1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: f Task Group Closing Report for Palm Springs, California
Date Submitted: May 12, 2011
Source: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Contact: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Voice:
Re: f Active RFID Closing Report for the May 2011 Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the May 2011 Active RFID Session in Palm Springs.
Purpose: This amendment defines a Physical Layer (PHY), and those Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) modifications required to support it, for Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and tags. It allows for efficient communications with active RFID tags and sensor applications in an autonomous manner in a promiscuous network, using very low energy consumption (low duty cycle), and low PHY transmitter power. The PHY parameters are flexible and configurable to provide optimized use in a variety of active RFID tag operations including simplex and duplex transmission (reader-to-tag and tag-to-readers), multicast (reader to a select group of tags), uni-cast as in reader to a single tag, tag-to-tag communication, and multi-hop capability.
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. 15th Meeting as a Task Group
IEEE f Active RFID
Closing Report
15th Meeting as a Task Group
Palm Springs
May 12, 2011
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

3. f PAR Purpose
Paragraph from f Project Authorization Request (PAR) document.
5.4 Purpose of Proposed Standard:
To provide a standard for low cost, ultra low energy consumption, flexible and highly reliable communication means and air interface protocol for Active RFID and sensor applications. The air interface should be able to support a wide range of needs for which active RFID systems can be useful and enable improved performance and flexibility for future mass deployments of active RFID systems around the world.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

4. TG4f Vote Tally Results LB63 LB68 (r #1) LB72 (r #2)
(draft #1) (draft #2) (draft #3)
Voters:
Voted:
Voted ‘YES’:
Abstained :
Voted ‘No’:
% Voters that voted: % % %
% Voters that voted ‘YES’: % % %
% Voters that abstained= % % %
Comment Tally: LB LB LB72
Total Comments:
Technical:
Editorial:
General:
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5. IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview
Chair: Mike McInnis
Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington
Secretary: Open
Technical Editor: Tim Harrington
Ten each TG4f meeting time slots during this week.
Administrative meeting documents during this session:
Agenda-Palm-Springs-May-2011
Opening-Introduction-May-2011
Active-RFID-Minutes-Palm-Springs-May-2011
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6. Working documents during this meeting session:
Presentations
MHz PHY Proposed Channel Plan Changes
Proposal for Table 46 and Table 17.1 for D4P f
Workgroup Documents
letter-ballot-72-comments-on-d3p f-draft-standard-2nd-recirc-ballot
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7. TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week
Mtg
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
AM1
Working Group Opening Meeting
TG4f Meeting Comment resolution discussion
Write
TG4f Meeting
Comment resolution discussion and apply resolutions to draft document.
AM2
Mid-Week Working Group Meeting
Prepare for July meeting.
PM1
TG4f Meeting Opening/Agenda / Objectives/Approve March 2011 Minutes/ Timeline / PAR/ LB72 comment resolution .
Comment resolution discussion
PM2
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8. May 2011 TG4f Meeting Goals Achieved
Resolved TG4f draft #3 standard document Letter Ballot 72 Comments.
Resolved 63 Total Comments
Technical = 41
Editorial = 22
Applied LB72 Comment Resolutions to TG4f draft #3 document and created draft #4.
Applied IEEE-SA pre-Sponsor Ballot Mandatory Editorial Coordination (MEC) recommendations to TG4f draft #4.
Planned and prepared for release of multiple revised TG4f draft documents for recirculation Letter Ballots between the May and July 2011 WG meetings.
Actions planned following the May Meeting
Release TG4f draft #4 on or by May 16, 2011.
Work on Sponsor Ballot Pool.
TG4f BRC resolve comments from draft #4, rev to draft #5 and release draft #5 ( if necessary) on or by June 30, 2011.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

9. July 2011 TG4f Meeting Goals
Seek 802 EC approval for TG4f Sponsor Ballot release.
Release TG4f draft document for 1st Sponsor Ballot (30 day) immediately following the July 2011 meeting.
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10. Seconded: Adrian Jennings Motion Approved
Motion to TG4f: To approve comment resolution document and draft document P f-D04, and to release P f-D04 for recirculation immediately following the May WG meeting. In addition, to empower the BRC (Mike McInnis – Chair, Tim Harrington – Vice Chair and Tech Editor, Adrian Jennings, Andy Ward, Dalibor Pokrajac, Billy Verso, Michael McLaughlin, Russ Chandler) to apply any technical and editorial changes to draft documents as necessary and release up to two additional draft document re-circulations as required.
Moved: Tim Harrington
Seconded: Adrian Jennings
Motion Approved
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11. Motion to WG to approve comment resolution Move that the WG accept the comment resolutions in document f as the resolution for comments received in letter ballot #72 and authorize the TG chair to begin the recirculation once those edits have been applied. Moved:  Mike McInnis Second:  Motion Passes:
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12. Motion to WG to authorize 2 recircs: Move to authorize, Tim Harrington (TG4f and BRC Vice Chair), Adrian Jennings, Andy Ward, Dalibor Pokrajac, Billy Verso, Michael McLaughlin, and Russ Chandler as the P f Comment Resolution Oversight Committee chaired by Mike McInnis; said committee to expire at the beginning of the July Plenary meeting. The Comment Resolution Oversight Committee is authorized to approve the resolutions and approve start of the next recirculation of the P f draft on behalf of the Working Group. Comment resolution on Re-circulations 1(TG4f -d04) and 2 (TG4f -d05) will be conducted via reflector and via teleconferences announced to the reflector at least 7 days in advance. Moved:  Mike McInnis Second:  Motion Passes:
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13. TG4f BRC Meeting Schedule
TG4f BRC meetings are scheduled for Thursdays, 8am PST as follows.
A meeting notice with teleconference number to be ed.
Meeting Dates;
June 2, 2011
June 9, 2011
June 23, 2011
June 30, 2011
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14. 802. 15 Project Meeting Dates and Locations http://grouper. ieee
Type
Location
Jan-09
Interim
Los Angeles
Mar-09
Plenary
Vancouver
May-09
Montreal
Jul-09
San Francisco
Sep-09
Kona, Hawaii
Nov-09
Atlanta
Jan-10
Mar-10
Orlando
May-10
Beijing, China
Jul-10
San Diego
Sep-10
Nov-10
Dallas (TG4f Formed two years ago)
Jan-11
Los Angeles (12th TG4f meeting)
Mar-11
Singapore
May-11
Palm Springs
July-11
Sept-11
Okinawa, Japan
Nov-11
Jan-12
Jacksonville, Florida
March-12
Big Island, Hawaii
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15. Draft 802.15.4f Timeline Goals Toward next Meeting
July Meeting Goals – release and resolve multiple recirculation LB s (as necessary). Seek EXECOM permission to move TG4f draft forward into Sponsor Ballot.
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16. Sign up for 802.15.4f Active RFID e-mail reflector
Sign-up at:
reflector address is:
Next Meeting
July 18-21, 2011 in San Francisco, California
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