Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15.4f Task Group Closing Report for Atlanta, Georgia Date Submitted: November 10, 2011 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 November 2011 session in Atlanta Abstract: Closing Report for the November 2011 Active RFID Session in Atlanta. 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

18th Meeting as a Task Group IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report 18th Meeting as a Task Group Atlanta November 10, 2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

802.15.4f PAR Purpose Paragraph from 802.15.4f Project Authorization Request (PAR) document. 5.4 Purpose of Proposed Standard: To provide a standard for low cost, ultra low energy consumption, flexible and highly reliable communication means and air interface protocol for Active RFID and sensor applications. The air interface should be able to support a wide range of needs for which active RFID systems can be useful and enable improved performance and flexibility for future mass deployments of active RFID systems around the world. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview Chair: Mike McInnis Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington Secretary: Open Technical Editor: Tim Harrington TG4f meeting time slots reduced from 4 to 2 this week. Administrative meeting documents during this session: 15-11-0732- Agenda-Atlanta-November-2011 15-11-0776- Opening-Introduction-November-2011 15-11-0781- Active-RFID-Minutes-Atlanta-November-2011 15-11-0780- Active-RFID-Mid-Week-Report-Atlanta-November-2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week Mtg Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday AM1 0800-1000 TG4f BRC Meeting Cancelled AM2 1030-1230 802.15 Working Group – Opening Meeting 802.15 Working Group –Mid-Week Meeting PM1 1330-1530 TG4f Meeting Opening/Agenda/Objective/Approve Sept. 2011 Minutes/Timeline/PAR and goal for this meeting. Preparation for mid-week 802.15 plenary meeting. PM2 1600-1800 TG4f Meeting Preparation for mid-week 802.15 plenary meeting. TG4f Meeting: IF NEEDED. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

November 2011 TG4f Meeting Goal To seek unconditional approval from the IEEE 802.15 Working Group and IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System draft # 7 standard document to IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) for approval and publication.  A Two-Step Goal 802.15 Working Group approval 802 Executive Committee approval Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f Meeting Goals for November 2011 Achieved To seek unconditional approval from the IEEE 802.15 Working Group to forward the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System draft # 7 standard document to IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) for approval and publication. Achieved during mid-week 802.15 Plenary meeting. To seek unconditional approval from the IEEE 802.15 IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID System draft # 7 standard document to IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) for approval and publication. IEEE 802 Executive Committee meeting will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Meeting Goals in and before January 2012 in Jacksonville TG4f BRC and TG4f TG Meeting Goals in and before January 2012 in Jacksonville For the TG4f SB BRC, to respond and resolve any issues that the 802.15 EC, IEEE-SA RevCom, or IEEE-SA Editorial Committee may raise between the November 2011 plenary and January 2012 interim meetings. If a TG4f SB BRC telecon is required, I will distribute a notice at least one week prior to the meeting date. For the TG4f TG in January, to respond and resolve any issues that the 802.15 EC, or IEEE-SA RevCom, need the TG4f TG to deal with. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

802.15.4f Timeline Next target: IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) approval during January or at next RevCom meeting scheduled for March 27-29, 2011. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

802.15.4f Ballot History Initial Sponsor Ballot closed 28 August 2011 November 2010 802.15.4f Ballot History Initial Sponsor Ballot closed 28 August 2011 Vote Results (pool of 138 voters) 124 Responses (89%) 112 Yes, 3 no (97% approval ratio) 9 Abstain (7%) Ballot passes 97 comments from 15 commenters 22 Must Be Satisfied (2 accepted, 16 rejected, 4 revised) 75 Other Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance 802.15.4f Ballot History Recirc-1 closed 7 October 2011 Vote Results (pool of 138 voters) 125 Responses (90%) 113 Yes, 3 no (97% approval ratio) 9 Abstain (7%) Ballot passes 18 comments from 3 commenters 2 Must Be Satisfied (2 rejected) 16 Other Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance November 2010

Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance 802.15.4f Ballot History Recirc-2 closed 24 October 2011 Final cumulative vote results (pool of 138 voters) 127 Responses (92% response ratio) 118 Yes, 0 no (100% approval ratio) 9 Abstain (7% abstain ratio) Ballot passes 1 comment from 1 (IEEE-SA EC) commenter 1 Must Be Satisfied (1 accepted) 0 Other Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance November 2010

TG4f Sponsor Ballot Tally Result Summary

Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance EC motion for 15.4f 802.15 requests unconditional approval from the EC to submit the P802.15.4f –D07 draft amendment to RevCom. WG vote ( ) EC vote Moved Heile, seconded Gilb Yes: , No:, Abstain: Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance November 2010

Motion to 802.15 WG: Motion: 802.15 WG requests unconditional approval from the EC to submit P802.15.4f-D07 draft amendment to RevCom. Moved by: Mike McInnis Seconded by: Ben Rolfe 802.15 WG Vote: 51/0/3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TG4f vote: Yes-7, No-0, Abstain-0 Unanimous approval.

Next Meeting January 15-20, 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f Officers Chair: Mike McInnis Vice Chair: Tim Harrington Secretary: Volunteer during meetings Technical Editors: Tim Harrington Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Thank You 802.15 ! Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company