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802.15 TG4t Higher Rate Opening/Closing Report for January 2017

This report provides an overview of the TG4t (Higher Rate) sessions in Atlanta, including the agenda, minutes, and next steps.

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802.15 TG4t Higher Rate Opening/Closing Report for January 2017

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  1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15 TG4t (Higher Rate) Opening/Closing Report for January 2017 Date Submitted: January 2017 Source: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Contact: Clint Powell, Powell Wireless Commsulting, LLC Voice: +1 480-586-8457, E-Mail: cpowell@ieee.org Re: TG4t (Higher Rate) Opening & Closing Report for January 2017 Abstract: Opening & Closing Report for the TG4t (Higher Rate) Sessions in Atlanta Purpose: Higher Rate 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. TG4tOPENING REPORT

  3. 802.15 TG4t (Higher Rate) Project: Draft a Higher Rate PHY Amendment for 802.15.4. Leadership: Chair – Clint Powell Technical Editor – Monique Brown Secretary – …

  4. Participants, Patents, and Duty to Inform All participants in this meeting have certain obligations under the IEEE-SA Patent Policy. • Participants [Note: Quoted text excerpted from IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws subclause 6.2]: • “Shall inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of each “holder of any potential Essential Patent Claims of which they are personally aware” if the claims are owned or controlled by the participant or the entity the participant is from, employed by, or otherwise represents • “Should inform the IEEE (or cause the IEEE to be informed)” of the identity of “any other holders of potential Essential Patent Claims” (that is, third parties that are not affiliated with the participant, with the participant’s employer, or with anyone else that the participant is from or otherwise represents) • The above does not apply if the patent claim is already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance that applies to the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group • Early identification of holders of potential Essential Patent Claims is strongly encouraged • No duty to perform a patent search

  5. Patent Related Links All participants should be familiar with their obligations under the IEEE-SA Policies & Procedures for standards development. Patent Policy is stated in these sources: IEEE-SA Standards Boards Bylaws http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/bylaws/sect6-7.html#6 IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual http://standards.ieee.org/develop/policies/opman/sect6.html#6.3 Material about the patent policy is available at http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/materials.html If you have questions, contact the IEEE-SA Standards Board Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee.org or visit http://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/patcom/index.html This slide set is available at https://development.standards.ieee.org/myproject/Public/mytools/mob/slideset.ppt

  6. Call for Potentially Essential Patents • If anyone in this meeting is personally aware of the holder of any patent claims that are potentially essential to implementation of the proposed standard(s) under consideration by this group and that are not already the subject of an Accepted Letter of Assurance: • Either speak up now or • Provide the chair of this group with the identity of the holder(s) of any and all such claims as soon as possible or • Cause an LOA to be submitted

  7. Other Guidelines for IEEE WG Meetings • All IEEE-SA standards meetings shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, including antitrust and competition laws. • Don’t discuss the interpretation, validity, or essentiality of patents/patent claims. • Don’t discuss specific license rates, terms, or conditions. • Relative costs, including licensing costs of essential patent claims, of different technical approaches may be discussed in standards development meetings. • Technical considerations remain primary focus • Don’t discuss or engage in the fixing of product prices, allocation of customers, or division of sales markets. • Don’t discuss the status or substance of ongoing or threatened litigation. • Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed … do formally object. --------------------------------------------------------------- See IEEE-SA Standards Board Operations Manual, clause 5.3.10 and “Promoting Competition and Innovation: What You Need to Know about the IEEE Standards Association's Antitrust and Competition Policy” for more details.

  8. Meeting Goals • Recap November 802.15 Plenary and Current Status • Agenda and Mins. Approval • Review Scope • Re-Establish TG4t BRC • Review & Update Timeline • Next Steps

  9. TG4t Scope • Scope • This amendment defines a physical layer for IEEE Std. 802.15.4 current revision, capable of supporting 2 Mb/s data rates, utilizing the 2400 - 2483.5 MHz band, having backwards-compatibility to, and the same occupied bandwidth as, the present 2450 MHz O-QPSK physical layer, and capable of simple implementation. Target range should be at least 10 meters. This amendment defines modifications to the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer needed to support this new physical layer.

  10. TG4tCLOSING REPORT

  11. Meeting Status • Recap November 802.15 Plenary and Current Status • Agenda and Mins. Approval • Review Scope • Re-Establish TG4t BRC • Review & Update Timeline • Next Steps

  12. Minutes • Minutes - doc. # 15-17-0xxx-00

  13. TG4t Timeline (start dates) • RevCom Approval Jan. 2017 • IEEE Editing/Publication Prep. Feb/March 2017 • Publication March/April 2017

  14. Looking Forward Between Now and Vancouver Mtg. in March • Respond to any RevCom comments • Work with IEEE editor on publication prep. • Before, During, or After Vancouver Mtg. in March • Publication

  15. TG4t Motion 1 Motion for Request to WG to Form a TG4t BRC. TG4t requests that 802.15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the Sponsor Balloting of the P802.15.4t/D04 with the following membership: Clint Powell, Henk de Ruijter, Monique Brown, Ed Callaway, KooroshAkhavan. The 802.15 TG4t BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of recirculation ballots of P802.15.4t/D06 on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences announced to the reflector as per the LMSC 802 WG P&P. Moved: Henk De Ruijter Second: Discussion: None Objections: None

  16. TG4t Conference Calls Reminder • TG4t Standing Conference Call Info • Day: Wed. • Time: 5PM-6PM Wed. (Pacific) • Conf. #: To Be Sent to TG4t Reflector • Next Call: Wed. 1st, Feb.

  17. TG4t Motion 1 to WG Motion for WG Approval to Form TG4t BRC. Move that 802.15 WG approve the formation of a Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) for the Sponsor Balloting of the P802.15.4t/D04 with the following membership: Clint Powell, Henk de Ruijter, Monique Brown, Ed Callaway, KooroshAkhavan. The 802.15 TG4t BRC is authorized to approve comment resolutions and to approve the start of recirculation ballots of P802.15.4t/D06 on behalf of the 802.15 WG. Comment resolution on recirculation ballots between sessions will be conducted via reflector email and via teleconferences announced to the reflector as per the LMSC 802 WG P&P. Moved: Clint Powell Second: Discussion: Objections:

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