Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in May 2010 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in May 2010 Date Submitted: May 18, 2009 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Voice: +1 650 704-2517, E-Mail: astrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Closing Report for May 2010 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG6 Session in May 2010. 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 maybe made publicly available by P802.15. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

15th Meeting as a Task Group 6 May 2010 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Closing Report 15th Meeting as a Task Group 6 Beijing, China May 18, 2009 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

In March May 2010 Setup a process for handling comments Normative Text HBC NB UWB MAC Normative Text Present to TG6 0201 0195 0198 0196 Release to TG6 TG6 Candidate TG6 Vote TG6 Baseline 0245 Arthur Astrin

Since March May 2010 TG6 Candidate 0245-00 Thank you Anuj Omeni Rick Powell Jin-Meng Hind Grace Ichirou_Kaoru … 0245-01 0245-02 0245-03 0245-04 0245-05 TG6 Baseline = D00 Arthur Astrin

May 2010 Changes from 0245-05 to -06 The changes from previous revision are:   Removed many inline comments left over from a contributor draft which were integrated in the normative text.  Comments will or have be addressed subsequently. Made changes to the text based on comments received from Anuj, Omeni, Rick Powell, Jin-Meng, Hind, Grace, Ichirou Kaoru. Removed redundant definitions from the definitions table Applied IEEE 802 standard template. Formatting of front matter according to IEEE Style guide. Fixed broken cross references to several Tables, Figures and Sections Added missing table references Made editorial changes based on comments received by May 20, 2010 Replaced UWB section 12 with doc 198-06. Replaced HBC section 14 with doc 201-02. Arthur Astrin

Teleconferences Will hold several teleconferences when needed May 2010 Teleconferences Will hold several teleconferences when needed and face to face meetings Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Timeline 2010 May 2010 > > Merge Proposals   2010 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Merge Proposals > Agree content for Baseline Draft Draft Work Technical Comments Resolution Draft Ready for 1st letter ballot ( 40days) >  1st letter ballot complete Resolution of comments, 1st recirculation 1st re-circulation complete approval Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

TG6 Motion TG6 requests the WG 15 to start the letter ballot May 2010 TG6 Motion TG6 requests the WG 15 to start the letter ballot on draft D0 (0245-06) to seek approval to forward to Sponsor Ballot. Moved: Clint Chaplin Second: Ryuji Kohno Vote: Yes: 28 (90.3%) No: 3 Abstain: 6 Motion Passed. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

May 2010 WG Motion That the 802.15 WG approve the start a WG Letter Ballot requesting approval to forward the P802.15.6 Draft D0 to Sponsor Ballot.  Moved: Art Astrin Second: Rick Alfvin Vote: Yes: No: Abstain: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Plans for July 2010 meeting Prepare the baseline draft as Draft D0 May 2010 Plans for July 2010 meeting Prepare the baseline draft as Draft D0 Keep resolving any remaining issues, which may delay the completion of the standard Prepare for letter ballot process. Start working on Coexistence/ Interference issues Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

The light at the end of the tunnel… May 2010 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P802.15.6™/D0 Draft Standard for Body Area Network Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Thank You ! Any Questions ? May 2010 Thank You ! Any Questions ? Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) May 2010 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) May 2010 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)