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May 2005 doc. : IEEE 15 -05 -0239 -01 -004 a Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG 4 a 2. 4 GHz CSS PHY Status Report for Cairns Date Submitted: May 2005 Source: John Lampe, Rainer Hach, Nanotron Technologies Gmb. H Contact: Alt-Moabit 61, 10555 Berlin, Germany Voice: +49 30 399 954 0, E-Mail: j. lampe@nanotron. com Re: TG 4 A Status Report for May Session Abstract: 2. 4 GHz CSS PHY Opening Status Report for the TG 4 a Session in Cairns. Purpose: To provide information on alternate PHY drafting progress of networks based on IEEE 802. 15. 4. 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. TG 4 a 1 John Lampe, Nanotron

May 2005 doc. : IEEE 15 -05 -0239 -01 -004 a TG 4 a CSS PHY Activity Between March and May Meetings • Added Kyung-Kuk Lee and Rainer Hach as subeditors for the 2. 4 GHz CSS PHY • Held 4 weekly conference calls to initiate drafting – – Assigned and prioritized tasks to each sub-editor Set rough milestone drafting schedule Drafted and reviewed some sections Discussed technical issues and clarifications • Face-to-face meeting with UWB Editor to synchronize outlines TG 4 a 2 John Lampe, Nanotron

May 2005 doc. : IEEE 15 -05 -0239 -01 -004 a TG 4 a CSS PHY Milestone Drafting Schedule ü Rough draft text (many, not all sections) by April 29 • Rough draft (some sections empty) at Cairns Session • Edit draft and fill sections, begin coexistence work by July Session • Complete draft by September Session • Integrate with UWB, Ranging and MAC sections TG 4 a 3 John Lampe, Nanotron

May 2005 doc. : IEEE 15 -05 -0239 -01 -004 a Meeting Objectives • • • Review drafted text Discuss technical issues Plan between meetings effort – – – • TG 4 a Further simulations (? ) Coexistence Editing Next conference call Wednesday, June 1, 11: 00 CEST (Berlin time) 4 John Lampe, Nanotron