1. Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in May 2011
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in May 2011
Date Submitted: May 8, 2011
Source: Arthur Astrin
Contact: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio
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Re: TG6 Opening Report for May 2011 Session
Abstract: Opening report for the TG6 Session.
Purpose: To focus 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.
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Arthur Astrin

2. 21st Meeting as a Task Group 6
May 2011
IEEE TG6
Body Area Network
Opening Report
21st Meeting as a Task Group 6
Palm Springs, CA
May 9, 2011
Arthur Astrin

3. Since March meeting May 2011
Updated draft d02 to d03 by April 11, 2011
Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) certified d03 on April 18
Started recirculation ballot on April 21
Completed recirculation ballot on May 5, 17:00 GMT
New comments resolution spreadsheet doc. #
Started meetings of HBC team with implant industry, suggested by IEEE legal
Arthur Astrin

4. Letter Ballot #71 May 2011 LB55 Vote LB66 Recirc Aggregate Tally #1
VOTERS
199
VOTED
173 73
177 37
YES
122 61
138 35
143
ABSTAIN 14 1 NO 11 25 20
% VOTERS
86.93%
36.68%
88.94%
18.59%
% YES
76.73%
84.72%
84.66%
97.22%
87.73%
% ABSTAIN
8.09%
1.37%
7.91%
2.70%
Arthur Astrin

5. May 2011
Plans for this meeting
Comments resolutions (doc# ) of the draft d03, with 235 unresolved comments today.
Continue working on Coexistence Document
Set up ad hoc after this meeting for MAC team, then drive to conditional recirc before July meeting.
Start preparing for Sponsor Ballot, do we want to have an opportunity to go for conditional or unconditional (better) approval to go to Sponsor Ballot in July?
Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

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

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

8. Thank You ! Any Questions ?
May 2011
Thank You !
Any Questions ?
Arthur Astrin

9. Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575)
May 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

10. Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575)
May 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