Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15.4f Task Group Closing Report for Palm Springs, California Date Submitted: May 12, 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 May 2011 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the May 2011 Active RFID Session in Palm Springs. 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

15th Meeting as a Task Group IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report 15th Meeting as a Task Group Palm Springs May 12, 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

TG4f Vote Tally Results LB63 LB68 (r #1) LB72 (r #2) (draft #1) (draft #2) (draft #3) Voters: 208 208 209 Voted: 171 181 184 Voted ‘YES’: 132 160 167 Abstained : 16 12 10 Voted ‘No’: 23 9 7 % Voters that voted: 82.21% 87.02% 88.04% % Voters that voted ‘YES’: 85.16% 94.67% 95.98% % Voters that abstained= 9.36% 6.63% 5.43% Comment Tally: LB63 LB68 LB72 Total Comments: 332 219 63 Technical: 134 100 41 Editorial: 197 117 22 General: 1 2 0 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 Ten each TG4f meeting time slots during this week. Administrative meeting documents during this session: 15-11-0335-00 -Agenda-Palm-Springs-May-2011 15-11-0365-00 -Opening-Introduction-May-2011 15-11-0425-00 -Active-RFID-Minutes-Palm-Springs-May-2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Working documents during this meeting session: Presentations 15-11-0357-01 433 MHz PHY Proposed Channel Plan Changes 15-11-0339-00 Proposal for Table 46 and Table 17.1 for D4P802-15-4f Workgroup Documents 15-11-0356-01-letter-ballot-72-comments-on-d3p802-15-4f-draft-standard-2nd-recirc-ballot Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week Mtg Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday AM1 0800-1000 802.15 Working Group Opening Meeting TG4f Meeting Comment resolution discussion Write TG4f Meeting Comment resolution discussion and apply resolutions to draft document. AM2 1030-1230 Mid-Week 802.15 Working Group Meeting Prepare for July meeting. PM1 1330-1530 TG4f Meeting Opening/Agenda / Objectives/Approve March 2011 Minutes/ Timeline / PAR/ LB72 comment resolution . Comment resolution discussion PM2 1600-1800 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

May 2011 TG4f Meeting Goals Achieved Resolved TG4f draft #3 standard document Letter Ballot 72 Comments. Resolved 63 Total Comments Technical = 41 Editorial = 22 Applied LB72 Comment Resolutions to TG4f draft #3 document and created draft #4. Applied IEEE-SA pre-Sponsor Ballot Mandatory Editorial Coordination (MEC) recommendations to TG4f draft #4. Planned and prepared for release of multiple revised TG4f draft documents for recirculation Letter Ballots between the May and July 2011 WG meetings. Actions planned following the May Meeting Release TG4f draft #4 on or by May 16, 2011. Work on Sponsor Ballot Pool. TG4f BRC resolve comments from draft #4, rev to draft #5 and release draft #5 ( if necessary) on or by June 30, 2011. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

July 2011 TG4f Meeting Goals Seek 802 EC approval for TG4f Sponsor Ballot release. Release TG4f draft document for 1st Sponsor Ballot (30 day) immediately following the July 2011 meeting. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Seconded: Adrian Jennings Motion Approved Motion to TG4f: To approve comment resolution document 15-11-356-01 and draft document P802.15.4f-D04, and to release P802.15.4f-D04 for recirculation immediately following the May WG meeting. In addition, to empower the BRC (Mike McInnis – Chair, Tim Harrington – Vice Chair and Tech Editor, Adrian Jennings, Andy Ward, Dalibor Pokrajac, Billy Verso, Michael McLaughlin, Russ Chandler) to apply any technical and editorial changes to draft documents as necessary and release up to two additional draft document re-circulations as required. Moved: Tim Harrington Seconded: Adrian Jennings Motion Approved Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Motion to WG to approve comment resolution Move that the WG accept the comment resolutions in document 15-11-0356-01-004f as the resolution for comments received in letter ballot #72 and authorize the TG chair to begin the recirculation once those edits have been applied. Moved:  Mike McInnis Second:  Motion Passes: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Motion to WG to authorize 2 recircs: Move to authorize, Tim Harrington (TG4f and BRC Vice Chair), Adrian Jennings, Andy Ward, Dalibor Pokrajac, Billy Verso, Michael McLaughlin, and Russ Chandler as the P802.15.4f Comment Resolution Oversight Committee chaired by Mike McInnis; said committee to expire at the beginning of the July 2011 802 Plenary meeting. The Comment Resolution Oversight Committee is authorized to approve the resolutions and approve start of the next recirculation of the P802.15.4f draft on behalf of the Working Group. Comment resolution on Re-circulations 1(TG4f -d04) and 2 (TG4f -d05) will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences announced to the reflector at least 7 days in advance. Moved:  Mike McInnis Second:  Motion Passes: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

TG4f BRC Meeting Schedule TG4f BRC meetings are scheduled for Thursdays, 8am PST as follows. A meeting notice with teleconference number to be e-mailed. Meeting Dates; June 2, 2011 June 9, 2011 June 23, 2011 June 30, 2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

802. 15 Project Meeting Dates and Locations http://grouper. ieee Type Location Jan-09 Interim Los Angeles Mar-09 Plenary Vancouver May-09 Montreal Jul-09 San Francisco Sep-09 Kona, Hawaii Nov-09 Atlanta Jan-10 Mar-10 Orlando May-10 Beijing, China Jul-10 San Diego Sep-10 Nov-10 Dallas (TG4f Formed two years ago) Jan-11 Los Angeles (12th TG4f meeting) Mar-11 Singapore May-11 Palm Springs July-11 Sept-11 Okinawa, Japan Nov-11 Jan-12 Jacksonville, Florida March-12 Big Island, Hawaii Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

Draft 802.15.4f Timeline Goals Toward next Meeting July Meeting Goals – release and resolve multiple recirculation LB s (as necessary). Seek EXECOM permission to move TG4f draft forward into Sponsor Ballot. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

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 July 18-21, 2011 in San Francisco, California Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company