinawa, Japan
September 22, 2011
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

3. Since September meeting
Sponsor ballot ended on 21 Aug 2011 at 11:59 pm ET
Started with comments resolution spreadsheet doc. 11/ sponsor-ballot-1- comments.xls on 21-Aug
Formed Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC)
Arthur Astrin

4. September 2011
IEEE BRC
Anuj Batra, Art Astrin, Clint Chaplin, Daniel Lewis, David Davenport, Hind Chebbo, Huan-Bang Li, Igor Dotlić, Jin-Meng Ho, Jung-hwan Hwang, Kaoru Yokoo, Marco Hernandez, Mark Dawkins, Omeni Okundu, Ranjeet Kumar Patro
The committee is chaired by Art Astrin.
There are 15 members
Thank You!
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

5. Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Teleconferences
September 2011
Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Teleconferences
Started with rev 00 on 22-Aug-11 with 238 comments
Teleconference 30-Aug-11 resulted in rev 01 and 02
Left to do: 230
Teleconference 2-Sep-11 resulted in rev 03
Left to do: 149
Teleconference 6-Sep-11 resulted in rev 04
Left to do: 120
Teleconference 14-Sep-11 resulted in rev 05 and 06
Left to do: 116
Arthur Astrin

6. Plans for this meeting Continue Ballot Resolution
September 2011
Plans for this meeting
Continue Ballot Resolution
Review the TG6 web page
Continue working on the tutorial
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

7. Meeting Accomplishments
September 2011
Meeting Accomplishments
Continued Ballot Resolution: 11 comments unresolved (see doc )
HBC filter mask compromise CID 82
Agreeing on a shortened name CID 120
Reviewed the TG6 web page
Continued working on the tutorial
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

8. September 2011
CID 120
I understood that the front-page title came from the PAR but would still like to explore if it may be amended for good (before telling myself to swallow it): First off, the phrase -- "Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) used in or around a body" -- is quite awkward and even incorrect, since "in a body" means ALL devices of the network are IN a body, which is not covered by this draft standard. On the other hand, if "in" is used to mean only nodes but not hubs, then along this line neither "in" nor "around" covers the important case where nodes are ON a body. Next, even more fundamentally mistaken is the appearance of the first "wireless" in the title "Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks used in or around a body". Who can build a wireless MAC and physical layer (which are located WITHIN a physical device according to the conventional layering paradigm)? This appearance is found in , and carried to and but not The standard follows "wireless" with "LAN". Back to the current title, the keyword "body area network (BAN)" does not appear in the title, but is airdropped into the internal clauses. As a standard for BAN, it is only consistent to have "BAN" in the title. The capitalization style of this title is also inconsistent. It capitalizes all nouns but the very important keyword "body", though the IEEE style calls for the capitalization of only the first letter of a new sentence (or a phrase after a hyphen here).
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

9. TG Motion re CID 120 September 2011 Move that TG6 Chair request that:
The IEEE WG request EC approval to forward to NesCom a PAR title change for IEEE   to change the standard title from:
"Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 15.6: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)used in or around a body.“
to:
“IEEE Standard for Wireless Body Area Networks”
Moved:  Clint Chaplin Second:  Omeni Okundu
Vote: Y: 18 , A: 0 , N: Motion Passes
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

10. WG Motion re 802.15.6 draft standard title
September 2011
WG Motion re draft standard title
Move that the IEEE WG request EC approval to forward to NesCom a PAR title change for IEEE   to change the standard title from:
"Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 15.6: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)used in or around a body.“
to:
“IEEE Standard for Wireless Body Area Networks”
Moved:  Art Astrin Second: Clint Chaplin
Vote: Y: , A: , N:
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

11. Next steps Finish all comments, upload it Edit draft, create a redline
September 2011
Next steps
Finish all comments, upload it
Edit draft, create a redline
Start and announce recirc
Go for typical 15 days recirc (min 10 max 20 days)
Next 802 meeting starts Mon, Nov 7
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

12. Teleconferences Will hold teleconferences on:
September 2011
Teleconferences
Will hold teleconferences on:
First Teleconference: Tue, 4 Oct, 6:00 AM PT
Second Teleconference: Wed, 12 Oct, 9:00 PM PT
and so on…
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

13. Timeline 2011 September 2011 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 > >
2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1st re-circulation complete Letter Ballot 66 of draft d02
>
Comment resolution, 2nd recirculation
Draft d03, re-circulation , Letter Ballot 71
Submit for MEC (Manadatory Edit Cordination) review
Comment resolution, recirculation
Sponsor ballot invite (30 days)
> 
Prepare for sponsor ballot / Seek EC Approval for sponsor ballot
Start Sponsor ballot
Sponsor ballot Comment resolution
1st re-circulation Sponsor
2nd re-circulation Sponsor
Seek EC approval for RevCom
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

14. Thank You ! Any Questions ?
September 2011
Thank You !
Any Questions ?
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

15. The light at the end of the tunnel…
September 2011
The light at the end of the tunnel…
IEEE P ™ Draft Standard
for Body Area Network
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

16. Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575)
September 2011
Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR )
The purpose of the proposed standard it to provide an international standard for a short range (ie about human body range), low power and highly reliable wireless communication for use in close proximity to, or inside, a human body. Data rates, typically up to 10Mbps, will be offered to satisfy an evolutionary set of entertainment and healthcare services. Current PANs do not meet the medical (proximity to human tissue) and relevant communication regulations for some application environments. They also do not support the combination of reliability (QoS), low power, data rate and noninterference required to broadly address the breadth of body area network applications.
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

17. Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575)
September 2011
Need for the Project (PAR )
There is a need for a standard optimized for ultra low power devices and operation on, in or around the human body to serve a variety of applications including medical and personal entertainment. Examples of the applications served by the proposed standard are: EEG, ECG, EMG, vital signals monitoring (temperature (wearable thermometer), respiratory, wearable heart rate monitor, wearable pulse oximeter, wearable blood pressure monitor, oxygen, pH value , wearable glucose sensor, implanted glucose sensor, cardiac arrhythmia), wireless capsule endoscope (gastrointestinal), wireless capsule for drug delivery, deep brain stimulator, cortical stimulator (visual neuro-stimulator, audio neuro stimulator, Parkinson’s disease, etc…), remote control of medical devices such as pacemaker, actuators, insulin pump, hearing aid (wearable and implanted), retina implants, disability assistance, such as muscle tension sensing and stimulation, wearable weighing scale, fall detection, aiding sport training. This will include body-centric solutions for future wearable computers. In a similar vein, the same technology can provide effective solutions for personal entertainment as well.The existence of a body area network standard will provide opportunities to expand these product features, better healthcare and well being for the users. It will therefore result in economic opportunity for technology component suppliers and equipment manufacturers.
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

18. The light at the end of the tunnel…
September 2011
The light at the end of the tunnel…
IEEE P ™/D04 Draft Standard
for Body Area Network
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)