1. Hyatt Regency Vancouver
November 2001
doc.: IEEE /468r0
March 2019
119th Session of meetings of the IEEE Working Group for Wireless Specialty Networks
Opening Report
March 10-15, 2019
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Robert F. Heile, Decawave
Robert F. Heile

2. 802.15 Organization Chart March 2019 To add your name
802.15WG Chair
Bob Heile, Wi-SUN Alliance
Vice Chairs
Rick Alfvin, Linespeed
Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting
Organization Chart
Secretary
Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting
Assistant Secretary
Mike McInnis, Boeing
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STUDY GROUPS:
INTEREST GROUPS
IG TeraHertz (THZ)
Chair: Thomas Kürner,
Technische Universität Braunschweig
IG Dependability (of Radio Links)
Chair: Ryuji Kohno,
IG Profiles
Chair: Don Sturek, Itron
IG Vehicular Assistive Technology
ChairYeong Min Jang, Kookmin Uni
IG 15.4 Guide
Chair: TBD
STANDING COMMITTEES
SC IETF
Chair: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting
SC WNG
Chair:: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting
SC Maintenance / Rules
Working Group Technical Editor
James Gilb
Task Groups
TG4md 15.4 Revision
Chair: Gary Stuebing, Cisco
TG7m Optical Wireless Communications
Yeong Min Jang, Kookmin University
Chair
TG4w 15.4 Low Power Wide Area (LPWA)
Chari: Robert, Jörg
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
TG10a Routing Mode Addressing (RMA)
Chair: Charlie Perkins, Futurwei
TG4x Fan Enhancements (FANE)
Chair: Matt Gilmore, Itron
TG12 Consolidated ULI
Chair: Pat Kinney, Kinney Consulting
TG4y Security Next Gen (SECN)
Chair: Don Sturek, Itron
TG13 Gigbit OWC
Chair: Volker Jungnickel
Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute
TG4z 15.4 Enhanced Impulse Radio (EIR)
Chair: Tim Harrington, Pro-ID
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

3. Vancouver Session Objectives March 10-15, 2019
TASK GROUP 4w –LPWA Enhancements to LECIM PHYs
Finalizing first draft for WG e-Ballot
Updating work activity and time line
TASK GROUP 4x –FAN Enhancements to the SUN PHYs
Complete
Working with IEEE on published version
TASK GROUP 4y –Security Next Generation (SECN)
Discussing proposals
TASK GROUP 4z –Enhanced Impulse Radio (EIR)
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

4. Vancouver Session Objectives March 10-15, 2019
TASK GROUP 15.4md –Revision 4
Comment resolution from last Ballot
Continue seeking input on corrections, changes, and areas for possible deprecation
Task Group 7m Revision 1 OWC
Complete
Working with IEEE staff to finalize published version
TASK GROUP-10a Routing Mode Addressing (RMA)
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

5. Vancouver Session Objectives March 10-15, 2019
TASK GROUP Upper Layer Interface (ULI)
continue work on developing draft for draft
Update Project Plan/Timeline
TASK GROUP 13 –Multi Gigabit/sec OWC
Finalize work on ballotable draft
Dependability (DEP) Interest Group:
Discuss Contributions
Define potential Standard’s opportunity
Evaluate if Study Group is warranted
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

6. Vancouver Session Objectives March 10-15, 2019
Vehicular Assistive Technology (VAT) IG:
Discuss opportunities for OWC standards work for V2V and V2B communications
Define potential Standards opportunity
Evaluate if Study Group is warranted
THz Interest Group:
Review & discuss current state of technology
Evaluate any potential Standards opportunities
Profiles Interest Group
Assemble major 15.4 use cases and identify what features and settings are used
Publish results on web site for standards and industry use.
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

7. Vancouver Session Objectives March 10-15, 2019
IETF Standing Committee
IETF104 Prep
Next steps on 15.4w (LPWA) and IETF LPWAN
Hear contributions
Next steps
NEW PROJECTS STANDING COMMITTEE (WNG)
Review/discuss contributions
MAINTENANCE STANDING COMMITTEE
Review/discuss contributions (if any)
RULES STANDING COMMITTEE
Review/discuss changes regarding creating a TAG group category in the OM.
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

8. March 2019
Robert F. Heile, Decawave

9. Upcoming Sessions
March 2019
May 12-17, 2019, Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 802 Wireless Interim Session.*
July 14-19, 2019, Austria Congress Centre, Vienna, Austria, 802 Plenary Session.
September 15-20, 2019, Marriott Hanoi (TBC), 802 Wireless Interim Session.*
November 10-15, 2019, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, HI, USA, 802 Plenary Session.
January 12-17, 2020, Hotel Irvine, Irvine, California, USA, 802 Wireless Interim Session.*
March 15-20, 2020, Hilton Atlanta, Atlanta Georgia, USA, 802 Plenary Session.
May 10-15, 2020, Marriott Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, 802 Wireless Interim Session.* (TBC)
Robert F. Heile, Decawave