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Overview

The role of IEEE 802.15 Smart Utility Networks (SUN) Task Group 4g is to create a PHY amendment to 802.15.4 to provide a global standard that facilitates very large scale process control applications such as the utility smart-grid network capable of supporting large, geographically diverse networks with minimal infrastructure, with potentially millions of fixed endpoints.

Current Status

TG4g completed the first Recirculation (Sponsor) Ballot of  d6P802-15-4g_Draft_Standard.pdf on October 30, 2011.

TG4g

SB Cummulative
VOTERS 220
VOTED 200
YES 187
ABSTAIN 7
NO 6
VOTERS % 90%
YES % 96%
ABSTAIN % 3%


There was one new "Do Not Approve" vote, with one comment, and no new comments received from previous "Do Not Approve" voters. A total of 36 comments were received.  The comments received during the Sponsor Ballot and the Recirculation Ballot are posted as shown.  Comment resolution is in progress through Ballot Resolution Committee Meetings. 

Next Session Objectives

The objectives for the November 2011 plenary in Atlanta are to:

  • Complete Sponsor Ballot Comment Resolution.
  • Initiate Recirculation.
  • Request WG to seek conditional approval from EC to move TG4g amendment to RevCom

Sessions and Milestones

Status

Year

Month

Venue

Agenda

Closing Report

Minutes

SG

2008

Sept

Waikoloa

15-08-0616-01

15-08-0707-00

15-08-0729-00

Nov

Dallas

15-08-0725-02

15-08-0838-01

15-08-0853-01

PAR Approved

TG

 

2009

Jan

Los Angeles

15-08-0859-01

15-09-0086-00

15-09-0089-00

March

Vancouver

15-09-0095-05

15-09-0223-00

15-09-0251-01

May

Montreal

15-09-0266-00

15-09-0439-01

15-09-0446-00

July

San Francisco

15-09-0460-06

15-09-0570-00

15-09-0586-00

Sept

Waikoloa

15-09-0600-04

15-09-0702-01

15-09-0714-00

Nov

Atlanta

15-09-0717-03

15-09-0815-00

15-09-0818-00

2010

 

Jan

Los Angeles

15-09-0839-02

15-10-0080-01

15-10-0086-00

March

Orlando

15-10-0119-06

15-10-0228-00

15-10-0218-00

March - May

Letter Ballot – LB51

May

Beijing

15-10-0246-01

15-10-0336-00

15-10-0393-00

July

San Diego

15-10-0394-02

15-10-0614-00

15-10-0624-00

Sept

Waikoloa

15-10-0634-01

15-10-0807-00

15-10-0818-00

LB51 Comment Spreadsheet 15-10-0283-25

Sept - Nov

Letter Ballot – LB59

Nov

Dallas 

15-10-0825-00

15-10-0932-00

15-10-0945-00

2011 Jan - adhoc
Los Angeles 15-10-0953-00
-
15-11-0049-00

Jan

Los Angeles
15-10-0968-01
15-11-0118-00
15-11-0133-00
LB59 Comment Spreadsheet 15-10-0852-17
Feb - March
Letter Ballot – LB67
March Singapore
15-11-0145-00
15-11-0309-00
15-11-0327-00
LB67 Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0178-12


Letter Ballot – LB70
May Palm Springs
15-11-0324-00
15-11-0433-00
15-11-0468-01
LB70 Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0342-10
May - June
Letter Ballot – LB75
June
BRC tele-conference
- - 15-11-0445-00
LB75 Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0444-01
July San Francisco
15-11-0446-00
15-11-0550-00
15-11-0570-00
LB75 Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0444-01
August
 Sponsor Ballot: d5P802-15-4g_Draft_Standard.pdf
Sept
Okinawa
15-11-0569-01
15-11-0707-00
15-11-0711-00
Sept - Oct
BRC Calls
-
-
15-11-0718-03
SB Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0584-11
October
Recirculation 1 Ballot: d6P802-15-4g_Draft_Standard.pdf
Nov
BRC Calls
-
-
15-11-0718-04
Comment Spreadsheet 15-11-0753-02
Nov
Atlanta
15-11-0725-01
n/a
n/a

History

TG4g received NesCom approval December 9th 2008. The TG4g PAR can be viewed here. TG4g held its first meeting at the 802 Interim meeting in Los Angeles January 2009. During this meeting it agreed the Call for Applications and Call for Proposals.

A Call for Applications was issued on February 2nd 2009. Presentations were given at the March Plenary, held in Vancouver March 8th to 13th 2009.

A Call for Proposals was issued January 22nd 2009. Preliminary Proposals were presented at the March Plenary, held in Vancouver March 8th to 13th 2009.

24 Final Proposals were submitted by May 2nd 2009 of which 22 were presented to TG4g at the IEEE 802 Interim meeting in Montreal May 10th to 15th 2009. A summary of the proposals can be found here.

Between July 2009 and November 2009, the merging and refinement of proposals continued.  At the end of the November 2009 meeting there were 3 complimentary, merged proposals for FSK/GFSK, OQPSK and OFDM. Candidate draft text was created from these proposals and comments were solicited prior to the January 2010 meeting.  Comment resolution started at the January meeting and was completed at the March 2010 meeting. The comment resolutions can be found here.
 

At the March 2010 meeting, the technical editors were instructed to prepare a draft and the Working Group approved a motion for Letter Ballot - LB51.

How to participate

  • Participate by attending our Meetings.
  • TG4g conducts its discussions on the 802.15 SUN Private Mailing List.  You can learn more about the 802.15 Mailing Lists by pointing your browser here.

Information

Who to contact with questions

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.  




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