1. Jan 2012
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: MBANS Europe Status
Date Submitted: Jan 17, 2012
Source: Raymond Krasinski, Philips
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Abstract: Report on the status of MBAN standardization in Europe
Purpose: Provide a status update on MBAN standardization in Europe.
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3. Standards Efforts in the EU
Jan 2012
Standards Efforts in the EU
Two organizations are looking into MBANS
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), one of the European SDO’s officially recognized by the European Union (27 countries)
ECC (Electronics Communications Committee) is one of the CEPT committees and brings together 48 countries to develop common policies and regulations in electronic communications and related applications for Europe, and to provide the focal point for information on spectrum use. ECC takes an active role at the international level, preparing common European proposals to represent European interests in the ITU and other international organizations
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4. Jan 2012
ETSI TR approved
ETSI ERM (EMC and Radio spectrum Matters) approved the System Reference document (Srdoc) on Medical Body Area Network Systems for publication and sent it to ECC WG Frequency Management (WG FM)
In accordance with the MoU between ETSI and ECC, ETSI ERM proposed that ECC considers the Srdoc ETSI TR , which includes necessary information for developing spectrum regulation for MBANSs.
A basis for regulation for license exempt operation of Medical Body Area Network Systems is requested in, for example, a new annex of ERC Recommendation as a specific SRD application.
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Progress in CEPT/ECC
WG FM requested ECC WG Spectrum Engineering (WG SE) to start MBANS compatibility studies for the following frequency bands:
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WG SE24 started the work on compatibility studies in line with the WG FM request
Javier Espina (Philips) is the rapporteur for the ECC report on MBANS compatibility
A first draft was discussed at the SE24 meeting in December, the work is expected to take the whole of 2012
ECC report will form the basis for future regulation decision in ECC WG FM
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6. CEPT/ECC – ETSI processes overview
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