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January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: Closing Report for the TG 6 Session in January 2012 Date Submitted: January 19, 2012 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Voice: +1 650 704 -2517, E-Mail: astrin@ieee. org Re: TG 6 Closing Report for January 2012 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG 6 Session in January 2012. Purpose: To summarize activities during the meeting Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P 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 P 802. 15. Submission Slide 1 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 IEEE 802. 15 TG 6 Body Area Network Closing Report 25 st Meeting as a Task Group 6 Jacksonville, FL January 19, 2012 Submission Slide 2 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Since November meeting • Created d 06 P 802 -15 -6_Draft_Standard on 11 Nov 2011 • Sponsor ballot 3 ended on 01 -Dec-2011 Started with comments resolution spreadsheet doc. : 15 -11 -0868 -00 -0006 Sponsor Ballot 3 Comments. xls • Sponsor ballot 4 ended on 17 -Dec-2011 Started with comments resolution spreadsheet doc. : 15 -11 -0879 -00 -0006 Sponsor Ballot 4 Comments. xls Submission Slide 3 Arthur Astrin

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 SB 4, Recirculation #3 • • • • • Ballot Open Date: 07 -Dec-2011, Ballot Close Date: 17 -Dec-2011 Type: New, Draft #: 6. 0 Comments: 6, Must Be Satisfied Comments: 6 RESPONSE RATE This ballot has met the 75% returned ballot requirement. 154 eligible people in this ballot group. 122 affirmative votes 7 negative votes with comments, 0 negative votes without comments 11 abstention votes: (Conflict of Interest: 1, Lack of expertise: 2, Lack of time: 5, Other: 3) 140 votes received = 90% returned 7% abstention APPROVAL RATE The 75% affirmation requirement is being met. 122 affirmative votes, 7 negative votes with comments 129 votes = 94% affirmative No new Disapprove voters, no new Must Be Satisfied comments Comments are in 15 -11 -0879 -00 -0006 Sponsor Ballot 4 Comments. xls Submission Slide 4 Arthur Astrin

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Meeting Accomplishments ü Helped Rev. Com understand 802. 15. 6 draft 6 ü Reviewed the TG 6 web page ü Continued working on the 802. 15. 6 tutorial ü Did we leave anything important out? Submission Slide 5 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 IEEE 802. 15. 6 BRC Ballot Resolution Committee (BRC) was very active Anuj Batra, Art Astrin (Chair), Clint Chaplin, Daniel Lewis, David Davenport, Hind Chebbo, Huan-Bang Li, Igor Dotlić, Jin-Meng Ho, Jung-hwan Hwang, Kaoru Yokoo, Marco Hernandez, Mark Dawkins, Omeni Okundu, Ranjeet Kumar Patro There are 15 members Thank You! Submission Slide 6 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Plans for March • Complete TG work • Possible awards Submission Slide 7 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Timeline 2012 2011 7 Start sponsor ballot Comment resolution 8 9 > > > 1 st re-circulation Sponsor 2012 10 11 12 > > 3 rd re-circulation Sponsor > Seek EC approval for Rev. Com > > > 4 5 6 > > Slide 8 3 > 2 nd re-circulation Sponsor Submission 2 > > Professional editing 1 Arthur Astrin

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 • Thank You ! • Any Questions ? Submission Slide 9 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 The light at the end of the tunnel… IEEE P 802. 15. 6™ Draft Standard for Wireless Body Area Network Submission Slide 10 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07 -0575) The purpose of the proposed standard it to provide an international standard for a short range (ie about human body range), low power and highly reliable wireless communication for use in close proximity to, or inside, a human body. Data rates, typically up to 10 Mbps, will be offered to satisfy an evolutionary set of entertainment and healthcare services. Current PANs do not meet the medical (proximity to human tissue) and relevant communication regulations for some application environments. They also do not support the combination of reliability (Qo. S), low power, data rate and noninterference required to broadly address the breadth of body area network applications. Submission Slide 11 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

January 2012 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -12 -0054 -00 -0006 Possible adds • Chinese medical bands • Medical RFID ? • Support brain nodes • Compliance with 802 Architecture Submission Slide 12 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)