1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [WG Liaison Report, No.6] Date Submitted: [6 March 2000] Source: [Ian Gifford] Company [M/A-COM, Inc.] Address [1011 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA USA 01853-3295] Voice:[+1 978 442 4650], FAX: [+1 978 442 5442], E-Mail:[giffordi@ieee.org] Re: [-99/174r0, etc.] Abstract:[This Liaison Report and is a running Liaison report that is offered to the WG for there consideration. It is only as good as what is provided to the Author…there are many WG Liaisons that are not captured as they are not provided to the Author or Liaison Officier.] Purpose:[Our Sponsor requested that an official Liaison Officer be added to the WG. This report is for the Sponsor and/or the WG.] 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 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 2 IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks Liaison Report #6 March 2000, Albuquerque, NM USA

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 3 Contents Liaison Objectives Liaison Summary Liaison Reports Liaison Negotiations Liaison Observations

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 4 Liaison Objectives Promote the IEEE as a Value Add Promote the IEEE 802 as a leader in Wireless Standards-Making Promote P802.15 as an expert in WPANs Request/Receive Draft Standard Submissions from External and Internal (IEEE) from our Liaison activities

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 5 Liaison Summary Active Liaison List Reports –Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Kardach/Bisdikian) –IEEE 802.11 (Hayes/Kerry/Murray) –IEEE Standards Activities, Standards Publishing Programs (Tatiner, McCabe, Gargiulo) IEEE Standards Dept., Balloting Center (Binder) –UWBWG (Withington) –TG2 Coexistence Letter to Academia Nonactive Liaison List –IEEE 802.1 (Lindinsky) –IEEE 802.2 (Carlson) –IEEE 802.16 (?, via ) –ETSI BRAN Project (Khun-Jush/Delaverson) –ATM Forum WATM (Delaverson) –HomeRF Working Group (Manny) –IETF MobileIP (?) –DSRC (Kurihara) –WAP Forum (Parrish) –IrDA (McKay) Other Liaisons?

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 6 IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks External Liaison Report

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 7 Bluetooth Report Telecon & Meetings –11Feb00 Bluetooth/IEEE Telecon on Admin –25Feb00 Bluetooth/IEEE f2f on SDL, held in Copenhagen –3Mar00 Bluetooth/IEEE Telecon on MARCOM E-Mail’s to Bluetooth SIG –2, 10Feb00 LB1 Reply Comments –3Mar00 Follow up on Request for Radio2 MRD E-Mail’s from Bluetooth SIG –31Jan00, 4Feb00 LB1 Reply Comments –11, 23, 24Feb00, 3Mar00 Copyright –23Feb00 Bluetooth SIGnal & IEEE Pocket Guides Next Steps –LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool –Bluetooth SIGnal Issue No.5, etc. –Bluetooth and the IEEE Pocket Guides

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 8 Bluetooth/IEEE Proposed Timeline  Jul 1999 - Initial Discussion on Proposal submissions  Jul 1999 - IEEE initial vote of support to draft 802.15 based on Bluetooth specification  Sep 1999 - Overview the draft 802.15.1 based on the current Bluetooth specification to the time line  Nov 1999 - Initial draft ready for WG ballot.  Jan 2000 - First Ballot complete, second ballot kicked off. Mar 2000 - Draft ready for IEEE sponsor ballot. Jul 2000 - Draft ready for IEEE sponsor ballot. Nov 2000 - Dec 2000 - Approval by IEEE Standards Board

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 9 IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks Internal Liaison Report

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 10 P802.11 Report Telecon & Meetings –P802.15 Press Release discussion, -99/171 on MARCOM E-Mail’s to P802.11 –Miscellaneous E-Mail’s from P802.11 –Miscellaneous Next Steps –.15(McInnis) Hosting May00 Interim Meeting in Seattle, WA - 99/137r1 Update? –.15 (Heile/Ditch) Hosting Sep00 Interim Meeting in Phoenix, AZ - Submissions? Hotels? –LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool?

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 11 IEEE Report Telecon & Meetings –3Mar00 Bluetooth/IEEE Telecon on MARCOM E-Mail’s to IEEE –11, 23, 24Feb00, 3Mar00 on Copyright License –16Feb00 Request for LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool status IEEE Standards Dept., Balloting Center (Binder) –1Mar00 Telecon Agenda, etc. on Pocket Guides –Miscellaneous Bluetooth Updates to the IEEE Standards Activities, Standards Publishing Programs (Tatiner) E-Mail’s from IEEE –16Feb00 Response on LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool status IEEE Standards Dept., Balloting Center (Binder) -99/179r0 –Miscellaneous Next Steps –LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool?

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 12 Liaison Negotiations Bluetooth SIG –Advise on IEEE Draft 0.8 Standard Status (cont.) –Request Specification v1.1 Status (cont.) –Next BSIG-IEEE f2f Meeting Date?, 2000 –Next “UnPlugFest-2”, 28-30Mar00 Monterey –Next "Bluetooth 2000“, 13-16Jun00 Monte Carlo IEEE –P802.11/P802.15 Interim Meetings? LAN/MAN 802.15 Balloting Pool? –We need to increase the awareness of this process

13. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 13 Liaison Observation #1 The Bluetooth SIG and the IEEE P802.15.1 Task Group 1 have created a VERY unique Liaison and working relationship. The 25Feb00 f2f Meeting in Copenhagen has increased our visibility and as a result our inter dependencies have increased. We need to continue to communicate effectively to have an affective and positive influence on the emerging Bluetooth v1.0 Specifications.

14. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 14 Liaison Observation #2 The Bluetooth SIG is concerned about the IEEE open process in that we may get ahead on certain issues e.g., our WPAN-HR Study Group We need to continue to communicate consistently, via all the communication channels, what it is we are and are not doing: –Liaison Office –Bluetooth SIGnal –Etc. As of 6Mar00 there were 1579 Bluetooth SIG Adotpers!

15. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 15 Liaison Observation #3 TG1 TG2 TG(3) As of 1Dec99 there four (4) more Promoters added! As of 6Mar00 there were 1579 Bluetooth SIG Adotpers!

16. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/037r0 Submission March 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 16 Previous Reports On Server & Flash Card(s) Liaison Report #1 -99/005 [99005r0P802-15_Liaison- Report.ppt] Liaison Report #2 -99/029 [99029r0P802-15_Liaison- Report-2.ppt] Liaison Report #3 -99/063 [99063r1P802-15_Liaison- Report-3.ppt] Liaison Report #4 -99/124 [99124r0P802-15_Liaison- Report-4.ppt] Liaison Report #5 -99/174 [99174r0P802-15_WG-Liaison- Report-5.ppt]