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July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Add name of submission] Date Submitted: [The date the document is contributed, in the format “ 21 May, 1999”] Source: [Tom Siep] Company [TMS Consulting] Address [Suite 100, ms 365, 1802 Pleasant Valley Dr, Garland, TX, USA, 75040] Voice: [+1 972 496 0766], FAX: [+1 469 366 1480], E-Mail: [tom. siep@ieee. org] Re: [Original] Abstract: [Status of 802. 15. 1 a] Purpose: [Briefing] 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 1 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> SG 1 a-July 03 Report to PC Committee Tom Siep TMS Consulting Submission 2 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

March 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Contents • • Bluetooth SIG Overview Version 1. 2 Working with the SIG Next Steps Submission 3 Tom Siep, TMS Consultants

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Bluetooth SIG Overview • Bluetooth SIG is a not-for-profit Trade Association, having more than 2000 member companies, which has open membership • The SIG values the critical review the IEEE provides and has incorporated the vast majority of approved comments from 802. 15. 1 process • International Standard status provides benefits to both the Standards community and the SIG • Version 1. 1 (v 1. 1) has not updated since Feb 2001. Submission 4 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Status of Bluetooth Specification v 1. 1 since 22 Feb 01 • Some errata from the IEEE review has been approved, but not yet integrated into the text until now • New version, v 1. 2, is in the process of being formed: Format + Fixes + Features (next slide) • There is an opportunity to aid and influence the new spec Submission 5 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> v 1. 2 = Format + Fixes + Features • Format – New volume structure – Cleaner formatting • Fixes – Errata from the SIG and IEEE applied – Language cleanup (nomenclature + IEEE) • Features – – – – Submission Architectural Overview Faster Connections Adaptive Frequency Hopping Extended SCO Scatternet / Scattermode / Absence Masks Anonymity Mode L 2 CAP Flow & Error Control LMP Improvements / HCI Improvements 6 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Working With the SIG 1) No new features are allowed to be proposed for v 1. 2. 2) No changes to v 1. 2 text shall be allowed that damage compatibility with v 1. 1. 3) All comments lodged by IEEE members shall be entered into the SIG's Errata system by a SIG coordinator, and that coordinator will relay the feedback to the originator in the IEEE. 4) The SIG will be open to inputs from the IEEE and any suggestions for improvements that are objected to shall have substantial technical reasons for the objection 5) At the end of the process, all IEEE comments shall be addressed and all comments accepted by the IEEE WG shall be incorporated either into the Draft or Submission 7 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting subsequent Errata.

July 2003 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -<doc#> Proposed Study Group Officers • • Chair: Tom Siep Vice Chair: ? Secretary: Mike Mc. Ginnis Technical Editor: Tom Siep Submission 8 Tom Siep, TMS Consulting