November 2009 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 19, 2009 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 2009 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the November 2009 Active RFID Session in Atlanta, Georgia. 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

6th Meeting as a Task Group November 2009 IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report 6th Meeting as a Task Group Atlanta, Georgia November 19, 2009 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

November 2009 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 November 2009 IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview Chair: Mike McInnis Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington Secretary: George Cavage Six each meeting time slots, one joint meeting time slot with 802.15.4e and 802.15.4g, and one 802.15.4f joint meeting time slot with 802.15.4e. 8 meetings total. 3. Administrative meeting Documents during this session: 0759-03 -Agenda-November-2009.xls 0736-01 -Opening-Introduction-November-2009.ppt 0808-00 -Active-RFID-Minutes-Atlanta-Nov-2009.doc Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Documents during this meeting session: November 2009 Documents during this meeting session: TG4f PHY Proposal - 30 minute reviews 0611-01 time domain active rfid phy proposal 0613-01 ranging with ieee 802.15.4 narrowband phy 0616-00 ubisense 2.4ghz phy proposal to 802.15 TG4f 0617-00 ubisense uwb phy proposal to 802.15 TG4f 0618-01 ZES uwb phy proposal for TG4f 0783-00 guardrfid 433 mhz phy proposal 0764-00 decawave proposal summary for TG4f Merged Proposal 804-01 TG4f merged proposal: DecaWave, GuardRFID, Time Domain, Ubisense, ZES Discussion documents during meetings with 802.15.4e 0707-01 TG4f MAC Enhancement Discussion 0768-00 TG4f BLINK frame recommendation to TG4e 0233-07 TG4e Frame Control Field Discussion Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week November 2009 TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week Mtg Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday AM1 0800-1000 30 minute PHY overviews. PHY proposal merger discussion. AM2 1030-1230 PHY Confirmation. PM1 1330-1530 Discuss MAC requirements for 802.15.4e. PM2 1600-1800 Opening/Agenda / Objectives Joint meeting with 802.15.4 e/f/g. Joint meeting with 802.15.4e. EV1 1930-2130 IEEE 802 Tutorials if interested. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Active RFID Meeting Achievement summary November 2009 Active RFID Meeting Achievement summary Heard and discussed 802.15.4f MAC enhancement proposals. BLINK Frame agreed to between TG4f and TG4e ( doc 233-07) TG4f must submit draft BLINK Frame text to TG4e prior to Dec 1st 2009. Heard and discussed 30 minute reviews of PHY Proposals Created a TG4f merged PHY proposal document (804-01) DecaWave, GuardRFID, Time Domain, Ubisense, Zebra During the last 10 minutes of the Atlanta meeting session TG4f decided to delay voting on document 804-01 as the TG4f baseline PHY document until the January 2010 session. Motion: Move to vote on the TG4f merged PHY document (804-01) as the TG4f baseline draft PHY document [at this meeting]. Y/N/A 0/9/6 Straw Poll: Do you support adopting the TG4f merged PHY document (804-01) as the TG4f baseline draft PHY document. Y/N/A 19/1/1 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

802.15.4f Timeline 1st Letter Ballot cycle period November 2009 802.15.4f Timeline 1st Letter Ballot cycle period January 2010 Interim mtg. 2nd Letter Ballot cycle period 3rd Letter Ballot cycle period This timeline will slip by at least two months but with much work TG4f may remain within the 1st letter ballot cycle period. Sponsor Ballot cycles Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

November 2009 Project Meeting Dates and Locations http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html Meeting Date Type Location Jan-09 Interim Los Angeles Mar-09 Plenary Vancouver May-09 Montreal Jul-12-17, 2009 San Francisco Sep-20-25, 2009 Kona, Hawaii Nov-15-20, 2009 Atlanta, GA Jan-17-22, 2010 Mar-14-19, 2010 Orlando, FLA May-9-14, 2010 Beijing, China Jul-11-16, 2010 San Diego Sep-12-17, 2010 Nov-1-12, 2010 Dallas Jan-11 TBD Mar-11 Next Meeting Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Next TG4f Meeting Goals and Agenda - January 2010 in Los Angeles November 2009 Next TG4f Meeting Goals and Agenda - January 2010 in Los Angeles Continue to build consensus and collaboration between PHY proposers and contributors between the November 2009 and January 2010 TG4f meetings. Hear and discuss updated TG4f merged PHY proposal. Vote on updated TG4f merged PHY proposal. Work on TG4f BLINK frame draft text revisions which TG4e may request. Assign Technical Editors. Discuss TG4f draft standard format, begin TG4f draft standard writing process. Discuss next steps and the March 2010 meeting in Orlando, FL. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Sign up for 802.15.4f Active RFID e-mail reflector November 2009 Sign up for 802.15.4f Active RFID e-mail reflector Sign-up at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Subscribe.html Email reflector address is: STDS-802-15-4f@listserv.ieee.org Next Meeting January 17-22, 2010 in Los Angeles, California Register for the next meeting at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company