1. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 1 Project: IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [MC WG Report] Date Submitted: [11Jul00] 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: [-00/121r1, etc.] Abstract:[The following report consolidates various WG level activities that are overseen by the Marketing Committee i.e., Bluetooth™ SIGnal Report, Web Site & Mailing Lists, Press Kit, etc.] Purpose:[The WG will use this report as a way to capture their ongoing MC work. This author will consolidate or work with other authors if they have other WG MC work that needs to be reported.] 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 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 2 IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks™ Marketing Committee Working Group Report July 2000 LaJolla, CA USA

3. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 3 Contents Summary Bluetooth SIGnal Report Bluetooth IEEE Pocket Guide Report IEEE 802.15.1 Handbook, A Designer’s Companion Report

4. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 4 Bluetooth SIGnal Sub Report

5. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 5 Summary Obtained a recurring column in the Bluetooth™ SIGnal Newsletter to maintain a communication channel for the IEEE 802.15 Projects. The “WPAN column” will highlight 802.15 sub Working Groups e.g., Task Groups, etc. max. ~250 words ea. Additional areas can also be covered Bluetooth™ IEEE WG f2f summaries, IEEE-SA Sponsor Balloting, IEEE 802 Technical Advisory Groups (TAG), etc. Articles will be submitted to the Marketing Committee. The MC will assist in article generation. The WG Liaison Officer or MC Chair will communicate the FINAL articles to the SIGnal Editor.

6. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 6 Issue No. 2 – word count 383 Source: http://www.bluetooth.com/news/signal/1999/2_9.asp

7. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 7 Issue No. 5 – word count 705 Source: http://www.bluetooth.com/news/signal/2000/2_29.asp

8. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 8 Issue No. 6 – word count 331 Source: http://www.bluetooth.com/news/signal/2000/3_41.asp

9. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 9 List of SIGnal Publication Dates and IEEE Planning Calendar  23Sep99 Issue no. 2 15Nov99 Issue no. 3 1Feb00 Issue no. 4  1Apr00 Issue no. 5  1Jun00 Issue no. 6  1Aug00 Issue no. 7  1Oct00 Issue no. 8  1Dec00 Issue no. 9 IEEE IEEE 802  IEEE 802.15 [  ]  IEEE 802.15 TG1 [Std.] IEEE 802.15 TG2 [?] IEEE 802.15 TG3 [?] IEEE-SA [Pocket Guide] etc.  = Actual or Planned = Opportunities = Assigned in WG = Published in SIGnal = Not Assigned Each of the IEEE Sub Working Groups should identify an Author for their respective issues.

10. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 10 SIGnal Placement Schedule 19992000 JJASONDJFMAMJJ Copyright Signed D JFMAM The graphic above indicates the current planning for the SIGnal placement of IEEE Column Articles & topics. TG1 has overlaid their balloting phases for clarity/focus. + Rev 1.0 B spec - FM Source 3Dec99 + Rev 1.0 A spec - FM Source 26Jul99 v1.1? A SON v2.0? + Issue no. 4 -Not addressed SIGnal + Issue no. 5 -WG 17Mar00 + Issue no. 6 -TG1 12May00 + Issue no. 7 -TG2 + Issue no. 8 -TG3 + Issue no. 9 -IEEE-SA Working Group Sponsor + Issue no. 2 -WG Aug99 + Issue no. 3 -Not addressed + Issue no. 1 -Not addressed = IEEE Article Placed

11. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 11 IEEE Column Article Themes IEEE-SA (SIN/Press) –Pocket Guide, etc. IEEE 802 –802 Family Press Release, etc. IEEE WPANs [See Issue no 2] –Introduction for Adopters/Associates/Promoters] IEEE P802.15 [See Issue no 5] –Special Interest Group + Standards Development Organization = Standards-Making success IEEE P802.15 TG1 [See Issue no 6] –Derivative precedent, follow on work e.g., Radio2, etc. IEEE P802.15 TG2 –Coexistence Modeling, etc. IEEE P802.15 HRSG –CFA/CFP, etc. IEEE P802.15 MC –Companion, Handbook, (in support of TG1) etc.

12. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 12 Typical Column Article Creation Cycle Time Draft 1 (20 Days) Draft 2 (5D) Draft 3 (5D) 20-30 Days Phase 1 Phase 2 (very likely) Phase 3 (Probable not mandatory) For example for the 1Apr00 Issue no. 5 we needed to complete & submit by 17Mar00. Each column article needs to be signed off by MC. -21 days “The deadline for articles is three weeks before the publication date.” Roger Peacock Usually falls on an Interim or Plenary Which allows for MC discussions.

13. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 13 IEEE Column Article Handoff Process IEEE Articles MC Review & Approval Liaison Officer MC does not need to receive WG or Sponsor Approval for these non-IEEE Columns but we will copy to WG, Sponsor & IEEE-SA prior to submission. Issue no. 6 TG1 -IanG –00/055r1 -8May00 Submit Draft MC -9May00 Review - 00/055r1 -8-10May00 Feedback to Author -10May00 MC approve Final Draft Liaison -12May00 submit Final Draft Example:

14. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 14 The column (1/3 page) layout is up to the Editor but we can influence. #2 #1 The MC prefers the #1 column format and the Title is always “WPANs: X”; Where X is up to the individual Author. ~250 words, *.eps graphics allowed WPANs: X

15. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 15 Next Steps Next 3 SIGnal Publication (deadline) dates: –1Aug00 Issue no. 7 (~14Jul00) - TG2 –1Oct00 Issue no. 8 (~15Sep00) - TG3 –1Dec00 Issue no. 9 (~9Nov00) - IEEE-SA Identify new Bluetooth SIG Publisher/Editor for SIGnal

16. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 16 IEEE 802.15 Web Site Sub Report

17. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 17 Summary The IEEE 802.15 and its previous incarnations has had a web presence since Jan97 The www.ieee802.org/15 Home Page is over one (1) year old The WG has indicated interest in providing a new “look and feel” to the Home Page and sub pages We have created a new  eta web site to initiate WG discussion and feedback. Please visit: –http://www.ieee802.org/15/indexb.html The AC will advise on the final web site pages after Session #7 but before Session #8. As always comments are welcome.

18. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission May 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 18 Web Site has numerous hits! Electronic Presence is strong for 802.15 The 802.15 Web Site is very active: –http://grouper.ieee.org/stats/ –For 1May00 http://grouper.ieee.org/stats/2000-05/01.html Note: Use browser to search on HTML Page for occurrences of “802/15” this bring you to 802.15 URL %’s We will try to highlight: –Browser Hits daily, weekly, monthly, etc. –Browser Downloads of docs linked to the page –etc.

19. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 19 Mailing List(s) Traffic is Light! Electronic usage of Mailing Lists for 802.15 could be stronger 144 Messages on WG Public Mailing List stds-802-wpan@ieee.org –http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/arc/802-wpanlist/threads.html 27 Messages on TG2 Public Mailing List stds-802-15-2@ieee.org –http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/arc/802-15-2list/threads.html 210 Messages on WG Private Mailing List stds-802-15@ieee.org –http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/private/802-15list/threads.html 1 Message on Joint 802.11 & 802.15 Private Mailing List stds-802-jt11-15@ieee.org –http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/private/jt11/threads.html 1 Messages on TG1 Private Mailing List stds-802-15-1@ieee.org –x The addresses & URLs provided are for traffic & access to the archives. Note some of them are password protected and available to WG Membership only. Note: IEEE 802.16 uses their Lists 2x to 3x our rate. Web posting per doc, etc.

20. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 20 5 WG Mailing Lists! We currently have five (5) WG Mailing Lists, all have archives. TG3 and Radio2 SG may increase the number of Mailing Lists.

21. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 21 Press Kit Sub Report

22. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 22 Summary It has become increasingly obvious that there is a strong demand for IEEE 802.15 WPAN information Additionally there is no official information i.e., Press Kit, etc. that stays current and/or that the AC or WG approves Therefore TG1 will take the following initiatives –Produce a "Press Kit Module" specific to TG1 on or before the Sep00 Interim –Produce a Promotional Brochure on or before the Sep00 Interim –Work w/ anyone who has interest in this area The Press Kit would ideally cover the WG and/or all the Wireless IEEE 802 WGs i.e., 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16, same w/ Brochure

23. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 23 IEEE Press Kit Suggestions If the press kit is being used at trade show/exhibit, it typically includes: –copies of other product or service (program) news releases send out –copies of articles about the product, service or activity –a positioning "paper" describing the company or group putting out the media or press kit –testimonials about the product, service, etc from related partners, users, manufacturerers –contact information for editors –collateral materials describing the product, etc. (such as promotional brochures, capability brochures)

24. doc.: IEEE 802.15-00/185r0 Submission July 2000 Ian Gifford, M/A-COM, Inc.Slide 24 WPAN™ Press Kit, a Modular Approach can be updated easily Scenario: Someone wants to know what the latest information is and does not want to wade through the Web Site, Minutes, etc. Solution: The user could go to the WPAN™ Press Kit html page and down load PowerPoint, News Releases, Minutes, etc. WPAN™ Press Kit – Working Group, etc. [?] –Module 1 – Task Group 1 [responsibility - Ian Gifford] –Module 2 – Task Group 2 [responsibility - ?] –Module 3 – Task Group 3 [responsibility - ?] –etc. –Module 0 – Study Group [responsibility - ?]