1. 7171 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253-3696 USA
MAY 2000
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September 2000
802.15
8th Session of meetings of the IEEE Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks
September 18-22, 2000
Radisson
7171 North Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ USA
Robert F. Heile, GTE
Robert F. Heile, GTE

2. 802.15 Functional Organization Chart
September 2000
Functional Organization Chart
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3. Archive, Mailing List, URLs
September 2000
Archive, Mailing List, URLs
Web Page
Mailing List
Bluetooth Special Interest Group
Home RF Working Group
To add your name to IEEE mailing list please send an to
Robert F. Heile, GTE

4. Overall Objectives of the Scottsdale Meeting September 18-22, 2000
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5. Overall Objectives of the Scottsdale Meeting September 18-22, 2000
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6. Overall Objectives of the Scottsdale Meeting September 18-22, 2000
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7. Individual Representation and Anti-Trust
September 2000
Individual Representation and Anti-Trust
In IEEE standards meetings, membership is by individual, hence you do not represent a company or organization.
The Anti-Trust laws forbid the discussion of prices
Robert F. Heile, GTE

8. IEEE 802 WG Voting Membership
September 2000
IEEE 802 WG Voting Membership
All persons participating in the initial meeting of the Working Group become voting members of the Working Group.
Thereafter, voting membership in a Working Group is established by participating in at least 75% of the meetings of the Working Group at two out of the last four Plenary sessions. Membership starts at the beginning of the third Plenary session attended, providing the 2 out of 4 rule is satisfied.
One duly constituted interim Working Group Meeting may be substituted for the Working Group meetings at one of the two Plenary sessions
Members of the Working Group who have not achieved voting status are known as observers. Liaison members are those designated individuals who provide liaison with other working groups or standards bodies.
Reference of the IEEE 802 Rules
Robert F. Heile, GTE

9. September 2000
IEEE 802 WG Meetings
Working Group meetings are open to anyone. The privilege of observers to participate in discussions is at the discretion of the Working Group Chair.
Interim Working Group or Technical Advisory Group meetings, as a goal, are to have:
1) Reasonable advance notification to all Working Group members, observers and liaison people (>4 weeks),
2) Few last minute shifts in location (<< 1 per year), and
3) Announcement of Interim meeting at the plenary.
Robert F. Heile, GTE

10. IEEE 802.15 WG Membership Rules
September 2000
IEEE WG Membership Rules
The rules and procedures governing WG membership including establishment, retention, loss and rights are contained in the Operating rules of IEEE Project 802 (See ref [1], 5.1.3). The following additional requirements are imposed within WG :
TG and SG meetings do not count towards WG voting rights unless they are held in conjunction with a WG meeting.
To establish and retain voting rights participants must record and maintain complete contact information in the database
Voting rights may be lost by:
Failure to pay conference fee
Missing two out of three consecutive letter ballots
Failure to maintain contact information
Robert F. Heile, GTE

11. IEEE P802.15 WG Membership Rules
September 2000
IEEE P WG Membership Rules
In addition to the requirements for membership the following is highly recommended for most efficient exchange of information between members:
address capable of handling large file attachments
Laptop computer at meetings
WLAN card for laptop
Flash card for laptop
Robert F. Heile, GTE

12. MAY 2000
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September 2000
Attendance Book
Attendance has to be recorded for voting membership registration
Attendance Record Book controlled by Mike McInnis
Only sign for yourself, for the current session.
Keep the book moving!!!
The last person hands the book back to the chair of the meeting
Robert F. Heile, GTE 14
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13. Attendance Book-Sept 18-22, 2000
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Attendance Book-Sept 18-22, 2000
Only sign when you attend at least 90 % of the meeting for which you sign; i.e. AM or PM or Eve(ning) part of the session)
Sign with your initials (no cross etc). Do not underline. Only sign in the box designated with the applicable day and part of the day, AM/PM/Eve
Never sign ahead
Attendance at a minimum of 7 meetings is required for the Session to count for voting rights. If Scheduled, a Monday or Tuesday Evening session may be substituted.
Robert F. Heile, GTE 15
Robert F. Heile, GTE

14. Attendance Book Check e-mail addresses
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Attendance Book
Check addresses
some addresses crossed out, or have a $-sign added to the right
those so marked have been bounced when used.
If your address is so marked, please provide a working address--it is a requirement of maintaining your voting status.
Robert F. Heile, GTE 16
Robert F. Heile, GTE

15. Documents and Submissions
September 2000
Documents and Submissions
All Documents and Submissions must confirm to the Templates posted on the Web site and be accepted by the WG Chair or his designee.
File names should conform to the following convention: 00/[xxx]r[y]P802-15_[WG,TG[X],MC]-Title-no-spaces
Document numbers may be obtained from the WG Chair.
All Documents must be available to meeting attendees prior to presentation.
The contributor acknowledges and accepts that any documents or submission contributed to the WG or any of its TGs, SGs, or Committees become the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by If any copyright notices appear, a written release must be filed with the WG chair prior to acceptance of the document.
Robert F. Heile, GTE

16. IEEE Patent Policy IEEE-SA Standards Association Bylaws (Jan1998)
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September 2000
IEEE Patent Policy
IEEE-SA Standards Association Bylaws (Jan1998)
IEEE-SA Standards Association Operations Manual (Mar1998)
Standards Companion (1995)
Patent Request and Patent Response Letters (Annex A)
Other information on Patents is Out-of-date
WG Chairs should review patent policy at each meeting
When evaluating alternative technologies:
Patent letters can be requested and tabulated for each technology
Terms and Conditions NOT appropriate (Violates cost discussions)
All patent claims may not be visible at time of tabulation
Robert F. Heile, GTE 17
Robert F. Heile, GTE

17. Patents -IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws (Jan 1998)
September 2000
Patents -IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws (Jan 1998)
6. Patents
IEEE standards may include the known use of patent(s), including patent applications, if there is technical justification in the opinion of the standards-developing committee and provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder that it will license applicants under reasonable terms and conditions for the purpose of implementing the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either
a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or
b) A statement that a license will be made available to all applicants without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination.
Robert F. Heile, GTE

18. Logistics-Meeting Graphic
September 2000
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19. September 2000
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20. Logistics-Breaks, Docs, etc
September 2000
Logistics-Breaks, Docs, etc
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21. September 2000
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22. IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks
September 2000
IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks
Backup Slides
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23. IEEE 802 Organization LMSC SPONSOR EXEC OFFICERS WORKING GROUP CHAIRS
September 2000
IEEE 802 Organization
LMSC SPONSOR
CHAIR
Jim Carlo
WORKING GROUP CHAIRS
EXEC OFFICERS
802.1
BRIDGING/ARCH
Bill Lidinsky
802.3
CSMA/CD
Geoff Thompson
VICE CHAIR
Paul Nikolich
RECORDING SEC
Howard Frazier
Active
802.5
TOKEN RING
Bob Love
802.8
FIBER TAG
Chip Benson
802.10
SECURITY
Ken Alonge
EXECUTIVE SEC
Buzz Rigsbee
TREASURER
Bob Grow
Active
802.11
WIRELESS
Vic Hayes
802.14
CABLE-TV
Robert Russell
802.15
WPAN
Bob Heile
802.16
BWA
Roger Marks
802.9
ISLAN
Dhad. Vamen
802.2
LLC
Dave Carlson
802.4
TOKEN BUS
Paul Eastman
802.6
DQDB WAN
Jim Mollenauer
802.7
BROADBAND
( Res)
802.12
DEMAND PRIORITY
Pat Thaler
Hibernation
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24. IEEE 802 Approval Guidelines
September 2000
IEEE 802 Approval Guidelines
(1) The SEC chair may override in order to avoid issues which would negatively impact the process for IEEE 802 standards.
(2) Either SEC or SEC chair should approve submission to the US TAG.
(3) Requires 30 day draft submission to SEC.
Robert F. Heile, GTE

25. IEEE Standards Companion, Annex A Sample Correspondence
September 2000
IEEE Standards Companion, Annex A Sample Correspondence
This letter is written in response to your letter of (date), which requested that (company) confirm to the IEEE that we will provide licenses under our (country) Patent # with respect to the proposed IEEEP standard. In that regard:
In the event the proposed standard is adopted and the standard cannot be practiced without the use of the cited patent, (company) agrees upon written request to grant a nonexclusive license under such patent on a nondiscriminatory basis and on reasonable terms and conditions.
This letter does not grant any right to the IEEE with respect to (company) copyrights or other intellectual property rights that relate to the proposed standard. Any party interested in the license described above may write to (name of contact person) at the address on the letterhead.
Robert F. Heile, GTE

26. September 2000
Acronym's & Glossary
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.)
MAC (Medium Access Control) Layer
PHY (Physical) Layer
TG (Task Group)
SG (Study Group)
MC (Marketing Committee)
WG (Working Group)
WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Networking)
Bluetooth (Bluetooth Special Interest Group is the codename for a technology specification for small form factor, low-cost, short range radio links between mobile PCs, mobile phones and other portable devices.)
HomeRF (The HRFWG plans to publish the SWAP specification by fall of 1998 and companies may begin product development shortly thereafter.)
Robert F. Heile, GTE