March 2017 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IG LPWA Agenda of March 2017 Plenary] Date Submitted: [12 March, 2017] Source: [Joerg ROBERT] Company [Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuernberg] Address [Am Wolfsmantel 33, 91058 Erlangen, Germany] Voice:[+49 9131 8525373], FAX: [+49 9131 8525102], E-Mail:[joerg.robert@fau.de] Re: [] Abstract: [Contains the agenda of the IG LPWA] Purpose: [Agenda for March 2017 IG LPWA] 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. Joerg ROBERT, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Joerg Robert FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg March 2017 802.15 IG LPWA Agenda Joerg Robert FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Meeting Secretary Any volunteers for taking the notes? March 2017 Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Instructions for the WG Chair The IEEE-SA strongly recommends that at each WG meeting the chair or a designee: Show slides #1 through #4 of this presentation Advise the WG attendees that: The IEEE’s patent policy is described in Clause 6 of the IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws; Early identification of patent claims which may be essential for the use of standards under development is strongly encouraged; There may be Essential Patent Claims of which the IEEE is not aware. Additionally, neither the IEEE, the WG, nor the WG chair can ensure the accuracy or completeness of any assurance or whether any such assurance is, in fact, of a Patent Claim that is essential for the use of the standard under development. Instruct the WG Secretary to record in the minutes of the relevant WG meeting: That the foregoing information was provided and that slides 1 through 4 (and this slide 0, if applicable) were shown; That the chair or designee provided an opportunity for participants to identify patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) of which the participant is personally aware and that may be essential for the use of that standard Any responses that were given, specifically the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) and/or the holder of the patent claim(s)/patent application claim(s) that were identified (if any) and by whom. The WG Chair shall ensure that a request is made to any identified holders of potential essential patent claim(s) to complete and submit a Letter of Assurance. It is recommended that the WG chair review the guidance in IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual 6.3.5 and in FAQs 14 and 15 on inclusion of potential Essential Patent Claims by incorporation or by reference. Note: WG includes Working Groups, Task Groups, and other standards-developing committees with a PAR approved by the IEEE-SA Standards Board.

Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2]: “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged No duty to perform a patent search

Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/materials.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/index.html This slide set is available at https://development.standards.ieee.org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset.ppt

Call for Potentially Essential Patents If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: Either speak up now or Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or Cause an LOA to be submitted

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IG LPWA Schedule for the Week March 2017 IG LPWA Schedule for the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday AM 1 AM 2 PM 1 IG LPWA PM 2 Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Main Agenda Items for the Week March 2017 Main Agenda Items for the Week Liaison with ETSI LTN Work on IG Report Evaluation Criteria Candidate Technologies Timeline Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Draft Agenda Monday PM1 Tuesday PM1 Wednesday PM1 Thursday PM1 March 2017 Draft Agenda Monday PM1 Open IEEE-SA Stds. Board Bylaws on Patents in Std's. & Guidelines Approval of the Agenda Approval of Atlanta Minutes Update on Literature List Outcome of Last IG LPWA Telco Liaison with ETSI LTN Contributions Recess Tuesday PM1 Contributions / IG Report Wednesday PM1 Open Contributions / IG Report Recess Thursday PM1 Review of Time Line AoB Adjourn Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Timeline – Past Sessions March 2017 Timeline – Past Sessions September 2016 Interim (Warsaw) Discussion on IG objectives Call for contributions November 2016 Plenary (San Antonio) Fixed IG objectives Presentation of contributions (focus usage scenarios) Initial discussion on IG report January 2017 Interim (Atlanta) Fixed usage scenarios and channel models Presentation of contributions with focus on evaluation criteria Joerg ROBERT, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Timeline March 2017 Plenary (Vancouver) May 2017 Daejeon Fixed evaluation criteria Presentation of contributions with focus technology options for LPWA May 2017 Daejeon July 2017 Plenary (Berlin) Final discussion on IG report Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Submissions LP-WAN Downlink Issues, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg) , Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0164-00-lpwa-lp-wan-downlink-issues.pptx Potential Applications for LPWA, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0154-00-lpwa-potential-applications-for-lpwa.ppt Korean Frequency Regulations for LPWA, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0153-00-lpwa-korean-frequency-regulations-for-lpwa.ppt Proposal for Suitability Analysis of IG LPWA Report, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0155-00-lpwa-proposal-for-suitability-analysis-of-ig-lpwa-report.ppt Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Submissions (cont.) Candidate Technology Suitability Evaluation, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0160-00-lpwa-candidate-technology-suitability-evaluation.pptx Suitability of IEEE 802.11ah for LPWAN Applications, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0162-00-lpwa-suitability-of-ieee-802-11ah-for-lpwan-applications.pptx FHSS Link Performance Evaluation for LPWAN Systems, Hendrik Lieske (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0209-00-lpwa-fhss-link-performance-evaluation-for-lpwan-systems.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Summary from January Meeting March 2017 Summary from January Meeting Agreed to foster liaison with ETSI LTN Identified missing parameters in Use-Case document (mobility) Agreed on channel models Discussed IG report Joerg ROBERT, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Minutes from January Meeting March 2017 Minutes from January Meeting Approve IG LPWA January meeting minutes (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0051-00-lpwa-tg-802-15-minutes-for-january-2017-interim-meeting-of-ig-lpwa.doc) Agreed Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Update on Literature List March 2017 Update on Literature List Latest LPWAN literature list available on mentor (https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/16/15-16-0749-01-lpwa-ig-lpwa-literature-list.xlsx) Any additional literature related to LPWAN is welcome Any Discussion? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Agenda of Last IG LPWA Telco March 2017 Agenda of Last IG LPWA Telco Start: 22nd Feb. 16:00 (CET), 07:00 (PST), duration 1h Discussion on Study Group Report Skeleton Document, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0124-00-lpwa-ig-lpwa-report-skeleton-document.docx Latest Updates on Liaison with ETSI LTN Contribution: The Potentials of IEEE 802.15.4 CSMA/CA to operate in Dense Metering Networks with Hidden Nodes, Tallal Osama El-Shabrawy (German University in Cairo), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0130-00-lpwa-the-potentials-of-ieee-802-15-4-csma.pptx Updates on Literature Database, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/16/15-16-0749-01-lpwa-ig-lpwa-literature-list.xlsx Planned Input for Vancouver Plenary AoB Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Outcome of Last IG LPWA Telco March 2017 Outcome of Last IG LPWA Telco Minutes are available on mentor, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0165-00-lpwa-22feb2017-telco-minutes.docx IG report skeleton document has been discussed, comment from Paul Nikolich was not to divide too deep into technical details Liaison with ETSI LTN has been discussed, two step approach does not work Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 ETSI LTN Activities Contribution https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0161-00-lpwa-etsi-ltn-activities.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Liaison with ETSI LTN Agreement within IG LPWA in January to follow two step approach In-official to get access to information asap Official afterwards Feedback from ETSI LTN: An in-official liaison is not possible as internal ETSI cannot be shared with non-ETSI members Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

ETSI LTN Draft Liaison Letter March 2017 ETSI LTN Draft Liaison Letter Draft version of liaison letter with ETSI LTN, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0163-00-lpwa-draft-liaison-document-with-etsi-ltn.docx Question: What are the goals? IG LPWA has very limited lifetime Do we nee additional things beyond information? Re-discuss on Tuesday Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Latest Use-Cast List Latest version of Use-Case List is available on mentor, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/16/15-16-0770-03-lpwa-lpwa-use-cases.xlsx No additional changes since Atlanta meeting Added extra use-case for “fast asset tracking” Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contributions LP-WAN Downlink Issues, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg) , Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0164-00-lpwa-lp-wan-downlink-issues.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Updated Use-Case Document March 2017 Updated Use-Case Document Use-Case document has been updated after Monday PM1 discussions, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0154-01-lpwa-potential-applications-for-lpwa.ppt Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Re-Discussion ETSI LTN March 2017 Re-Discussion ETSI LTN Updated liaison document https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0163-01-lpwa-draft-liaison-document-with-etsi-ltn.docx Bob will take care Discussion within midweek plenary Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contributions (cont.) Potential Applications for LPWA, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0154-01-lpwa-potential-applications-for-lpwa.ppt Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contributions (cont.) Korean Frequency Regulations for LPWA, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0153-00-lpwa-korean-frequency-regulations-for-lpwa.ppt Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contributions (cont.) Proposal for Suitability Analysis of IG LPWA Report, Tae-Joon Park (ETRI), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0153-00-lpwa-korean-frequency-regulations-for-lpwa.ppt Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contributions (cont.) Candidate Technology Suitability Evaluation, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0160-00-lpwa-candidate-technology-suitability-evaluation.pptx Agreement on proposal Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contribution (cont.) Suitability of IEEE 802.11ah for LPWAN Applications, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0162-00-lpwa-suitability-of-ieee-802-11ah-for-lpwan-applications.pptx Agreed Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contribution (cont.) FHSS Link Performance Evaluation for LPWAN Systems, Hendrik Lieske (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0209-00-lpwa-fhss-link-performance-evaluation-for-lpwan-systems.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Discussion on Candidate Technologies March 2017 Discussion on Candidate Technologies Current list of candidate technologies, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0211-00-lpwa-candidate-ieee-standards-and-technologies-for-ig-report.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contribution (cont.) Juan Carlos Zuniga, 802E Privacy Mitigations, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/privecsg/dcn/16/privecsg-16-0002-00-0000-802e-privacy-mitigations.pptx Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Review of Candidate Technologies March 2017 Review of Candidate Technologies Latest list of candidate technologies, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0211-01-lpwa-candidate-ieee-standards-and-technologies-for-ig-report.pptx Any discussion? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 Contribution (cont.) Candidate Technology Qualitative Evaluation, Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0228-00-lpwa-candidate-technology-qualitative-evaluation.pptx Any discussion? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Discussion on IG Report <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-<doc#> March 2017 Discussion on IG Report Latest version of IG Report skeleton document available on Mentor, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0124-00-lpwa-ig-lpwa-report-skeleton-document.docx Proposal is to start drafting the document and add the existing contributions Drafting of results in section 6 (Analysis of Existing IEEE Standards / Candidate Technologies) after their discussion within IG LPWA telephone conferences Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg <author>, <company>

Discussion on IG Report (cont.) March 2017 Discussion on IG Report (cont.) Contents of section 7 (Recommendation for Future IEEE Activities) will be main discussion item for the Berlin meeting Any discussion? Any volunteers to provide text for the IG report? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Timeline – Past Sessions March 2017 Timeline – Past Sessions September 2016 Interim (Warsaw) Discussion on IG objectives Call for contributions November 2016 Plenary (San Antonio) Fixed IG objectives Presentation of contributions (focus usage scenarios) Initial discussion on IG report January 2017 Interim (Atlanta) Fixed usage scenarios and channel models Presentation of contributions with focus on evaluation criteria Joerg ROBERT, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Timeline March 2017 Plenary (Vancouver) May 2017 Daejeon Fixed evaluation criteria Presentation of contributions with focus technology options for LPWA May 2017 Daejeon July 2017 Plenary (Berlin) Final discussion on IG report Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Date for Next Telephone Conference March 2017 Date for Next Telephone Conference Proposed date: 11 April 16:00 (CEST), 07:00AM (PDT) Details will be circulated on IG LPWA reflector and on mentor Any comments? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

March 2017 AoB Any topics? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Thank You for Your Interest! March 2017 Thank You for Your Interest! Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg