1. March 2009
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [IEEE f Key User and Technical Requirements]
Date Submitted: [11 March 2009]
Source: [Mike McInnis]
Company [The Boeing Company]
Address [P.O. Box 3707, Mail Code 7M-CA, Seattle, WA , USA.]
Re : []
Abstract: [Key Requirements derived by IEEE f Task Group March 2009 ]
Purpose:[TG4f Working Document pertaining to Key User and Technical Requirements]
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2. Draft Key User and Technical Requirements Summary
March 2009
Draft Key User and Technical Requirements Summary
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3. 802.15.4f User Requirements Summary
March 2009
Must have optional capability to provide another unique ID
Regulatory compatibility
Regional
Global
Tag location capability
Precision
Presence
Portal, Choke point, sign post
Baseline tag with capability to add optional features
Tag power management
Methods to conserve battery energy (low energy use)
Option to control tag
Indoor and outdoor use
Including extreme RF environments
Sensor integration requirement (optional)
High tag density
Per reader
Minimum cost tag (baseline)
Tag does not require every optional feature and functionality
Real Time
Low latency between when the event occurs and when it is recognized on the other end
Mobility (roaming between readers)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Range
Line of Sight (LOS)
Non-Line of Sight (NLOS)
Electromagnetic non-interference with other electronic devices
Example: implantable devices
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4. 802.15.4f Technical Requirements Summary
March 2009
Utilize MAC
Every tag/device has a 64 bit MAC address
Must have optional capability to provide another unique ID
Regulatory compatibility
Regional
Global
Tag location capability
Precision
Presence
Portal, Choke point, sign post
Baseline tag with capability to add optional features
Tag power management
Methods to conserve battery energy (low energy use)
Option to control tag
Range
Indoor and outdoor use
Including extreme RF environments
Sensor integration requirement (optional)
Variable Packet Data Unit payload size (capable of between x to y bytes of information)
High tag density
Per reader
Minimum cost tag (baseline)
Tag does not require every optional feature and functionality
Real Time
Low latency between when the event occurs and when it is recognized on the other end
Mobility (roaming between readers)
Line of Sight (LOS)
Non-Line of Sight (NLOS)
Electromagnetic non-interference with other electronic devices
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5. Utilize 802.15.4 MAC Starting point
March 2009
Utilize MAC
Starting point
Make changes necessary to the MAC required to support new PHY(s)
Desire to avoid making, or to make minimum, changes to the MAC
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6. Capability to provide unique ID
March 2009
Capability to provide unique ID
Optional
Variable up to 35 characters - Maximum
(35 characters x 6 bits) largest (NATO)
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7. Regulatory Compatibility
March 2009
Regulatory Compatibility
UWB Band
Korea*
Korea Communications Commission
Japan*
China – draft state
Europe*
ETSI EN (location std for ETSI)
Australia
United States*
(U.S. UWB regulations)
(U.S. Wideband regulations)
Singapore*
2.4 GHz Band
(U.S. ISM regulations)
Sub-GHz Band ( MHz ?)
15.231
15.209
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8. Tag location capability
March 2009
Tag location capability
Position
Defined in 2 or 3 dimensions
Precision of tag position
Sub 1 meter
Sub 3 meter
Sub 10 meter
Presence (Reader location)
A tag within the read range of at least one reader
A Tag within a specified coverage zone of the reader
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