November 2016 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IG LPWA November 2016 Closing Report] Date Submitted: [10 November, 2016] 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: [] Purpose: [Closing report to WG 15] 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

IG LPWA November 2016 Closing Report Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Meeting Goals Finalization of IG Objectives Discussion on Use Cases November 2016 Meeting Goals Finalization of IG Objectives Discussion on Use Cases Discussion on Regulatory Issues Initial Discussion on IG Report Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Meetings / Contributions November 2016 Meetings / Contributions 2 sessions (Monday PM1, Wednesday AM1) Approx. 25 participants 2 contributions Joerg Robert (University Erlangen-Nuernberg), “Use-Cases and Technical Requirements for LPWA Networks” (15-16-0771-00-lpwa) Brian Kelley (University of Texas at San Antonio), “Future Directions of 5G IoT and Coexistence with 802.15 LPWA” (will be uploaded on mentor) Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Meeting Achievements Agreed on IG objectives (15-16-0729-00-lpwa) November 2016 Meeting Achievements Agreed on IG objectives (15-16-0729-00-lpwa) Started discussion on use-cases Started discussion on regulatory achievements SC IETF moved effort concerning LPWA to IG LPWA Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Future Meeting Schedule November 2016 Future Meeting Schedule January 2017 Interim (Atlanta) Fixed usage scenarios and channel models Presentation of contributions with focus on evaluation criteria March 2017 Plenary (Vancouver) Fixed evaluation criteria Presentation of contributions with focus technology options for LPWA May 2017 Interim (Daejeon) July 2017 Plenary (Berlin) Final discussion on IG report Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Next Steps Collect further use-cases Agreed use-case document November 2016 Next Steps Collect further use-cases Agreed use-case document Initial document on regulatory issues Telco for further discussion on use-cases and Regulatory Issues Proposed date: 14 December, 07:00AM PST Details will be circulated via the LPWA reflector Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Thank You! Questions? November 2016 Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg