1. Timeline for the Light Communications TG
May 2015
doc.: IEEE /0496r1
March 2019
Timeline for the Light Communications TG
Date:
Author:
Volker Jungnickel (Fraunhofer HHI)
Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

2. May 2015
doc.: IEEE /0496r1
March 2019
Abstract
This presentation contains the timeline for the successful completion of the IEEE Light Communications Amendment.
Volker Jungnickel (Fraunhofer HHI)
Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

3. Timeline (historic and proposed)
May 2015
doc.: IEEE /0496r1
March 2019
Timeline (historic and proposed)
Topic Interest Group
2016
Nov
Technical and Economic considerations complete, including link budget and broad ecosystem support
2017
Jan
Mar
May
Proposal to transition into a SG 
Study Group
Jul
Use case considerations, collection of key performance indicators and first draft of Usage Model.
Sep
2018
Limitations on the scope of the TG to focus on critical parts required for LC in
Usage models and possible timelines
Task Group
TG 1st meeting – call for contributions TG Leadership selection Start on TG documents - approve work from TIG/SG (usage models, use-cases, KPIs, timelines, functional req. (FR), simulation models, channel)
Start SFD
Approve Specification Framework Doc. (SFD)
Call for Proposals
Volker Jungnickel (Fraunhofer HHI)
Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)

4. Timeline (proposed) March 2019 Task Group 2019 Jan
May 2015
doc.: IEEE /0496r1
March 2019
Timeline (proposed)
Task Group
2019
Jan
Work on Evaluation Methodology document
Mar
Approve Evaluation Methodology document
Hear initial PHY proposals (high level concepts)
May/
July
PHY proposals simulation results submitted/review
Jul
Hear MAC pre-proposals (detailed proposals)
Discussion of PHY proposals, Pre-proposal on MAC
Selection of PHY proposals to be included in the draft
Sep
Review incoming PHY text proposals, Agree ToC for D0.1
Nov
Comment collection and resolution on D0.1, create D0.2
2020
Complete CC, comment resolution, prepare Draft 1.0 Start WG LB 
WG comment collection on D1.0
May/July
Comment resolution
Draft 2.0 and Recirculation 
Sponsor Ballot (Target from PAR)
2021
Draft 3.0 and Recirculation 
May
 Draft 4.0 and Recirculation  
Submission to RevCom (Target from PAR)
Volker Jungnickel (Fraunhofer HHI)
Edward Au (Marvell Semiconductor)