January 19 January 2009 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15.4f Task Group Closing Report for Los Angeles, California, January 2009 Date Submitted: January 22, 2009 Source: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company Contact: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company Voice: E-Mail: michael.d.mcinnis@boeing.com Re: 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report for the January 2009 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the Active RFID Session in Los Angeles, California. Purpose: This amendment defines a Physical Layer (PHY), and those Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) modifications required to support it, for Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and tags. It allows for efficient communications with active RFID tags and sensor applications in an autonomous manner in a promiscuous network, using very low energy consumption (low duty cycle), and low PHY transmitter power. The PHY parameters are flexible and configurable to provide optimized use in a variety of active RFID tag operations including simplex and duplex transmission (reader-to-tag and tag-to-readers), multicast (reader to a select group of tags), uni-cast as in reader to a single tag, tag-to-tag communication, and multi-hop capability. 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. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

1st Meeting as a Task Group Los Angeles, California January 2009 IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report 1st Meeting as a Task Group Los Angeles, California January 22, 2009 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview January 2009 IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview Chair: Mike McInnis Secretary: George Cavage 2. Four each meeting time slots were allocated during this session. 3. Relative Documents during this meeting session: 15-09-0029-00-004f-Agenda-Jan-2009.xls 15-09-0030-00-004f-Opening-Introduction-Jan-2009.ppt 15-09-0059-02-004f-Call-for-Applications-TG4f.doc 15-09-0083-00-004f-Active-RFID-Minutes-LA-Jan-2009.doc Presentations during this meeting session: 15-09-0071-00-wng0-Intermodal-Shipping-Container-Communications.ppt 15-09-0074-00-004f-Energy-Harvesting-Sensor-Systems.ppt Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Active RFID System Overview January 2009 Active RFID System Overview The IEEE 802.15.4f Task Group is chartered to define the Physical (PHY) layer(s), and those modifications which may be required of the IEEE 802.15.4 Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, necessary to support low cost, ultra low energy consumption (battery and energy harvesting) Active RFID system and sensor applications with requirements for reliable communications and/or location ranging capability. During the months of November and December 2008 the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC), IEEE-SA New Standards Committee (NesCom), and the IEEE-SA Standards Board (SASB)  approved the IEEE 802 Project Authorization Request (PAR) document submitted by the 802.15 RFID Study Group. As a result the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System Task Group is now formed. IEEE 802.15 Study Group and Task Group documents can be downloaded from; https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/documents Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Active RFID Meeting Achievements January 2009 Active RFID Meeting Achievements Officer selection (selected Chair and Secretary). Reviewed of the 802.15.4f Project Authorization Request (PAR). https://development.standards.ieee.org/get-file/P802.15.4f.pdf?t=29196100024 Reviewed and discussed a draft timeline/schedule. Discussed and and began to define efforts necessary to fulfill the scope of the 15.4f PAR. Heard presentations. Discussed and created a Call for Applications (CFA) document which will be distributed on the 802.15 e-mail reflectors. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Objectives for next meeting in March 2009 January 2009 Objectives for next meeting in March 2009 Listen to and discuss presentations received in response to our Call For Applications (CFA) release. Discuss and define basic Active RFID System requirements from applications received and discussed. Discuss and define basic Active RFID System proposal selection criteria. Discuss and determine whether an Active RFID Call-for-Applications (CFA) should be released requesting additional presentations to be heard at the May 2009 IEEE 802 Interim meeting in Montreal, Canada. Discuss and create a Call-for-Intent (CFI) seeking summary proposal presentations to be heard at the May 2009 IEEE 802 Interim meeting in Montreal, Canada. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Next Steps Visit the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System Group Web Page: January 2009 Next Steps Visit the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System Group Web Page: http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/TG4f.html Sign up for 802.15.4f Active RFID System e-mail Reflector: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Subscribe.html Next Meeting: March 8-13, 2009, IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada,. http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company