1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 1 Project: IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion Report] Date Submitted: [8May00] Source: [Ian Gifford] Company [M/A-COM, Inc.] Address [1011 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA USA 01853-3295] Voice:[+1 978 442 4650], FAX: [+1 978 442 5442], E-Mail:[giffordi@ieee.org] Re: [-99/031r4, -00/057r0, etc.; this doc was –00/031r0 for awhile now it is –00/102r0] Abstract:[The IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion will complement the IEEE P802.15.1 Std.] Purpose:[The purpose of the IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion Report is to advise the MC as to the progress of the IEEE Standards Publishing Programs with the IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion.] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE 802.15. 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 802.15.

2. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 2 IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks Marketing Committee IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion Report May 2000 Seattle, WA USA

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 3 Summary The IEEE has been granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license from Bluetooth™ SIG to adopt or adapt and copy a portion of the Bluetooth™ Specification Version 1.0 Foundation to be used as base material in the IEEE Standards Project P802.15.1 The IEEE will publish the 802.15.1 Std in early 2001 The IEEE wants to publish additional collateral in support of the 802.15.1 Std –IEEE 802.15.1 Designer’s Companion –IEEE Bluetooth™ Pocket Guides The Bluetooth™ SIG is working with the IEEE Standards Publishing Programs to publish a Pocket Guide based on the Bluetooth™ Version 1.0 Foundation Core & Profiles Specification for the Fall 2000. It will be ~150pg. Therefore, there will be a Pocket Guide(s). The question is there a reason for a Designer’s Companion on the Std. too. This contribution is assuming a Designer’s Companion is needed.

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 4 Bluetooth Specifications 1522 Pages IEEE Standard 617 (D0.7) Pages Core Specification Pgs. 1082 Profiles Specification Pgs. 440 802.15.1 Standard Pgs. 617 (D0.7) These documents are very detailed and offer an unparalleled source of information on the Bluetooth Technology. However, additional collateral help with technology adoption.

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 5 The IEEE Handbook will offer a complement to the P802.15.1 Std. More Complexity More Pages Less Complexity Less Pages Handbook, A Designer’s Companion? Pocket Guides IEEE 802.15.1 Handbook, a Designer’s Companion: The collateral that will help with technology adoption could take the form of Designer’s Companion or Handbook. Which will be a ~200 page book that complements the Std.

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 6 IEEE Handbook Report Telecon & Meetings –Miscellaneous E-Mail’s to IEEE –Miscellaneous E-Mail’s from IEEE –Miscellaneous Next Steps –Submit IEEE PRESS STANDARDS INFORMATION NETWORK Proposal Specifications –Submit Copyright License Agreement to BSIG –Identify BSIG Mentor –Identify Publication Schedule w/ IEEE 15.1

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 7 IEEE Handbook, A Designer’s Companion Report Backup

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 8 Potential Source Information IEEE P802.15.1 Std. Bluetooth Version 1.0 B Specification Foundation Core (Core) Bluetooth Version 1.0 B Specification Foundation Profiles (Profiles) Bluetooth Marketing Requirements Document (MRD) Bluetooth Qualification Program Reference Document (PRD)

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 9 Potential Author – Tom Siep Tom Siep was born in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is a Group Member Technical Staff in the Wireless Communications Business Unit of Texas Instruments. He has responsibility for coordinating Short Distance Wireless communications Research and Development. Tom earned a Bachelors degree in Management from the University of California at Fullerton and a Masters in Information Systems from the University of Texas at Dallas. He has twenty-five years experience in many facets of communications and information systems. In the last fifteen years Tom has championed the cause of Local Area and Personal Area Wireless communications at TI by providing technical leadership in the implementation of several pilot wireless communications systems for TI customers and through his IEEE Standards participation. He is also currently the Chief Technical Editor for the IEEE P802.15 standardization of portions of the Bluetooth(TM) Specification. His e- mail address is siep@ti.com.

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 10 Potential Author – Ian Gifford Ian Gifford was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. He received a Bachelors in Economics from Boston University, Boston Massachusetts, USA, in 1981. He is Director of Standards at M/A-COM, Inc., a Tyco Electronics Company, in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. For the past 15 years he has worked on wireless solutions for wide area, local area and personal area networks. Additionally, he is an active member in a number of Standards Development Organization's e.g., ITU-R, TIA, and Committee T1 as well as a few Industry Special Interest Groups and Alliances e.g., Bluetooth(TM) Special Interest Group, etc. He is also currently Vice Chair of the IEEE P802.15 Working Group for WPANs. His e-mail address is giffordi@tycoelectronics.com.

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 11 IEEE 802.15 Handbook: A Designer’s Companion Overview Print: ~200 pages SRP: $60.00 IEEE Mbr: $48.00 Authors: –Tom Siep –Ian Gifford 15

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 12 IEEE 802.15 Handbook: Abstract The IEEE 802.15 Handbook: A Designer's Companion familiarizes system network architects, hardware engineers and software engineers with the basic concepts, terminology and key specifications of the IEEE 802.15 standard-serving as an indispensable primer.

13. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 13 IEEE 802.15 Handbook: Introduction This book takes the reader from a basic understanding of WPANs through the details of the PHY and MAC layer of the standard. The author(s) articulates a clear picture of the standard to both first-time and experienced designers of wireless products. So if you're a new market entrant or an existing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of proprietary WPAN solutions and you're developing IEEE 802.15 based products for the RF WPAN market, this book is for you.

14. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 14 IEEE 802.15 Handbook: Overview In this book, you will: –Acquire a solid working definition of a Wireless PAN –Discover the evolution of the 802.15 standard –Learn the various market segment applications, ranging from manufacturing to enterprise wireless communication

15. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/123r1 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 15 IEEE 802.15 Handbook: What's more, A Designer's Companion, covers in detail: –General network topologies of a Piconet and Scatternet for an IEEE 802.15 wireless medium –Key specifications and attributes of the physical layer specified in the standard Is based on FH-CDMA. In the 2.45 GHz ISM band, a set of 79 hop carriers have been defined at a 1 MHz spacing –Basics of the protocol relative to the Piconet and Scatternet configuration, including the MAC layer-the most difficult entity in the standard In addition, the book outlines the world regulatory bodies requiring certification for operating IEEE 802.15 conformant products in the 2.4 GHz ISM frequency bands.