Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: 802.15.4f Task Group Closing Report for Los Angeles, California Date Submitted: March 17, 2011 Source: Tim Harrington, Zebra Enterprise Solutions Contact: Tim Harrington, ZES Voice: E-Mail: tharrington@zebra.com Re: 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report for the March 2011 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the March 2011 Active RFID Session in Singapore. Purpose:This amendment defines a Physical Layer (PHY), and those Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) modifications required to support it, for Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers and tags. It allows for efficient communications with active RFID tags and sensor applications in an autonomous manner in a promiscuous network, using very low energy consumption (low duty cycle), and low PHY transmitter power. The PHY parameters are flexible and configurable to provide optimized use in a variety of active RFID tag operations including simplex and duplex transmission (reader-to-tag and tag-to-readers), multicast (reader to a select group of tags), uni-cast as in reader to a single tag, tag-to-tag communication, and multi-hop capability. 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. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

2. IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Closing Report 14th Meeting as a Task Group Singapore March 17, 2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

3. 802.15.4f PAR Purpose Paragraph from 802.15.4f Project Authorization Request (PAR) document. 5.4 Purpose of Proposed Standard: To provide a standard for low cost, ultra low energy consumption, flexible and highly reliable communication means and air interface protocol for Active RFID and sensor applications. The air interface should be able to support a wide range of needs for which active RFID systems can be useful and enable improved performance and flexibility for future mass deployments of active RFID systems around the world. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

4. IEEE 802.15.4f Active RFID Meeting Overview • Chair: Mike McInnis • Vice-Chair: Tim Harrington • Secretary:Russ Chandler • Technical Editor: Tim Harrington • Ten each TG4f meeting time slots during this week. • 3. Administrative meeting Documents during this session: • 15-11-0136-00 -Agenda-Singapore-March-2011 • 15-11-0200-01 -Opening-Introduction-March-2011 • 15-11-0284-00 -Active-RFID-Minutes-Singapore-March-2011 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

5. TG4f Meeting Sessions This Week Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

6. Working documents during this meeting session: • Presentations • 15-11-0198-00-TG4-fm-deviation-tolerance • Workgroup Documents • 15-11-197-01-letter-ballot-68-comments-on-d2p802-15-4f-draft-standard-1st-recirc-ballot • 15-11-0199-03-post-LB68-remaining-voter-comments-on-d1p802-15-4f-draft-standard-initial-ballot Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

7. Letter Ballot 63 and 68 Results LB63 Vote (draft 1)LB68 Aggregate Vote Tally (draft 2) Voters = 208 Voters= 208 Voted = 171 Voted= 181 Voted ‘YES’ = 132 Voted ‘YES’= 160 Abstained = 16 Abstained = 12 Voted ‘No’ =23 Voted ‘NO’= 9 % Voters that voted = 82.21% % Voters that voted= 87.02% % Voters that voted ‘YES’ = 85.16% % Voters that voted ‘YES’ = 94.67% % Voters that abstained= 9.36% % Voters that abstained = 6.63% Total Comments = 342 Total Comments = 219 Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

8. TG4f Meeting Goals and Agenda • 2nd draft standard document Letter Ballot 68 Comment Resolutions. • Resolved 219 Comments • Technical = 100 • Editorial = 117 • General = 2 • Apply LB68 Comment Resolutions to 2nd draft document and rev document to 3rd draft. • Will be complete on or by April 18, 2011. • Release 3rd draft of document for 2nd recirculation LB. • Release on or by April 20, 2011. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

9. 802.15 Project Meeting Dates and Locationshttp://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html Goal - Resolve Recirculation LB comments and release draft for another recirculation LB Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

10. Draft 802.15.4f Timeline March Goal - release 2nd recirculation LB. May Goal - release 3rd recirculation LB. Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

11. Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) • Members • Mike McInnis – Chair • Tim Harrington – Vice Chair and Tech Editor • Adrian Jennings • Andy Ward • Dalibor Pokrajac • Billy Verso • Michael McLaughlin • Russ Chandler • Motion to TG4f: Approve the above as the ballot resolution committee for 802.15.4f. • Moved: Russ Chandler • Seconded: Dalibor Pokrajac • Passed with unanimous consent Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

12. Motion to TG4f: The approval of comment resolution document 15-11-0197-01 and the BRC to make and review changes to draft P802.15.4f-D02 as indicated in the comment resolution document to create draft P802.15.4f-D03. Draft D03 to be ready for recirculation release on or by April 18, 2011. Moved: Russ Chandler Seconded: Andy Ward -Approved by unanimous consent Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

13. TG4f BRC Meeting Schedule TG4f BRC Meetings Scheduled for Thursdays, 8am PST Meeting notice with teleconference number to be e-mailed. Meeting Dates; March 24, 2011 March 31, 2011 April 7, 2011 April 14, 2011 April 18, 2011 (document done – Tim send to Rick Alfvin) Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

14. Motion to the WG: The WG approve the start of a recirculation ballot to forward the P802.15.4f-D03 draft standard document with the changes indicated in 15-11-0197-01 to Letter Ballot #3. Moved: Tim Harrington Seconded: Dalibor Pokrajac Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company

15. Sign up for 802.15.4f Active RFID e-mail reflector • Sign-up at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Subscribe.html • Email reflector address is: STDS-802-15-4f@listserv.ieee.org • Next Meeting • May 09-12, 2011 in Palm Springs, California Mike McInnis, The Boeing Company