1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: f Task Group Closing Report for Okinawa, Japan
Date Submitted: September 21, 2011
Source: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Contact: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Voice:
Re: f Active RFID Closing Report for the Okinawa, Japan September 2011 Session.
Abstract: Closing Report for the September 2011 Active RFID Session in Okinawa, Japan.
Purpose: This amendment defines a Physical Layer (PHY), and those Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) modifications required to support it, for Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and tags. It allows for efficient communications with active RFID tags and sensor applications in an autonomous manner in a promiscuous network, using very low energy consumption (low duty cycle), and low PHY transmitter power. The PHY parameters are flexible and configurable to provide optimized use in a variety of active RFID tag operations including simplex and duplex transmission (reader-to-tag and tag-to-readers), multicast (reader to a select group of tags), uni-cast as in reader to a single tag, tag-to-tag communication, and multi-hop capability.
Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 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.
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2. 17th Meeting as a Task Group
IEEE f Active RFID
Closing Report
17th Meeting as a Task Group
Okinawa, Japan
September 21, 2011
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

3. IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview
Chair: Mike McInnis
Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington
Secretary: Open
Technical Editor: Tim Harrington
TG4f meeting time slot number increased from 8 to 10 for this week.
Administrative meeting documents during this session:
Agenda-Okinawa-September-2011
Opening-Introduction-September-2011
First –SB- Comment-Resolutions-on-d5p f –draft-standard
Active-RFID-Minutes-Okinawa-September-2011
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4. TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week in Okinawa
Mtg
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
AM1
Joint meeting
8:00-9:30
Working Group Opening Meeting
9:30-10:00
TG4f Meeting Resolve comments and prepare for re-circulation Sponsor Ballot
AM2
TG4f Meeting Opening/Agenda / Objectives/Approve July 2011 Minutes/ Timeline / PAR/ SB #1 comment resolution .
Mid-Week Working Group Meeting
PM1
TG4f Meeting prepare for November 2011 meeting in Atlanta.
PM2
Tutorial and Intro Japan Regulation and Policy Standardization .
Conf . Room A1
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5. TG4f first (initial) Sponsor Ballot (30 day) tally results
Ballot Open Date: 28-Jul-2011
Ballot Close Date: 28-Aug-2011
Draft #: D05
Comments: 97
Must Be Satisfied Comments: 22
Technical comments: 36
RESPONSE RATE
138 eligible people in this ballot group.
112 affirmative votes
3 negative votes with comments
0 negative votes without comments
9 abstention votes: (Conflict of Interest: 1, Lack of expertise: 1, Lack of time: 5, Other: 2)
124 votes received = 89% returned
                          7% abstention
APPROVAL RATE
115 votes = 97% affirmative

6. TG4f first (initial) Sponsor Ballot (30 day) tally result analysis
97 total comments received from 30-day SB;
26 comments given status of rejected
53 comments given status of accepted
18 comments given status of revised
Of the 97 comments 22 are “must be satisfied” comments
15 comments of the 97 comments are out of scope and were rejected (13 of these are “must be satisfied comments) resulting in 82 comments pertaining to TG4f d5 standard text:
82 total comments received from 30-day SB which are related to TG4f draft standard text;
11 comments given status of rejected
Of the 82 comments 9 are ‘must be satisfied” comments of which 3 were rejected
35 TG4 comments are technical of which 6 were rejected (2 “must be satisfied comments rejected)
10 TG4 comments are general of which 2 were rejected
37 TG4 comments are editorial of which 3 were rejected (1 “must be satisfied” comment rejected)
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

7. TG4f Meeting Goals for September 2011 Were Achieved
Resolved comments from initial IEEE-SA 30 day Sponsor Ballot release of TG4f d5 draft standard document.
Revised TG4f d5 document per accepted and revised comment resolutions and uploaded TG4f d6 document to IEEE-SA for a 10 day SB recirculation.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

8. TG4f SB BRC Goals Between IEEE 802.15 Meetings
Conduct 10-day IEEE-SA SB recirculation ballots
TG4f SB BRC to meet via teleconference after each recirculation ballot to resolve comments and incorporate accepted and revised comments into TG4f draft documents.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

9. TG4f Meeting Goals for November 2011 in Atlanta
Seek approval from the 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE f Active RFID System draft standard to IEEE-SA REVCOM for approval and publication.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

10. 802. 15 Project Meeting Dates and Locations http://grouper. ieee
Type
Location
Jan-09
Interim
Los Angeles
Mar-09
Plenary
Vancouver
May-09
Montreal
Jul-09
San Francisco
Sep-09
Kona, Hawaii
Nov-09
Atlanta
Jan-10
Mar-10
Orlando
May-10
Beijing, China
Jul-10
San Diego
Sep-10
Nov-10
Dallas (TG4f Formed two years ago)
Jan-11
Los Angeles (12th TG4f meeting)
Mar-11
Singapore
May-11
Palm Springs
July-11
Sept-11
Okinawa, Japan
Nov-11
Jan-12
Jacksonville, Florida
March-12
Big Island, Hawaii
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11. Draft 802.15.4f Timeline - Next Meeting Goals in Atlanta, GA
Target is 802 EC approval to forward to REVCOM
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12. Next Steps Next Meeting November 7-10, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia
Sign up for f Active RFID reflector
Next Meeting
November 7-10, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia
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13. TG4f Officers Chair: Mike McInnis Vice Chair: Tim Harrington
Secretary: Volunteer during meetings
Technical Editors: Tim Harrington
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