1. IEEE P802.15 Wireless Personal Area Network
July, 1999
IEEE P Wireless Personal Area Network
Steps to Making an
IEEE 802 Standard
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2. Overview You are here <month year> doc.: IEEE 802.15-99/053r0
July, 1999
Overview
You are here
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Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

3. Project Authorization
<month year>
doc.: IEEE /053r0
July, 1999
Project Authorization
Study Group Formation
Study Group Recommendation
Submission to ExCom (IEEE 802 Exec Committee)
PAR
5 Criteria (+1)
ExCom approval
Standards Board
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Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

4. Establish Criteria for Standard
July, 1999
Establish Criteria for Standard
Call for Proposals
Required characteristics
Desired characteristics
Evaluate Proposals
Choose direction
Combine proposals --or--
Select proposal
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5. Prepare Draft for Circulation
July, 1999
Prepare Draft for Circulation
Task Group Activity
Create --or--
Format
Fill in outline (next presentation)
Submit to Working Group
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6. Working Group Letter Ballot
July, 1999
Working Group Letter Ballot
Electronic Balloting
Must have not outstanding issues
Text available only to voting members
10 to 45 days
Votes can be:
“Abstain”
“Approve”
“Do not Approve”
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7. Working Group Reviews Returned Ballots
July, 1999
Working Group Reviews Returned Ballots
Votes entered into Resolution Database
All “Do Not Approve” votes must be answered
They must have specific reasons for disapproval AND what it would take to change vote to “Approve”
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8. July, 1999
Resolvable Negatives?
Determination made if possible to change draft to satisfy comment and not get new “Do Not Approve” votes
Must have 70% approval to proceed
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9. Make Changes to Obtain WG Approval
July, 1999
Make Changes to Obtain WG Approval
Task Group Activity
Change only items that are effected by comments
Tries to avoid creating new “Do Not Approve” votes
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10. Technical Changes? Two classes of comments
July, 1999
Technical Changes?
Two classes of comments
Editorial: does not effect the implementation of the Standard
Technical: effects implementation
Some technical changes may have been made in review process during meeting
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11. Working Group Confirmation Ballot
July, 1999
Working Group Confirmation Ballot
Electronic Ballot
Confirms that any changes made do not invalidate previous “Approve” votes of those not at meeting
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12. Sponsor Ballot Voters qualified from a Sponsor Ballot Pool
July, 1999
Sponsor Ballot
Voters qualified from a Sponsor Ballot Pool
Must be IEEE-SA member
Everyone in this room should be Sponsor Ballot Voters!
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13. New Negative Votes? Votes entered into Resolution Database
July, 1999
New Negative Votes?
Votes entered into Resolution Database
All “Do Not Approve” votes must be answered
They must have specific reasons for disapproval AND what it would take to change vote to “Approve”
Tom Siep, Texas Instruments

14. Proceed to Standards Board Approval
July, 1999
Proceed to Standards Board Approval
Determination made if possible to change draft to satisfy comment and not get new “Do Not Approve” votes
Must have 70% approval to proceed
Standards Board generally follows Sponsor Ballot lead
Tom Siep, Texas Instruments