January 19 Sept 2008 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG4e Closing Report for Waikoloa September 2008 Date Submitted: September 2008 Source: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Contact: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Voice: +1 847 960-3715, E-Mail: pat.kinney@ieee.org Re: TG4e Closing Report for Sept 2008 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG4e Session in Waikoloa, HI Purpose: Amendments to IEEE 802.15.4 MAC 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

Purpose of Proposed Standard January 19 Sept 2008 Purpose of Proposed Standard This functionality facilitates Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100 proposed standards), and those enhancements defined by the proposed Chinese WPAN standard that aren't included in TG4c. This amendment addresses coexistence with wireless protocols such as 802.11, 802.15.1, 802.15.3, and 802.15.4. Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

TG4e Efforts/Quality January 19 Sept 2008 Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Meeting Goals Hear 802.15.4e final proposal presentations January 19 Sept 2008 Meeting Goals Hear 802.15.4e final proposal presentations Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Meeting Accomplishments January 19 Sept 2008 Meeting Accomplishments Heard all 802.15.4e final proposal presentations Discussed areas where the author may choose to devote effort to either better analyze or enhance operation Discussion on merits were really out of scope since these discussions will occur at the next session Slide 5 Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Page 5

Proceeding from Proposals to Draft Sept 2008 Proceeding from Proposals to Draft Define Application spaces: Factory Automation Process Automation Chinese WPAN Others Review final proposals based upon Application space Define MAC aspects that proposals will enhance Define MAC areas that must be enhanced TG approval of MAC areas to be changed and overview of change Draft changes

Scheduled Conference Calls Sept 2008 Scheduled Conference Calls Schedule Every other Tuesday, starting 23 Sept 7:00 PDT, 9:00 CDT, 23:00 Tokyo, 16:00 CEST Conference Call Information +1.218.936.1600 access code: 802154 Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC

Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule January 19 Sept 2008 Proposed TG4e Baseline Schedule Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC