1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Opening Report for the TG6 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.orgastrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Opening Report for May 2010 Session Abstract: Opening report for the TG6 Session. Purpose:To focus 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.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 2 IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Opening Report 15 th Meeting as a Task Group 6 Beijing, China May 18, 2009

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Plans for May 2010 meeting March 2010 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 3 Continue refining the baseline draft Resolve any remaining controversies, which may delay going to letter ballot

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Plans for May 2010 meeting May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 4 HBCNBUWBMAC 019501980196 Normative Text Present to TG6 0201 TG6 Baseline TG6 Candidate TG6 Vote Release to TG6 0245-00

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Since March May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 5 TG6 Baseline = D00 TG6 Candidate 0245-00 0245-04 0245-03 0245-02 0245-01 Thank you Anuj Omeni Rick Powell Jin-Meng Hind Grace Ichirou_Kaoru … 0245-05

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Changes from 0245-00 to 0245-04 Per motion at the last meeting, combined the four drafts (10-0195-02, 10-0196-02, 10-0198-01, 10-0201- 01) into this document. Added comments received. Changed font to Times New Roman. Renumbered chapters per IEEE standard. Moved references, definitions and abbreviations and acronyms to their appropriate chapters. Added Chapter 1 from PAR. Definitions, abbreviations and acronyms were turned into tables, then sorted alphabetically. Added Table of Contents. Changes in rev 01, done on 4/19/2010 Accepted previous changes to allow line numbering. Added line numbers. Added list of TG6 Draft contributors Changes in rev 02, done on 4/19/2010 Alphabetized list of contributors Fixed the section numbering Changes in rev 03, done on 4/21/2010 Fixed the subsection numbering to match original numbering in 10-0195-02, 10-0196-02, 10-0198-01, 10- 0201-01 documents. May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 6

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Changes from 0245-04 to -05 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, Jin-Meng. Removed redundant definitions from the definitions table Replaced the UWB section with new rev of doc 198-03 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 17, 2010 Replaced UWB section 12 with doc 198-05. Replaced HBC section 14 with doc 201-02. May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 7

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Timeline 2010 May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 8 2010 123456789101112 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 > Resolve comments, 2nd recirculation, apprv >>

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission The light at the end of the tunnel… March 2010 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)Slide 9 IEEE P802.15.6™/D0 Draft Standard for Body Area Network

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission Thank You ! Any Questions ? May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 10

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission 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. May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 11

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-10-0302-00-0006 Submission 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. May 2010 Arthur AstrinSlide 12