<month year> November 2005 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 15WNG Closing Report for Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Submitted: November 2005 Source: Erik Schylander, Philips Voice: +31 40 273 5585, E-Mail: erik.schylander@philips.com Re: 15WNG Closing Report for November Meeting Abstract: Closing Report for the 15WNG meetings in Vancouver, Canada. 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. Erik Schylander, Philips Reed Fisher, Oki

15WNG Vancouver Meetings Report 18 November, 2005 Erik Schylander, Philips

15WNG objectives Report on sub-group progress Sub-group work November 2005 15WNG objectives Report on sub-group progress Sub-group work Contribution presentations Erik Schylander, Philips

Session Achievements Wednesday Thursday 40+ attendance November 2005 Session Achievements Wednesday 40+ attendance Reviewed the Guidelines outline Robert Poor asked for interest to participate in a Active RFID project René Struik asked for interested in Security issues Thursday 60+ attendance 3 presentations 20+ persons indicated interest in a PAN SG. Work will be done to over the reflector and at next session to prepare for this Idea to ask experienced delegates to present do’s and don’t’s in WL networking to educate new delegates. Erik Schylander, Philips

Contributions and Presentations November 2005 Contributions and Presentations Erik Schylander, Philips

WNG interest groups GL – Guidelines for creating New Work Item November 2005 WNG interest groups GL – Guidelines for creating New Work Item Erik Schylander CTM – WPAN Configuration and Trust Management Rene Struik RFID – Active RFID network Rob Poor BAN – Body Area Networks Stefan Drude Erik Schylander, Philips

Guidelines (GL) Outline proposal November 2005 Guidelines (GL) Outline proposal Introduction - intended usage and scope of the GL Process description from ideas to a new project Role of WNG (charter, scope, and way of working) Criteria for starting a SG Show that there is enough interest for a SG (how many persons/companies/champion ?) Define scope and workitem description Existence of Chair and secretary candidates SG charter Show Reasons for a Broad Market Potential (MRD), including Economical feasibility Explain Unique / Discriminating features (FRD) Explain Technical feasibility Indicate other requirements like Security, Regulatory, co-existence, etc. that may apply Write the PAR & 5C documents for WG approval Erik Schylander, Philips

Call for Presentation Contributions November 2005 Call for Presentation Contributions Notify 15WNG Chair of intent by email To: erik.schylander@philips.com Cc: 15WNG reflector <optional> Please use this Request Form: Name = <presenter contributor(s)> Title = <Doc title> Subject = <short description> Time = <needed for presentation and Q&A (10..45 min) When = <for what WG meeting> Intent = <get feedback, start SG, or ??> Erik Schylander, Philips

Plans until next WG session November 2005 Plans until next WG session WNG interest group discussions on the 15WNG reflector Erik Schylander, Philips

Objectives for Jan 2006 session November 2005 Objectives for Jan 2006 session 2 meeting slots Report on interest group progress Interest group work New presentations Erik Schylander, Philips

November 2005 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Erik Schylander, Philips