IEEE 802.15 WPAN™

Task Group 4e (TG4e)

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Overview

The IEEE 802.15 Task Group 4e is chartered to define a MAC amendment to the existing standard 802.15.4-2006. The intent of this amendment is to enhance and add functionality to the 802.15.4-2006 MAC to a) better support the industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications being proposed within the Chinese WPAN.

Current Status

TG4e has just sent out a call for proposals (15-08-373) with preliminary proposals being heard at the July session and final proposals at the September session.  TG4e has defined categories of interest along with subject matter for each category.

In addition to the industrial markets and Chinese WPAN, TG4e has discussed the high level requirements of Smart Grid and finds them synergistic with Industrial requirements at this point.  Smart Grid is a result of a new US law: Energy Independence Act of 2007.  This law deals with the modernization of the Nation’s electricity transmission and distribution system to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure that can meet future demand growth and to achieve each of the following, which together characterize a Smart Grid.

How to participate

• Participate by attending our Meetings.
• Task Group 4e conducts their discussions on the 802.15.4e Private Mailing List.  You can learn more about the 802.15 Mailing Lists by pointing your browser here.

Information

·       Document Archives

Application Presentations

·          08-323   Application requirements for a low power responsive adaptive IP friendly 15.4 MAC

·          08-281   Emergent Modification for Wireless Industry Control

·          08-269   Enhancement of Reliability with Channel Hopping

·          08-268   Supporting Peer to Peer Communication and Improving Throughput by Enhancing GTS

·          08-267  Channel Hopping Over Superframe

·          08-317   Some MAC Requirements for Neighborhood Area Networks

·          08-315  Enhancing the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC

·          08-312   MAC enhancement for Industrial markets08-164   Requirements of Factory Automation and a Proposed Solution

·          08-147   Distitbuted-Contention-Access-Scheme.ppt

·          08-148   Non-presistent-CSMA-Mechanism.ppt

·          08-121   Telecom-Applications-Introduction

·          08-120   Enhancement of IEEE 802.15.4-2006 for Flexible Usage of Superframe

·          08-117   Application Requirements about Fault Management

·          08-068   Extended GTS Presentation

·          08-049   UWB applications for 802.15.4e

·          08-043   application requirements for manufacturing systems

·          08-030   AFA functionality in reliability conscious applications

·          08-024   Enhancement to IEEE 802.15.4-2006 for Industrial Markets

Who to contact with questions

• Chairman: Pat Kinney
• Vice Chairmen: Seong-Soon Joo and Phil Beecher
• Secretary: Phil Beecher
• Technical Editors: Ludwig Winkel, Zafer Sahinoglu, Liang Li

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.