1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: f Task Group Mid-Week Report for Atlanta, Georgia
Date Submitted: November 9, 2011
Source: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Contact: Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company
Voice:
Re: f Active RFID Mid-Week Report for the November 2011 session in Atlanta
Abstract: Mid-Week Report for the November 2011 Active RFID Session in Atlanta.
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.
Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

2. 18th Meeting as a Task Group
IEEE f Active RFID
Mid-Week Report
18th Meeting as a Task Group
Atlanta
November 9, 2011
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

3. f PAR Purpose
Paragraph from f Project Authorization Request (PAR) document.
5.4 Purpose of Proposed Standard:
To provide a standard for low cost, ultra low energy consumption, flexible and highly reliable communication means and air interface protocol for Active RFID and sensor applications. The air interface should be able to support a wide range of needs for which active RFID systems can be useful and enable improved performance and flexibility for future mass deployments of active RFID systems around the world.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

4. IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview
Chair: Mike McInnis
Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington
Secretary: Open
Technical Editor: Tim Harrington
TG4f meeting time slots reduced from 8 to 5 so far this week.
Administrative meeting documents during this session:
Agenda-Atlanta-November-2011
Opening-Introduction-November-2011
Active-RFID-Minutes-Atlanta-November-2011
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

5. TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week
Mtg
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
AM1
TG4f BRC Meeting
Cancelled
AM2
Working Group – Opening Meeting
Working Group –Mid-Week Meeting
PM1
TG4f Meeting Opening/Agenda/Objective/Approve Sept Minutes/Timeline/PAR and goal for this meeting. Preparation for mid-week plenary meeting.
PM2
TG4f Meeting Preparation for mid-week plenary meeting.
TG4f Meeting: IF NEEDED. Task Group closing report preparation and next steps.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

6. November 2011 TG4f Meeting Goal
To seek unconditional approval from the IEEE Working Group and IEEE 802 Executive Committee to forward the IEEE f Active RFID System draft # 7 standard document to IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) for approval and publication. 
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

7. 802.15.4f Timeline TG4f target for this meeting
Next target: IEEE-SA Review Committee (RevCom) approval during next meeting scheduled for March 27-29, 2011.
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

8. 802.15.4f Ballot History Initial Sponsor Ballot closed 28 August 2011
November 2010
f Ballot History
Initial Sponsor Ballot closed 28 August 2011
Vote Results (pool of 138 voters)
124 Responses (89%)
112 Yes, 3 no (97% approval ratio)
9 Abstain (7%)
Ballot passes
97 comments from 15 commenters
22 Must Be Satisfied (2 accepted, 16 rejected, 4 revised)
75 Other
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance

9. Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
f Ballot History
Recirc-1 closed 7 October 2011
Vote Results (pool of 138 voters)
125 Responses (90%)
113 Yes, 3 no (97% approval ratio)
9 Abstain (7%)
Ballot passes
18 comments from 3 commenters
2 Must Be Satisfied (2 rejected)
16 Other
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2010

10. Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
f Ballot History
Recirc-2 closed 24 October 2011
Final cumulative vote results (pool of 138 voters)
127 Responses (92% response ratio)
118 Yes, 0 no (100% approval ratio)
9 Abstain (7% abstain ratio)
Ballot passes
1 comment from 1 (IEEE-SA EC) commenter
1 Must Be Satisfied (1 accepted)
0 Other
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2010

11. TG4f Sponsor Ballot Tally Result Summary

12. Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
EC motion for 15.4f
requests unconditional approval from the EC to submit the P f –D07 draft amendment to RevCom.
WG vote ( )
EC vote
Moved Heile, seconded Gilb
Yes: , No:, Abstain:
Robert F. Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2010

13. Motion to WG:
Motion: WG requests unconditional approval from the EC to submit P f-D07 draft amendment to RevCom.
Moved by: Mike McInnis
Seconded by:
WG Vote:
TG4f vote: Yes-7, No-0, Abstain-0
Unanimous approval.

14. Next TG4f Meeting Wednesday November 9, 2011 PM2
Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company