December 18 January 2009 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG4g Closing Report for Los Angeles, January 2009 Date Submitted: January 2009 Source: Phil Beecher, Beecher Consulting Contact: Phil Beecher, Beecher Consulting Voice: +44 7765 400948, E-Mail: pbeecher@ieee.org Re: TG4g-SUN Closing Report for January 2009 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the SUN Session in Los Angeles, CA Purpose: Smart Utility Networks 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. Slide 1 Phil Beecher Page 1

TG4g-SUN PAR Scope January 2009 December 18 January 2009 TG4g-SUN PAR Scope This Standard defines an amendment to IEEE 802.15.4. It addresses principally outdoor Low Data Rate Wireless Smart Metering Utility Network requirements. It defines an alternate PHY and only those MAC modifications needed to support its implementation. Specifically, the amendment supports all of the following: Operation in any of the regionally available license exempt frequency bands, such as 700MHz to 1GHz, and the 2.4 GHz band. Data rate of at least 40 kbits per second but not more than 1000 kbits per second Achieve the optimal energy efficient link margin given the environmental conditions encountered in Smart Metering deployments. Principally outdoor communications PHY frame sizes up to a minimum of 1500 octets Simultaneous operation for at least 3 co-located orthogonal networks Connectivity to at least one thousand direct neighbors characteristic of dense urban deployment Provides mechanisms that enable coexistence with other systems in the same band(s) including IEEE 802.11, 802.15 and 802.16 systems Slide 2 Phil Beecher Page 2

Objectives and Achievements for this session January 2009 Objectives and Achievements for this session To reissue SG-NAN Call for Applications  To hear Presentations  To review Timeline  To prepare provisional Technical Guidance Document  To prepare Call for Proposals  Discuss Next Steps  Define Coexistence Criteria  Phil Beecher

January 2009 Presentations 15-09-0026-00-004g-w-sun-applications-characteristics-summary.ppt 15-09-0031-00-004g-sun-coexistence-considerations.ppt 15-09-0037-00-004g-sun-technology-requirements.ppt 15-09-0042-00-004g-urban-wireless-sensor-network.ppt 15-09-0048-00-004g-phy-characteristics-proposed-approach.ppt 15-09-0073-01-004g-tutorial-summary-jan-2009.ppt 15-09-0075-00-004g-phy-parameters-for-15-4g.doc Phil Beecher

January 2009 Talk to the MESH characteristics, multi-hop, etc. Phil Beecher

January 2009 Between Now and March 2009 Teleconference calls: to be held fortnightly (every 2 weeks) on Wednesdays at 10pm GMT, starting Feb 4, 2009 Refine Technical Guidance Document Define Coexistence Scenarios Liaise with Industry Consortia and Utilities globally Improve TG4g Web Page Preparatory work for March meeting Phil Beecher

Plans for March 2009 meeting January 2009 Plans for March 2009 meeting Hear responses to re-issued Call for Applications Hear Preliminary Proposals Review Coexistence Scenarios Phil Beecher

Thank You ! Any Questions ? January 2009 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Phil Beecher