1. February 19
doc.: IEEE /424r1
May 2006
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: TG4a Closing Report for Jacksonville, FL
Date Submitted: May 2006
Source: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting LLC
Contact: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting, LLC.
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Re: TG4A Opening/Closing Report for May Session
Abstract: Closing Report for the TG4a Session in Jacksonville, FL.
Purpose: To provide information on potential location performance of networks based on IEEE
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2. February 19
doc.: IEEE /424r1
May 2006
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
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3. February 19
doc.: IEEE /424r1
May 2006
TG4a Purpose
To provide an international standard for an ultra low complexity, ultra low cost, ultra low power consumption alternate PHY for (comparable to the goals for ). To satisfy an evolutionary set of industrial and consumer requirements for WPAN communications, the precision ranging capability will be accurate to one meter or better, and the communication range, robustness and mobility improved over The project will address the requirements to support coexisting networks of sensors, controllers, logistic and peripheral devices in multiple compliant co-located systems.
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4. Meeting Objectives Report status of Letter Ballot 34
February 19
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May 2006
Report status of Letter Ballot 34
Allocate/resolve TR comments
Allocate/resolve T comments
Allocate/resolve E comment
Modify a PAR to amend not
Work with TG4b to work out issues
Work with to generate a CA document
Forward draft specification to recirculation after session
Discuss TG4a Activity Between May and July Meetings
Revise Project Plan
Meeting Objectives
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5. Progress Since Denver Completed comment resolution of LB 33
February 19
doc.: IEEE /424r1
May 2006
Progress Since Denver
Completed comment resolution of LB 33
ed TR comment resolutions to “no” voters
Revised draft standard as per comment resolution
Completed LB34 recirculation
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6. LB33 Results Yes No Abstain TOTALS 126 41 20 Return Ratio 79.6%
May 2006
LB33 Results
Yes No
Abstain
TOTALS
126 41 20
Return Ratio
79.6%
Absentee Ratio
10.7%
Affirm Ratio
75.4%
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7. LB34 Results Yes No Abstain TOTALS 67 17 9 Return Ratio 39.6%
May 2006
LB34 Results
Yes No
Abstain
TOTALS 67 17 9
Return Ratio
39.6%
Absentee Ratio
9.7%
Affirm Ratio
79.8%
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8. Cumulative Results Yes No Abstain TOTALS 148 29 22 Return Ratio 84.7%
May 2006
Cumulative Results
Yes No
Abstain
TOTALS
148 29 22
Return Ratio
84.7%
Absentee Ratio
11.1%
Affirm Ratio
83.6%
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9. Activities between May and July
23 May: comment resolutions sent to
2 June: Coexistence Assurance document sent to for informal review
9 June: Comments on Coexistence Assurance document received from
29 June: Release D3 to letter ballot
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10. TG4a Schedule February 19 doc.: IEEE 802.11-00/424r1 May 2006
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11. May 2006
Empowerment
Motion: That TG4a empowers its technical editors to modify the draft amendment to incorporate:
the resolutions to comments as captured in document a
SFD pattern
Maximum transmit power value for sub-GHz UWB
Editorial changes
Changes to coexistence assurance document resulting from informal review.
Moved by Vern Brethour, seconded by Ben Wolfe
The motion was unanimously approved.
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12. Motion to take D3 to Letter Ballot
May 2006
Motion to take D3 to Letter Ballot
Motion: That the WG approve the recirculation of the draft standard a D3 upon completion of editing by ’s ballot resolution committee.
Moved by
Seconded by
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