1. 802.15 Agenda Items EC Closing Meeting, Nov 15, 2013
November 2013
Agenda Items EC Closing Meeting, Nov 15, 2013
m to RevCom-conditional
p to RevCom-conditional
1st Ext: SG on Spectrum Resource Utilization (SRU)
1st Ext: SG on Beam Switchable Wireless Links (100G)
New SG: 15.7 amendment supporting optical camera communications
New SG: 15.4 amendment for a common ranging protocol
New SG: 15.4 amendment for EU regional PHY support
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

2. 802.15.4m Conditional Approval to Forward to RevCom
November 2013
m Conditional Approval to Forward to RevCom
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

3. Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2013
m Ballot History
Sponsor Ballot (P m-D03) closed 7th September 2013
Vote results (pool of 133 voters)
115 responses (86% response ratio)
103 yes, 6 no (94% approval ratio)
6 abstain (5% abstain ratio)
Ballot passes
388 comments from 23 commenters
33 marked as “Must be Satisfied”
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

4. Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2013
m Ballot History
Sponsor Ballot Recirculation 1 (P m-D04) closed 24 October 2013
Cumulative vote results (pool of 133 voters)
119 responses (89% response ratio)
108 yes, 4 no (96% approval ratio)
7 abstain (5% abstain ratio)
166 comments from 7 commenters
27 marked as “Must be Satisfied”
Note: Resulting from comment resolution on D04 and proposed draft changes in D05, all 4 “No” voters have changed their votes to “Yes” leaving 0 “No” voters
Comment resolution database worksheet:
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

5. Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance
November 2013
Schedule for upcoming recirculation ballot(s) and resolution meeting(s)
Recirculation 2 of D05 scheduled to start Dec 2, 2013
If needed Recirculation 3 is scheduled for January 3, 2014
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

6. November 2013
EC motion for m
requests conditional approval from the EC to submit the P m draft amendment to RevCom.
WG vote (?, ?, ?)
Moved: Heile, Seconded: Gilb
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

7. 802.15.4p Conditional Approval to Forward to RevCom
November 2013
p Conditional Approval to Forward to RevCom
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

8. Sponsor Ballot Results
November 2013
Sponsor Ballot Results
Sponsor ballot open / close:
7 August / 6 September
81 eligible people in the voter pool
72 returned ballots 88% – meets 75% requirement
65 YES, 3 NO w/comments, 4 ABSTAIN
364 comments total including 135 “must be satisfied” from the 3 NO voters
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

9. Sponsor Recirculation Ballot #1 Results
November 2013
Sponsor Recirculation Ballot #1 Results
Ballot open / close:
23 October / 4 November
2 of 3 NOs converted to YES, no new NO, no new ABSTAIN
1 comment total, no “must be satisfied”s
Single comment was accepted in Dallas and new recirculation started
Comment Resolution document is p available on Mentor
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

10. Recirculation Schedule
November 2013
Recirculation Schedule
Recirc #2
Opened / Will Close: 13 Nov / 23 Nov
Remaining NO vote immediately converted to YES
Now 100% approval
Expect no new issues to arise before the close of this recirculation
Recirc #3 (final, only if needed)
Open / Close: ~ 24 Nov / 4 Dec
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

11. EC motion for 802.15.4p to RevCom
November 2013
EC motion for p to RevCom
requests conditional approval from the EC to submit the P p draft amendment to RevCom.
WG vote (?, ?, ?)
Moved: Heile, Seconded: Gilb
Yes: , No:, Abstain:
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

12. Motions for Study Groups
November 2013
Motions for Study Groups
New- 15.7: PHY for Optical Camera Communications
New- 15.4: Common Ranging Protocol
New- 15.4: Support for EU Regional Bands
1st Extension: 15.3: THz PHY for Beam Switchable Wireless Links (100G)
1st Extension: Recommended Practice for Spectrum Resource Utilization (SRU)
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

13. November 2013
Study Group: 15.7 PHY Amendment Supporting Optical Camera Communications
The focus of the Study Group is to draft a PAR and 5C for a PHY amendment to IEEE for implementing Optical Camera Communications enabling scalable data rate, positioning/localization, and message broadcasting using things like the flash, display and image sensor as the transmitting and receiving devices.
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

14. November 2013
Motion
requests the EC approve the formation of a Study Group to develop a PAR and 5C for an amendment to 15.7 addressing Optical Camera Communications
(WG x,x,x)
Moved: Heile
Second: Gilb
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

15. Study Group: 15.4 Amendment for a Common Ranging Protocol
November 2013
Study Group: 15.4 Amendment for a Common Ranging Protocol
The focus of this proposed Study Group is to draft a PAR and 5C for an amendment to IEEE focusing on the integration of wireless-based distance measurement techniques and technologies, including those existing within IEEE and new to IEEE ,  into a consistent, standardized protocol
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

16. November 2013
Motion
requests the EC approve the formation of a Study Group to develop a PAR and 5C for an amendment to addressing a consistent, standardized protocol for wireless-based distance measurement techniques and technologies
(WG x/x/x)
Moved: Heile
Second: Gilb
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

17. Study Group: 15.4 Amendment for Support of EU Regional Bands
November 2013
Study Group: 15.4 Amendment for Support of EU Regional Bands
The focus of this proposed Study Group is to draft a PAR and 5C for an amendment to IEEE focusing on rationalizing European Low Rate PHYs with the15.4g PHY set. Included will be things like reserving the next unused PHY Type value for the ETSI European Low Rate PHY, specific informative references and other items aimed at achieving tighter linkage.
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

18. November 2013
Motion
requests the EC approve the formation of a Study Group to develop a PAR and 5C for an amendment to addressing a 15.4 Amendment for Support of EU Regional Bands (WG x/x/x) Moved: Heile Second: Gilb
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

19. November 2013
1st Renewal of the 100G SG
Motion: requests the EC renew the 100G SG for another cycle.
(WG Vote: 56/0/0)
Moved: Heile
Second: Gilb
Consent Agenda Item
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance

20. November 2013
1st Renewal of the SRU SG
Motion: requests the EC renew the SRU for another cycle.
(WG Vote: x/x/x)
Moved: Heile
Second: Gilb
Consent Agenda Item
Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance