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May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Project: IEEE P 802. 15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG 4 b Opening/Closing Report for Jacksonville, FL Date Submitted: May 2006 Source: Ed Callaway, Motorola Contact: Ed Callaway, Motorola Voice: e-mail: ed. callaway@motorola. com Re: TG 4 b Opening/Closing Report for May 2006 Session Abstract: Opening/Closing Report for the TG 4 b session in Jacksonville, FL Purpose: To provide information on define enhancements and corrections to the existing standard, IEEE 802. 15. 4 -2003. 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 b 1 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b TG 4 b Scope This project will define enhancements and corrections to the existing standard. The revised standard will be backward compatible with IEEE P 802. 15. 4 -2003. The considered enhancements shall be limited to: • A method for shared time-base distribution. • Support for new frequency allocations for Europe, China, and Japan. • Extension of 2. 4 GHz derivative modulation yielding higher data rates for the lower frequency bands. • Mechanism for communicating the revision level. TG 4 b 2 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b TG 4 b Scope (continued) The considered corrections are: • Resolving ambiguities. • Removing unnecessary complexity, such as making GTS support optional and eliminating BUSY_RX, BUSY_TX, and FORCE_TRX_OFF from the PHY enumerations. • Resolving issues such as long association time for non-beacon networks, inflexible security use, adding support for multicast, reducing MAC overhead and MAC header compression. TG 4 b 3 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Operating Policies and Procedures • Operating Policies and Procedures in order of priority – IEEE Project 802 LMSC Policies and Procedures • http: //ieee 802. org/rules. pdf – IEEE 802. 15 Working Group Policies and Procedures • Document 99001 r 7 P 802 -15_Working-Group-Policies-and-Procedures. doc – Robert’s Rules of Order • Latest Edition TG 4 b 6 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b IEEE-SA Standards Board Bylaws on Patents in Standards 6. Patents IEEE standards may include the known use of essential patents, and patent applications, provided the IEEE receives assurance from the patent holder or applicant with respect to patents essential for compliance with both mandatory and optional portions of the standard. This assurance shall be provided without coercion and prior to approval of the standard (or reaffirmation when a patent becomes known after initial approval of the standard). This assurance shall be a letter that is in the form of either a) A general disclaimer to the effect that the patentee will not enforce any of its present or future patent(s) whose use would be required to implement the proposed IEEE standard against any person or entity using the patent(s) to comply with the standard or b) A statement that a license will be made available without compensation or under reasonable rates, with reasonable terms and conditions that are demonstrably free of any unfair discrimination This assurance shall apply, at a minimum, from the date of the standard's approval to the date of the standard's withdrawal and is irrevocable during that period. Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board –, March 2003, September 2004 TG 4 b 7 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Inappropriate Topics for IEEE WG Meetings • Don’t discuss licensing terms or conditions • Don’t discuss product pricing, territorial restrictions or market share • Don’t discuss ongoing litigation or threatened litigation • Don’t be silent if inappropriate topics are discussed… do formally object. If you have questions, contact the IEEE Patent Committee Administrator at patcom@ieee. org Approved by IEEE-SA Standards Board – December 2002 TG 4 b 8 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Copyright • Under the current US copyright law — the author of information is deemed to own the copyright from the moment of creation • The IEEE Bylaws require copyright of all material to be held by the IEEE – Must consult with IEEE for re-use of copyright material • The IEEE Standards accomplishes transfer of copyright ownership through the Project Authorization Request (PAR) process TG 4 b 9 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Anti-Trust Statement • Each Member acknowledges that the Members are committed to fostering competition in the development of new products and services. The Members further acknowledge that they may compete with one another in various lines of business and that it is therefore imperative that they and their representatives act in a manner which does not violate any applicable antitrust laws and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Members acknowledge that the Members will not discuss issues relating to product pricing, methods or channels of product distribution, any division of markets, or allocation of customers or any other topic which should not be discussed among competitors. TG 4 b 10 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Meeting Objectives TG 4 b Approve Denver Minutes (06/0143 r 1) DONE Approve Agenda & Objectives (06/0212 r 1) DONE Review Recirculation Ballot results DONE Prepare Working Group motions as required NONE NEEDED Plan TG 4 b Activity DONE Joint TG 4 a meeting-Monday PM 1 DONE 11 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Major Activity & Documents Since Denver: • • • TG 4 b Weekly phone calls for comment resolution. Recirc-3 (D 6) Comments: 15 -06 -0225 -00 -004 b Recirc-2 (D 5) Comments: 15 -06 -0210 -00 -004 b Jacksonville minutes: 15 -06 -0239 -00 -004 b Opening/Closing report: 15 -06 -0236 -00 -004 b 12 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b COMMENT RESOLUTION • Recirc-3 closed Sunday 7 May with 25 comments, all editorial • No new “no” votes • 2 carry-forward “no” comments TG 4 b 13 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b RECIRC-3 RESULTS Ballot Open Date: 27 -Apr-06 Ballot Close Date: 7 -May-06 RESPONSE RATE This ballot has met the 75% returned ballot requirement. 142 eligible people in this ballot group. 114 affirmative votes 2 negative votes with comments 0 negative votes without comments 11 127 APPROVAL RATE abstention votes total, 89% returned, 8% abstention The 75% affirmation requirement is being met. 114 2 116 affirmative votes negative votes with comments total, 98% affirmative COMMENT SUMMARY 25 Approve Editorial 0 Approve General 0 Approve Technical 0 Disapprove Editorial 0 Disapprove General 0 Disapprove Technical 25 TG 4 b Total (valid) comments 14 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Plan • Draft submitted to Rev. Com for June meeting. • Champagne in San Diego! (On the Chair, of course) TG 4 b 15 Ed Callaway (Motorola)

May 2006 doc. : IEEE 802. 15 -06 -0236 -01 -004 b Special Thanks • Eric Gnoske - Secretary • Gerald Wineinger and Clint Powell. Secretaries Pro Tem. • The entire TG 4 b team. TG 4 b 16 Ed Callaway (Motorola)