November 2005 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IEEE802.15 – UWB Forum Liaison Report] Date Submitted: [November 18, 2005] Source: [Jon Adams] Company [Freescale Semiconductor] Address [2100 E Elliot Road, Tempe AZ 85254] Voice:[+1 480 413.3439], E-Mail:[jta@freescale.com] Re: [If this is a proposed revision, cite the original document.] [If this is a response to a Call for Contributions, cite the name and date of the Call for Contributions to which this document responds, as well as the relevant item number in the Call for Contributions.] [Note: Contributions that are not responsive to this section of the template, and contributions which do not address the topic under which they are submitted, may be refused or consigned to the “General Contributions” area.] Abstract: [Liaison report for 802.15 on UWB Forum activities relevant to us.] Purpose: [Keep 802.15 WG in touch with efforts in UWB Forum.] 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. NOTE: Update all red fields replacing with your information; they are required. This is a manual update in appropriate fields. All Blue fields are informational and are to be deleted. Black stays. After updating delete this box/paragraph. Adams, Freescale

UWB Forum Overview UWB Forum is dedicated to “All Things UWB” <November 2005> doc.: IEEE 802.15-05-0725-00-00pc November 2005 UWB Forum Overview UWB Forum is dedicated to “All Things UWB” Openly supports and participates in IEEE PAN WGs IEEE802.15.3 and family IEEE802.15.4 and family Different application areas need different kinds of UWB and protocol Strongly believes and promotes the use of UWB for applications ranging from sensors and control to ultra high-rate streaming applications Supports and participates in IEEE1394 as well as 1394TA activities Regulatory thrust is to provide level worldwide environment to provide functionality for all UWB applications from extremely low-cost to extremely high performance Adams, Freescale <Adams>, <Freescale>

Since the Last Meeting UWBF and/or member companies participated at <November 2005> doc.: IEEE 802.15-05-0725-00-00pc November 2005 Since the Last Meeting UWBF and/or member companies participated at WiCON and ARM Convention Showed USB2.0 over UWB (15.3 MAC) No modifications required to existing USB drivers Bluetooth over UWB (15.3 MAC) BT as is with minor mods at L2CAP IEEE 1394 over UWB (15.3 MAC) Adams, Freescale <Adams>, <Freescale>

November 2005 Current Efforts Continued submission of regulatory documents, DAA issues in ITU-R Draft Compliance Program Overview Completed and in review API Interface Specification TCP/IP Interface Isochronous Stream Interface USB 2.0 Interface PHY/MAC Layer Amendments Adams, Freescale

November 2005 Upcoming Events UWB Forum Face to Face meeting taking place today in Vancouver Upcoming Marketing Outreach Opportunities CES (January 2006, Las Vegas) Adams, Freescale