July 2005 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG4a 2.4 GHz CSS PHY Status Report for SF Date Submitted: May 2005 Source: John Lampe, Rainer Hach, Nanotron Technologies GmbH Contact: Alt-Moabit 61, 10555 Berlin, Germany Voice: +49 30 399 954 0, E-Mail: j.lampe@nanotron.com Re: TG4A Status Report for July Session Abstract: 2.4 GHz CSS PHY Opening Status Report for the TG4a Session in SF. Purpose: To provide information on alternate PHY drafting progress of networks based on IEEE 802.15.4. 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. John Lampe, Nanotron

TG4a CSS PHY Activity Between May and July Meetings Held 7 weekly conference calls to continue drafting Assigned and prioritized tasks to each sub-editor Continued drafting and reviewing sections Discussed technical issues and clarifications John Lampe, Nanotron

TG4a CSS PHY Milestone Drafting Schedule July 2005 TG4a CSS PHY Milestone Drafting Schedule Draft text (many, not all sections) by April 29 Rough draft (some sections empty) at Cairns Session Edit draft and fill sections, begin coexistence work by July Session Complete draft by September Session Integrate with UWB, Ranging and MAC sections John Lampe, Nanotron

Meeting Objectives Review drafted text Attend IEEE editing tutorial July 2005 Meeting Objectives Review drafted text Attend IEEE editing tutorial Review preliminary coexistence studies Discuss technical issues Plan between meetings effort Coexistence Editing Next conference call Wednesday, August 3, 13:00 CEST (Berlin time) John Lampe, Nanotron