May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG4a Opening/Closing Report for Garden Grove CA Date Submitted: September 2005 Source: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC Contact: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting, LLC. Voice: +1 724-575-2469, E-Mail: pat.kinney@ieee.org Re: TG4A Opening/Closing Report for September Session Abstract: Opening/Closing Report for the TG4a Session in Garden Grove, CA. Purpose: To provide information on potential location performance 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. Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 TG4a Scope This project will define an alternative PHY clause for a data communication standard with precision ranging, extended range, enhanced robustness and mobility amendment to standard 802.15.4. Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 Meeting Objectives Update the full list of technical issues in the editing areas of UWB, Ranging, CSS/2.4 GHz, and MAC Hear presentations and discussions on the above mentioned technical issues and on proposals to resolve the above technical issues (modulation, FEC, MAC ranging) Work with 802.19 to come up with a suitable coexistence strategy and CA document Work with 802.18 to address regulatory issues with Ofcom et al (Heard regulatory reports from Japan and Europe) Discuss TG4a Activity Between Sep and Nov Meetings Revise Project Plan (No Change) Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

Progress this Week Modulation: UWB chip sequence defined May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 Progress this Week Modulation: UWB chip sequence defined MAC: Ranging methodology defined Coexistence: Regulatory: Started discussions on coexistence and regulatory issues Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 TG4a Process Resolution of technical issues via conference call and email Technical editors will generate a draft standard with help of their co-editors No “TBDs” or “place holders”; Tech Editors will put best guess values into the text when no defined TG4a position exists Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

TG4a Schedule May 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 September 2005 Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC. Stuart J. Kerry - Philips Semiconductors, Inc.

Activities between Sep and Nov September 2005 Activities between Sep and Nov Conference Calls: UWB, Ranging, CSS, MAC, Coexistence Modulation: PRF to be defined by 12 Oct FEC to be defined by 19 Oct Coexistence: start drafting an informative annex Draft Standard To be released to TG4a reflector by 8 Nov Pat Kinney - Kinney Consulting LLC.