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This document provides a summary of the proposed improvements to the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer for wireless personal area networks (WPANs).
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Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Summary of Proposed IEEE 802.15.4 Improvements] Date Submitted: [12 Nov, 2003] Source: [Marco Naeve] Company [Eaton Corporation] Address [4201 North 27th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53216, USA] Voice:[414-449-7270], FAX: [414-449-6131], E-Mail:[marconaeve@eaton.com] Re: [ Robert Poor’s document with the number 802.15-03-0470-01, Rene Struik’s proposal with the number 15-03-0320-02-0040, Marco Naeve’s proposal with the document number 802.15-03-0445-00-0040, Pat Kinney’s proposal with the document number 802.15-03/286r0, Ed Callaway’s proposal with the document number (802.15-03/306r0 ), Hans van Leeuwen’s proposal with the documents number 802.15-03-0495-02-0040, TG4 meeting minutes from Albuquerque meeting with the document number 802.15-03-0494-02-0040] Abstract: [This document summarizes the proposed improvements to the current IEEE 802.15.4 MAC sub-layer.] Purpose: [For discussion within the IEEE 802.15.4 task group on future work and direction.] 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. Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.
Robert’s Proposals (802.15-03-0470-01) • Clarify ambiguity on promiscuous mode. Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.
Marco’s Proposals (802.15-03-0445-00) • Add CHANNEL_ACCESS_FAILURE as valid status to the MLME-SCAN.confirm primitive for active scans. • Eliminate BUSY_RX, BUSY_TX, and FORCE_TRX_OFFfrom the PHY enumerations to reduce complexity. • Drop beacons payload during MAC scanning. • Make GTS optional for FFD. • Allow MAC association response frames to be send immediately (not indirect). Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.
Rene’s Proposals (15-03-0320-02-0040) • Add CCM* mode. • Add support for multicast. • Investigate MAC header compression to reduce overhead. Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.
Pat’s Proposals (802.15-03/286r0) • Highly accurate distributed clock. • Making GTS optional for FFD. Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.
Hans’s Proposal (15-03-0495-02-0040) • Utilizing the potentially additional channels in the 868MHz band. Ed’s Proposal (802.15-03/306r0) • Half-rate PHY for the 868/915MHz bands. Marco Naeve, Eaton Corp.