doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> 12 November 2003 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [A Proposal for SG4a to go forward] Date Submitted: [12 Nov, 2003] Source: [Pat Kinney] Company [Kinney Consulting LLC] Address [4097 Manor Oaks Ct, Export, USA] Voice:[724.575.2469], FAX: [], E-Mail:[pat.kinney@ieee.org] Re: [ SG4a PAR and 5C] Abstract: [This document proposes a method for moving the SG process along towards the goal of becoming a Task Group.] Purpose: [For discussion within the IEEE 802.15.4a study group on future work and direction.] 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. Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC <author>, <company>

Proposal for a Method of Moving Forward 12 November 2003 Proposal for a Method of Moving Forward Towards the Goal of a Successful Task Group Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Responsibilities of a SG 12 November 2003 Responsibilities of a SG Generate a PAR Project Approval Request Defines the scope of the project Complete 802 LMSC 5 criteria Ensures that new standards in 802 will address new markets, not just another way of doing something Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

12 November 2003 Applications beyond 802.15.4 Applications requiring mobility faster than 11 mph, such as: Tire pressure Assets in vehicles (in-car communications) Drive-by Drop boxes Drive-by AMR Toll booths Applications requiring robustness or fewer retransmissions in multipath environments, such as: Industrial mission-critical Airplanes Ships / engine rooms Gaming New WINA alliance one example of this need Applications requiring ranging accuracy better than 0.5 meters, such as: Asset tracking (active RFID) Personnel tracking Motion detection Automatic network installation Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Applications that desire enhanced performance over 802.15.4 12 November 2003 Applications that desire enhanced performance over 802.15.4 Applications desiring extended range, such as: Meter Reading Building Automation And other longer-range applications where repeaters are not practical Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

12 November 2003 Proposal New projects (e.g. SGs) in 802.15 need to honor the scope/charter of IEEE 802.15 SG4a should be complementary, i.e. adding to the market of 802.15.4 Low cost Low data rate Low complexity Global Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Proposal SG4a should focus on applications not fully serviced by 15.4 12 November 2003 Proposal SG4a should focus on applications not fully serviced by 15.4 Mobility Greater than 11 mph Robustness Handling greater interference Ranging Reasonable accuracy (.5 meter?) Extended Range 5-10 dB additional link margin Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC