1. September 19
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: 802 Tutorial – 15.4g Overview
Date Submitted: November 2009
Source: Phil Beecher, Beecher Communications Consultants Ltd
Contact: Phil Beecher, Beecher Communications Consultants Ltd.
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Re: TG4g, November Plenary Tutorial
Abstract: Report for the SUN
Purpose: Smart Utility Networks
Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802. 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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2. TG4g-SUN Project Highlights
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TG4g-SUN Project Highlights
Low data Rate wireless smart metering - Data rate of at least 40 kbits per second but not more than 1000 kbits per second
Principally outdoor communications
PHY amendment to IEEE
Connectivity to at least one thousand direct neighbors characteristic of dense urban deployment
Support for mesh networks
Operation in any of the regionally available license exempt frequency bands, such as 700MHz to 1GHz, and the 2.4 GHz band.
PHY frame sizes up to a minimum of 1500 octets
Simultaneous operation for at least 3 co-located orthogonal networks
Achieve the optimal energy efficient link margin given the environmental conditions encountered in Smart Metering deployments.
Provides mechanisms that enable coexistence with other systems in the same band(s) including IEEE , and systems
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3. TG4g-SUN Where does it fit?
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TG4g-SUN Where does it fit?
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4. TG4g-SUN Current Status and Activities November 2009
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TG4g-SUN Current Status and Activities November 2009
Addresses North America, Europe, Japan, Korea and China Regulatory domains
Merged to 6 proposals - 3 FSK, 2 DSSS, 1 OFDM
Prepared a document describing common parts and differences between proposals
Received 795 comments, which will be used to help focus discussions on further merging
Next step is to agree content for baseline draft ready for 1st letter ballot
Contributing to NIST PAP2
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TG4g-SUN Schedule
Meeting Date
Milestones / Objectives
Jan-09
1st meeting of Task Group
Mar-09
Hear Preliminary Proposals
May-09
Hear Final Proposals
Jul-09
Hear Merged Proposals
Sep-09
Continue Merging Proposals
Nov-09
Agree content for Baseline Draft
Jan-10
Review draft for Working Group Letter Ballot
Mar-10
Comment resolution, 1st recirc
May-10
Comment resolution, 2nd recirc
Jul-10
Comment resolution, prepare for sponsor ballot / Seek EC Approval for sponsor ballot
Sep-10
Oct-10
Complete comment resolution, 2nd recirc
Nov-10
Seek EC approval for RevCom
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