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Next Session - Agenda Summary:

The next IEEE 802 wireless interim meeting session is scheduled to be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel in Jacksonville, Florida during the week of January 16-19, 2012.

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Overview of 802.15.4f Task Group status and meeting purpose during January 2012;

During the November 2011 IEEE 802 Executive Committee meeting, draft number d07 of the IEEE 802.15.4f standard was approved for submittal to the IEEE Standards Association Review Committee (RevCom) for their review and recommendation/approval to publish.

The 802.15.4f draft standard is on the agenda of the next scheduled RevCom teleconference meeting scheduled for the last week of January 2012.

The January 2012 802.15 Interim meeting is scheduled to occur during the week of January 16-19 which is prior to the RevCom meeting.

One 802.15.4f Task Group meeting has been scheduled during the January 2012 802.15 meeting session to review and respond to any questions or issues which RevCom members may have prior to their scheduled meeting.

 

Tally results of IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballots on TG4f draft std. documents;

 
IEEE-Standards Association Voting draft 05
SB01
30 day
Initial
Tally
draft 06
SB02
10 day
Recirc-1
Tally
draft 07
SB03
10 day
Recirc-2
Tally
Sponsor Ballot closure 08/28/11 10/07/11 10/24/11
 IEEE-SA Voter Total 138 138 138
Voted 124 125 127
Voted YES 112 113 118
Abstain 9 9 9
Voted NO 3 3 0
% Voters 89 90 92
% YES 97 97 100
% Abstain 7 7 7
       
Total Comments Received 97 18 1
Of which are 'must be satisfied' comments 22 2 1
Technical 36 8 0
Editorial 50 10 1
General 11 0 0

 

TG4f Active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System Project Overview

The current IEEE 802.154f draft standard document (D7P802-15-4f_Draft_Standard) is an amendment to the IEEE 802.15.4-2011 standard document.

IEEE 802.15.4f Project Authorization Request (PAR)

Purpose of proposed IEEE 802.15.4f standard;

To provide a standard for low cost, ultra low energy consumption, flexible and highly reliable communication means and air interface protocol for Active RFID and sensor applications. The air interface should be able to support a wide range of needs for which Active RFID systems can be useful and enable improved performance and flexibility for future mass deployments of Active RFID systems around the world.

Active RFID Tag Definition;

An Active RFID tag is a device which is typically attached to an asset or person with a unique identification and the ability to produce its own radio signal not derived from an external radio signal. Active RFID tag applications include wireless sensor telemetry, control, and location determination. To generate a radio signal, Active RFID tags must employ some source of power. Traditionally this has been accomplished by integrated batteries, although designs exist for such devices that harvest ambient energy from the surrounding environment.

Two Active RFID wireless (PHY) amendments and associated Medium Access Control (MAC) additions to the IEEE 802.15.4-2011 standard are currently in the IEEE-SA Sponsor Ballot phase;

  • Low Rate Pulse Repetition Frequency (LRP-UWB) Physical Layer

    • 6489.6 MHz, 6988.8 MHz, and 7987.2 MHz center frequencies.

  • Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) Physical Layer

    • 433 MHz Frequency Band

    • 2450 MHz Frequency Band

Tally of IEEE 802.15 Working Group Letter Ballots on TG4f draft std. documents;

IEEE 802.15 draft 01
LB63
30 day
Total Tally
draft 02
LB68
15 day
Total Tally

draft 03
LB72
15 day
Total Tally

draft 04
LB74
15 day
Total Tally
draft 05
LB78
15 day
Total Tally
draft 05
LB80
15 day
Total Tally
Letter Ballot closure 12/14/10 3/10/11 5/5/11 5/28/11 6/27/2011 7/15/11
 802.15 Voter Total 208 208 209 209 209 209
Voted 171 181 184 185 185 185
Voted YES 132 160 167 169 170 170
Abstain 16 12 10 10 10 10
Voted NO 23 9 7 6 5 5
% Voters 82.21 87.02 88.04 88.52 88.52 88.52
% YES 85.16 94.67 95.98 96.57 97.14 97.14
% Abstain 9.36 6.63 5.43 5.41 5.14 5.14
             
Total Comments Received 332 219 63 26 15 1
Technical 134 100 41 5 15 1
Editorial 197 117 22 21 0 0
General 1 2 0 0 0 0

 

IEEE 802.15.4f Sessions & Documents

Status Year Month Venue Agenda Closing Report Minutes
TG 2009 January 2009 - first meeting as an 802.15.4f Task Group
Jan Los Angeles 15-09-029-00 15-09-082-02 15-09-083-00
March Vancouver 15-09-150-01 15-09-238-00 15-09-239-00
May Montreal 15-09-376-01 15-09-433-00 15-09-434-00
July San Francisco 15-09-499-00 15-09-560-00 15-09-559-00
Sept Waikoloa 15-09-608-06 15-09-698-00 15-09-662-00
Nov Atlanta 15-09-759-03 15-09-807-00 15-09-808-01
2010 Jan Los Angeles 15-10-001-04 15-10-072-00 15-10-073-00
March Orlando 15-10-131-03 15-10-223-00 15-10-222-00
May Beijing 15-10-247-00 15-10-347-01 15-10-355-01
July San Diego 15-10-451-01 15-10-602-00 15-10-601-00
Sept Waikoloa 15-10-650-01 15-10-791-02 15-10-765-00
Nov Dallas 15-10-827-01 15-10-905-01 15-10-906-00
2011 Jan Los Angeles 15-10-966-02 15-11-116-02 15-11-117-00
20 Jan LB63 15-11-965-09 Comment Resolution document
March Singapore 15-11-136-00 15-11-275-03 15-11-284-00
17 Mar LB68 15-11-197-01 Comment Resolution document
May Palm Springs 15-11-335-00 15-11-426-00 15-11-425-00
12 May  LB72  15-11-356-01 Comment Resolution document 
9 Jun  LB74  15-11-442-00 Comment Resolution document 
30 Jun  LB78  15-11-459-00 Comment Resolution document 
July San Francisco 15-11-454-00 15-11-535-00 15-11-521-00
18 Jul  LB80  15-11-494-00 Comment Resolution document 
Sept Okinawa 15-11-558-01  15-11-680-00 15-11-679-00
Sept 1st SB 15-11-579-01 Comment Resolution document
Oct SB Recirc #1 15-11-727-01 Comment Resolution document
Oct SB Recirc #2 15-11-750-00 Comment Resolution document
Nov Atlanta 15-11-732-01 15-11-844-00 15-11-781-00

 

All IEEE 802.15 working documents can be downloaded from:

https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/documents

 

IEEE 802.15 meeting session information is available at:

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html

 

To participate:

  1. Participate by registering, attending, and presenting documents at IEEE 802.15 meeting sessions.

  2. Access to the IEEE 802.15 Interest Group, Study Group, Task Group and Working Group pages and documents is available through the IEEE 802.15 Working Group home page.

  3. IEEE 802.15.4f conducts discussions and announcements of teleconferences and meetings via the IEEE 802.15.4f mailing list.

 

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Who to contact with questions:

  • Chair:                                              Michael McInnis
  • Vice-Chair and Technical Editor: Tim Harrington
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