March 2017 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IG LPWA March 2017 Closing Report] Date Submitted: [16 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 closing report of IG LPWA] Purpose: [Presentation within WG] 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

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

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

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

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

Meeting Achievements Liaison letter to ETSI LTN March 2017 Meeting Achievements Liaison letter to ETSI LTN Presentation of contribution related to Evaluation Criteria Candidate Technologies Discussion of IG Report Minutes are available on mentor, Doc. https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/17/15-17-0229-00-lpwa-tg-802-15-minutes-for-march-2017-plenary-meeting-of-ig-lpwa.doc Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Timeline March 2017 Plenary (Vancouver) May 2017 Daejeon Discussion of 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 Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg

Thank You for Your Attention! March 2017 Thank You for Your Attention! Questions? Joerg Robert, FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg