1. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 1 Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Applications in LDR PAN/BAN Optimised PN Date Submitted: May, 2006 Source: John Farserotu, CSEM, Switzerland Voice: +41 32 720-5482, e-mail: john.farserotu@csem.ch Re: [BAN IG Call for Applications] Abstract: This document introduces the concept of PN and presents LDR BAN/PAN related application and scenarios in the context of PN. Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 2 Applications in LDR BAN/PAN Optimised PN J. Farserotu (john.farserotu@csem.ch) and J. Gerritsjohn.farserotu@csem.ch CSEM, Switzerland

3. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 3 BACKGROUND Wireless communication –Short range, LDR –Small, portable devices –Low power, low cost –Robust and reliable Lower power, lower cost, smaller, more portable, more robust… BAN, PAN, WSN…

4. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 4 MAGNET BEYOND STANDARDISATION TASK FORCE MAGNET Beyond partners –34 partners from around the world. Experts on PNs. MAGNET Standardisation Task Force (MSTF) –Promotion of the results of MAGNET for standardisation towards the realisation of the mass market potential of PNs. PAN/BAN optimised air interfaces –The MSTF seeks to standardise PAN/BAN optimised air interfaces and potentially higher layers as well. MSTF members supporting air interface standardisation –Nokia, Philips, CEA-LETI, CSEM,… Focus on LDR in this presentation

5. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 5 PN User A Personal Network (PN) is a new paradigm extending the concept of a Personal Area Network (PAN), to allow users secure access to all their personal devices and services regardless of geographical location PN devices can be separated by hundreds of kilometers, and still belong to the same PN PNs encompass all connection technologies, short and medium range radio, infrastructure wireless networks or any future broadband wireless technology MAGNET BEYOND AND PERSONAL NETWORKS Private PAN PNs represent a potential mass market for short range wireless personal sensor devices

6. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 6 MASS APPLICATION DOMAINS Home/Daily life applications –Office environment –Smart shopping –Smart at home (sharing PN’s) The Health sector –Patients, doctors, nurses, friends at home, hospitals or on the move –Ambulance, emergency and medical staff on the move –Monitoring patients anywhere Distributed work –Journalists/mass media –Students work situation –Cooperative research Patients Personal Network Patient’s friend Patient’s P-PAN Home Network Doctor’s PAN Hospital Network Internet Not one killer application, but an aggregation

7. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 7 WHY A STANDARD? The need –A mass market standard for future UWB LDR devices The opportunity and market relevance –Multitude of simple, short range, LDR devices The benefits –Commercial and practical What is in it for us? –Unlocking the potential of, for example, LDR FM-UWB and realisation of PN optimised solutions

8. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 8 SHORT RANGE, LDR WIRELESS DEVICES IN THE NOMADIC P-PAN or BAN LDR optimised solutions Short range communication Low power consumption Robust and reliable Low cost devices Nomadic, go anywhere Good coexistence Small form factor Precise localisation not required Unrestricted in geographic span! P-PAN Cellular, WLAN,…

9. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 9 A COMPARISON OF SHORT RANGE, LDR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

10. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 10 EXAMPLE NOMADIC PAN LDR DIABETES SCENARIO 1. Nominally, a few bytes per control message, 1 message per minute 2. When transmitting. In this example, operation 1 min out of every 10 is considered, on average. P-PAN Sensor transmit data P-PAN Sensor receive control 1 Coordinator

11. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 11 RELATIVE POWER CONSUMPTION FOR SENSOR TRANSMISSION IN THE PAN Notes: 1. Based on the MAGNET diabetes scenario, Tx communications only Threshold for energy scavenging

12. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 12 CONCLUDING REMARKS Nomadic BAN and P-PAN PN mass market potential Aggregation of LDR devices Need for a standard Target energy scavenging

13. doc.: IEEE 802. 15-06-0249-00-0ban-LDR_PN_Apps Submission Jacksonville, FL May 2006 J. Farserotu, CSEM, CHSlide 13 Thank you