Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in July 2011 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in July 2011 Date Submitted: July 21, 2011 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Voice: +1 650 704-2517, E-Mail: astrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Closing Report for July 2011 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG6 Session in July 2011. Purpose: To summarize activities during the meeting 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. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

22st Meeting as a Task Group 6 July 2011 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Closing Report 22st Meeting as a Task Group 6 San Francisco, CA July 12, 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

July 2011 Since May meeting Started recirculation ballot 76 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, and closed on Thursday, June 15, 2011, at 19:00 ET Comments resolution spreadsheet doc. #15-11-0481-00-0006-lb76-p802-15-6- comment-register with 53 comments. Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) certified d04 Started recirculation ballot 79 on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, and closed on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, at 19:00 ET with 9 comments. Comments resolution spreadsheet doc. 15-11-0480-00-0006-lb79-p802-15-6- comment-register Arthur Astrin

Letter Ballot #55, #66 and #71 July 2011 LB55 Vote Aggregate Tally #1 VOTERS 199 VOTED 173 177 179 YES 122 138 145 ABSTAIN 14 NO 37 25 20 % VOTERS 86.93% 88.94% 89.95% % YES 76.73% 84.66% 87.88% % ABSTAIN 8.09% 7.91% 7.82% Arthur Astrin

Letter Ballot #76 (audited) May 2011 Letter Ballot #76 (audited) Aggregate Tally #3 VOTERS 199 VOTED 180 YES 153 ABSTAIN 11 NO 16 % VOTERS 90.45% % YES 90.53% % ABSTAIN 6.11% Arthur Astrin

Letter Ballot #79 (audited) May 2011 Letter Ballot #79 (audited) Aggregate Tally #4 VOTERS 199 VOTED 181 YES 154 ABSTAIN 11 NO 16 % VOTERS 90.95% % YES 90.59% % ABSTAIN 6.08% Arthur Astrin

Meeting Accomplishments July 2011 Meeting Accomplishments TG motion to approve and request WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee for the Sponsor Ballot passed TG motion to request WG to petition EC to release draft to Sponsor Ballot passed Review the TG6 web page Begin working on the 802.15.6 tutorial Minutes of May HBC/implant industry meeting were uploaded to IEEE server. F2F meeting was proposed by AdvaMed for July IEEE802 session but did not take place. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Coexistence Document Received 18 comments and resolved them July 2011 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

July 2011 TG Motion A TG6 requests that the IEEE 802.15 WG request unconditional approval from the EC to submit IEEE 802.15.6 draft d04 to Sponsor Ballot. Moved: Huan-Bang Li Second: Ryuji Kohno Vote: Y: 15, A: 0, N: 2 Motion Passes Arthur Astrin

July 2011 TG Motion B TG6 requests that the 802.15 WG approve the following individuals as the Ballot Resolution Committee for the Sponsor Ballot of IEEE802.15.6: Daniel Lewis, Anuj Batra, Jin-Meng Ho, Omeni Okundu, Mark Dawkins, David Davenport, Hind Chebbo, Kaoru Yokoo, Marco Hernandez, Huan-Bang Li, Igor Dotlić, Ranjeet Kumar Patro, Clint Chaplin, Jung-hwan Hwang and Art Astrin. The committee will be chaired by Art Astrin. Moved: Ryuji Kohno Second: Marco Hernandez Vote: Y: 14, A: 3, N: 0 Motion Passes Arthur Astrin

WG Motion Move that the Working Group request EC unconditional approval to start Sponsor Ballot of IEEE 802.15.6 draft d04 and approve doc: 15-11-0519-00-0006, as the package to be submitted to the EC. Moved: Ryuji Kohno Second: Huan-Bang Li Vote: Y: 14, A: 0, N: 2 Motion Passes

Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) Details: see 802.15 Operations Manual (15-10-0235-08-0000) Function of BRC: Resolve Comments Consider comments received in balloting All comments considered Resolutions documented Update draft text per resolutions to accepted comments Interact with voters as needed Reasonable effort to change “disapprove” to “approve” Default: if WG doesn’t approve BRC, the TG performs the function of the BRC

Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) BRC can be empowered (by WG) to conduct comment resolution, approve resolutions, update draft and initiate recirculation between full 802 wireless meetings. This has potential to accelerate the comment resolution and recirculation process Reference: Working Group 15 Operations Manual https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/dcn/10/15-10-0235-08-0000-802-15-operations-manual.docx

Membership Voting members of BRC Alternates Must be WG 802.15 voter Technical skills and availability to resolve comments Approved to vote on BRC by WG Alternates Qualified WG 15 voters Approved by WG Substitute when primary absent, counts towards Quorum

BRC Operation Open meetings - anyone can participate and contribute Resolutions approved by 75% vote Voting by BRC members approved by WG Quorum > 50% Meetings can be teleconference or F2F Notice and agenda published >=1 week prior to meeting Voting can be teleconference, meeting or F2F so long as quorum achieved IEEE-SA rules, P&P apply to all meetings: http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies Minutes shall be posted Comment resolutions approved with 75% (technical) vote Initiate recirculation (if empowered by WG to do so)

Will hold teleconferences as needed January 2011 Teleconferences Will hold teleconferences as needed Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Timeline 2011 July 2011 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 > >   2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1st re-circulation complete Letter Ballot 66 of draft d02 > Comment resolution, 2nd recirculation Draft d03, re-circulation , Letter Ballot 71 Submit for MEC (Manadatory Edit Cordination) review Comment resolution, recirculation Sponsor ballot invite (30 days) >  Prepare for sponsor ballot / Seek EC Approval for sponsor ballot Start Sponsor ballot Sponsor ballot Comment resolution 1st re-circulation Sponsor 2nd re-circulation Sponsor Seek EC approval for RevCom Arthur Astrin

Thank You ! Any Questions ? July 2011 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) July 2011 Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) The purpose of the proposed standard it to provide an international standard for a short range (ie about human body range), low power and highly reliable wireless communication for use in close proximity to, or inside, a human body. Data rates, typically up to 10Mbps, will be offered to satisfy an evolutionary set of entertainment and healthcare services. Current PANs do not meet the medical (proximity to human tissue) and relevant communication regulations for some application environments. They also do not support the combination of reliability (QoS), low power, data rate and noninterference required to broadly address the breadth of body area network applications. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) July 2011 Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) There is a need for a standard optimized for ultra low power devices and operation on, in or around the human body to serve a variety of applications including medical and personal entertainment. Examples of the applications served by the proposed standard are: EEG, ECG, EMG, vital signals monitoring (temperature (wearable thermometer), respiratory, wearable heart rate monitor, wearable pulse oximeter, wearable blood pressure monitor, oxygen, pH value , wearable glucose sensor, implanted glucose sensor, cardiac arrhythmia), wireless capsule endoscope (gastrointestinal), wireless capsule for drug delivery, deep brain stimulator, cortical stimulator (visual neuro-stimulator, audio neuro stimulator, Parkinson’s disease, etc…), remote control of medical devices such as pacemaker, actuators, insulin pump, hearing aid (wearable and implanted), retina implants, disability assistance, such as muscle tension sensing and stimulation, wearable weighing scale, fall detection, aiding sport training. This will include body-centric solutions for future wearable computers. In a similar vein, the same technology can provide effective solutions for personal entertainment as well.The existence of a body area network standard will provide opportunities to expand these product features, better healthcare and well being for the users. It will therefore result in economic opportunity for technology component suppliers and equipment manufacturers. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

The light at the end of the tunnel… July 2011 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P802.15.6™/D04 Draft Standard for Body Area Network Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)