1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [WG-15.4IGa report of activities and recommendations to 802.15 ] Date Submitted: [7 March 2003] Source: [Larry Taylor] Company [Staccato Communications], [Jason Ellis] Company [General Atomics] Address [5893 Oberlin Dr., San Diego, CA, USA] Voice:[(858) 642 0111], FAX: [(858) 642 0161],E-Mail:[larry.taylor@staccatocommunications.com] Address [10240 Flanders Ct., San Diego, CA, USA] Voice:[(858) 457 8749], FAX: [(858) 457 8740],E-Mail:[jsnellis@ieee.org] Re: [UWB Interest Group for 802.15.4] Abstract:[Report on IEEE 802.15. IG4a] Purpose:[To inform the WG on progress in the Alt PHY interest group for 15.4.] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. 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 P802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 2 Alt PHY Interest Group Activities Interest group started in November 02 Reflector membership stable but still growing –Current count 160 members Presentation sessions at Ft. Lauderdale Mtg –100+ attendees Tutorial at Dallas (1) Mtg. –200+ attendees Motion to form SG defeated with request to identify more 15.4 differentiating applications Informal Call for Applications issued –14 respondents, 70+ attendees

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 3 Informal Call for Applications 14 Respondents –See IEEE 802.15-03/266 Identified a range of application areas –Safety (Public/Military) –Smart buildings –Item locating/tracking RTLS Inventory/transportation –Networking Respondents from industry, retail, public services, communications and semiconductor manufacturers –Address cost, technical feasibility as well as markets

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 4 15.4 Enhancement Focus Precision Location is key enhancement –Wide range of value adding applications identified Enhancement of other capabilities –Scalable data rate –High aggregate capacity –Range –Power consumption –Cost

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 5 Table of Contributors SourceAffiliation(s)Pages Patrick HoughtonAetherwire & Location 4-12 Jason EllisGeneral Atomics13-17 Lajuane Brooks LB&A Consulting18-21 John Lampe Nanotron Technologies22-24 Uri KareevPulsicom25-28 In Hwan Kim Samsung Electronics29-34 Ted KwonSamsung / CUNY35-39 Mark BowlesStaccato Communications40-43 Philippe RouzetST Microelectronics42-56 Oren Eliezer InfoRange57-61 Kai Siwiak TimeDerivative / Q-Track62-65 Peter Batty Ubisense Limited66-71 Serdar Yurdakul Wisair72-80 Richard NowakowskiCity of Chicago- OEMC R&D81-88 7:10 7:20 7:25 7:35 7:45 7:50 8:00 8:10 8:15 8:25 8:35 8:45 8:55 9:05 9:20 Monday Evening ~ Times

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 6 Military Operations in Urban Terrain Houghton- Aetherwire

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 7 Main Requirement Locate and identify devices –within an area, –moving to another authorized area, –or “lost” Over time (autonomy must last for months or years, no maintenance) A device (com. +loc.+energy) is a small fraction of a $ Rouzet- STMicroelectronics

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 8 Package Tracking Currently, mostly bar-codes are used, requiring visual contact with the tracked item, creating not only an accessibility issue but also consumes time. Solving these issues is worth the added cost of a wireless- label (assuming a very low cost solution, e.g. sub $2). UWB based identification could offer the advantages of: –Shorter reading time (a whole truck could be read in seconds) –No need for line of sight within a reasonable range –Automatic warning provided by the tracking system whenever a package is being loaded on a truck/container heading towards the wrong destination, or when a package is mistakenly offloaded –Locating a package within the truck/container/warehouse Eliezer- InfoRange

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 9 In parallel with IEEE 802.15.4a: Invitation to a High-Tech Child Safety Forum Developing Solutions with Key Support Assemble the Stakeholders in Child Safety, Crisis Response, & Wireless Communications Together Examine the Feasibility of a Child Safety Infrastructure Government Agencies (NIST, FCC, DOJ, etc.) Wireless Communications Developers Children’s Clothing & Shoe Manufacturers RF Tag Manufacturers & Distributors Children’s & Parents Advocacy Groups Security Monitoring Services Mapping & Positioning Software & Services Is the Technology Ready? Present the Technological Options Is Society Ready? Compile Product Requirements A High-Tech Child Safety Roundtable A One-Day Event on Wednesday, October 8 th, 2003 George Washington University Grand Ballroom, Wash DC www.KidLocate.net Brooks- LB&A Consulting

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 10 Application Scenario (1 of 3) Dad enters home The human device (Dad’s watch) broadcasts Dad’s ID. After ID authorized, Dad’s preferred devices (such as PC, Fax, Mailbox, Phone, TV, Homecare, Hot water supply system) get ready for operation Dad is moving toward one of the rooms With location awareness, devices near Dad are operating –For example: when Dad is entering the living room Received mails are notified Answering machine notifies received calls Stock channel is turned ON Kim- Samsung

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 11 Workplace Productivity Applications Better communications between distributed sites –Moving maps –Phone call forwarding –Asynchronous messaging Sharing space more effectively –Low-overhead personalisation –Measurement of space utilisation –“Pay-as-you-go” billing for space Recording activity in a corporate memory –“Who was at the meeting last week?” Demand now: Multinationals implementing distributed workplace strategies Batty- Ubisense

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 12 Audio “Sweet Spot” Prime listening position for an audio system; the “best seat in the house.” The sweet spot is the listening position for which an audio system is optimized. Normally located halfway between the speakers and back 6 to 8 feet for a stereo audio system, the sweet spot is where optimal sound quality is encountered Yurdakul- Wisair

13. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 13 Communications and Networking Routing –Replacing GPS-assisted routing Low cost, low power At the cost of processing Indoor as well as outdoor –Center-location Minimum link cost of a group (e.g. multicast, cluster) –Optimal tree or mesh network formation –Smart flooding (avoid redundant flooding) MAC –Exposed terminal problem is solved Kwon- Samsung/CUNY

14. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 14 Nowakowski- Chicago As the Fire Fighter traverses the floor plan his Motorola XTS 5000 Digital radio transmits a digital pulse signal displaying digital bread crumbs on the display map. Digital Routing

15. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 15 Summary Confirmed interest level to start Study Group Identified many enhanced applications Restate commitment of leadership slate –Chair: Larry Taylor (Staccato) –Vice Chair: Jason Ellis (General Atomics) –Technical Editor: TBD (TBD) –Secretary: TBD (TBD)

16. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 16 Purpose of SG Expected output from Study Group activities –New applications identified from official CFA High resolution location capability Scalable data rate Very (Ultra) Low power –Evolutionary requirements captured in technical requirements document Location resolution Data rates and range Power consumption –PAR & 5C generated for Task Group

17. doc.: IEEE 802.15-03/0308r0 Submission July 2003 Larry Taylor (Staccato), Jason Ellis (GA)Slide 17 Motion to the Working Group Move to create a Study Group for the purpose of generating an amendment PAR & 5C for an alternate PHY for 802.15.4-2003