1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 Session in March 2011 Date Submitted: March 14, 2011 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin, Astrin Radio Voice: +1 (650) 704-2517, e-mail: astrin@ieee.orgastrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Opening Report for March 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 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 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 2 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Opening Report 20 th Meeting as a Task Group 6 Singapore, Singapore March 14, 2011 (a Pi day -  )

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 3 Coming out of January meeting MAC subgroup held weekly teleconferences resolving comments (doc# 15-11-0030-06) of the draft d02, started with 602 then in January meting got it down to 153 unresolved comments in January to 134 today. Started working on Coexistence Document Started meetings of HBC team with implant industry, suggested by IEEE legal.

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Plans for this meeting March 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 4 Continue comments resolutions (doc# 15-11-0030-06) of the draft d02, with 134 unresolved comments today. Continue working on Coexistence Document Set up ad hoc after this meeting for MAC team, then drive to conditional recirc before May meeting. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Coexistence Document March 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 5 Created a Template for Coexistence Document NB almost done UWB - Met with 4f group, syncing 2 incomplete standards. HBC in progress

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Comment Resolution Oversight Committee March 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 6 Daniel Lewis, Anuj Batra, Jin-Ming Ho, Marco Hernandez, Huan-Bang Li, S. Park, Art Astrin

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Micro-schedule March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 7 Update draft d02 to d03 by April 1-6, 2011. Comment Resolution Oversight Committee certify by April 15, 2011. Start recirculation ballot on April 18, 2011. + 15 days Complete recirculation ballot on May 3, 2011. New comments resolution spreadsheet uploaded May 5, 2011. May meeting starts May 9.

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Timeline 2011 March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 8 2011 123456789101112 1st re-circulation complete Letter Ballot 66 of draft d02 > 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

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission The light at the end of the tunnel… March 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 9 IEEE P802.15.6™/D03 Draft Standard for Body Area Network

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Thank You ! Any Questions ? March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 10

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) 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. March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 11

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-11-0208-00-0006 Submission Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) 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. March 2011 Arthur AstrinSlide 12