Draft WPAN Article for IEEE-SA Standards Bearer

December, 1999 IEEE P802.15-99/168r099/xxxr0

IEEE P802.15

Wireless Personal Area Networks

Project / IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Title / Draft WPANÔ Article for IEEE-SA Standards Bearer
Date Submitted / [10 December 1999]
Source / [Ian Gifford]
[M/A-COM, Inc.]
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Re: / [Draft Article for IEEE-SA Standards Bearer.]
Abstract / [An article about the IEEE involvement in BluetoothÔ for the February 2000 issue of the IEEE-SA Standards Bearer. The deadline for the article is 17 Dec. It should be approximately 300 words in length, no formatting (bold, columns, etc.), please. It can be submitted to me electronically..]
Purpose / [Provide Marketing Communication P802.15.1 content into IEEE-SA Collateral. Also this should be a follow up to Jim Carlo's article on P802.11, .15 & .16 the IEEE-SA Standards Bearer, Vol. 13, No. 3 July 1999 ]
Notice / This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. 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 P802.15.

IEEE and BluetoothÔ, Global Standards-Making

As was described in a previous edition of the IEEE-SA Standards Bearer, Vol. 13, No. 3 July 1999, a new wireless working group was formed within the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee to provide short distance standards for the PAN (Personal Area Network) functional area. The first Project of the 802.15 Working Group for Wireless PANs (WPANs), is based on a derived standard from the BluetoothÔ Version 1.0 Specification Foundation Core, and BluetoothÔ Version 1.0 Specification Foundation Profiles, and will prove to be a major growth area for IEEE 802 standards.

The BluetoothÔ response to the July 1999 P802.15 WPAN Call For Proposals created a Task Group to begin the work of rapidly developing our first draft standard. The Task Group is designated Task Group 1 (TG1).

One of the major goals for P802.15 as well as for the BluetoothÔ SIG is global usage. While the P802.11 WLAN technologies are specifically designed for devices in and around the office or home, a P802.15 WPAN/BluetoothÔ device will provide travelers country to country usage - it will be used in cars, airplanes, boats and is truly designed for international use. IEEE will provide peer review, standards accreditation, and globalization.

Because of this, much of the BluetoothÔ technology is focused on a single specification that meets the worldwide regulatory requirements that fall into two categories: spectrum/power and security. As the radio link will contain private business and personal data/voice, security is a requirement for this. As security is heavily regulated worldwide, the technology has to conform or work with the various worldwide agents to insure it meets these requirements.

In regards to spectrum and power, the technology needs to travel with the user. Unlike a typical P802.11 WLAN, that is setup in one area and never moved, mobile devices travel with the users. As such the technology needs to be designed such that a single technology meets the spectrum power requirements of the world (don't want to break the law when crossing a border).

These areas are key attributes of BluetoothÔ (which was designed for personal area networking) which the Author doesn't believe are addressed in the variety of 802.11 WLAN devices.

This first P802.15 WPAN Project effort has been focused on quickly deriving a standard from the BluetoothÔ Specifications for wireless networking of portable and mobile computing devices such as PCs, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), peripherals, cell phones, pagers, and consumer electronics, allowing these devices to communicate and interoperate with one another. The goal is to create a standard that has broad market applicability and deals effectively with the issues of coexistence with other wireless networking solutions. For more information contact Ian Gifford at or view the Web page at:

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/

Ian Gifford is the Chair of the IEEE 802.15 WPAN Task Group 1 of the IEEE Computer Society.

BluetoothÔ and IEEE, Global Standards-Making

The first Project of the 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), is based on a derived standard from the BluetoothÔ Special Interest Group Version 1.0 Specification Foundation Core and Foundation Profiles, and will prove to be a major growth area for IEEE 802 standards.

One of the major goals for P802.15 as well as for the BluetoothÔ SIG is global usage. While the P802.11 WLAN technologies are specifically designed for devices in and around the office or home, a P802.15 WPAN/BluetoothÔ device will provide travelers country to country usage - it will be used in cars, airplanes, boats and is truly designed for international use.

Because of this, much of the BluetoothÔ technology is focused on a single specification that meets the worldwide regulatory requirements that fall into two categories: security and spectrum/power. As the radio link will contain private business and personal data/voice, security is a requirement for this. As security is heavily regulated worldwide, the technology has to conform or work with the various worldwide agents to insure it meets these requirements.

In regards to spectrum and power, the technology needs to travel with the user. Unlike a typical P802.11 WLAN, that is setup in one area and rarely moved, mobile devices travel with the users. As such the technology needs to be designed such that a single technology meets the spectrum power requirements of the world (don't want to break the law when crossing a border).

This first P802.15 WPAN Project effort is fast tracking a standard derived from the BluetoothÔ Specifications for wireless networking of portable and mobile computing devices e.g., Organizers, Laptops, Cell Phones, etc. allowing these devices to communicate and interoperate with one another. The goal is to create a peer reviewed standard that has broad market applicability and deals effectively with the issues of coexistence with other wireless networking solutions. For more information contact Bob Heile, Chair of 802.15, at or Ian Gifford, Vice Chair of 802.15 and Chair of Task Group 1,at or view the Web page at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/

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Note: Susan Tatiner is pursuing trademarking the term Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) and/or Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) for the IEEE. As this article is slated for a Feb 2000 publication date I havewe may be able to used the term WPANÔ. The IEEE-SA Standards Bearer Editor will need to verify this as a completed task prior to publication.

Susan K. Tatiner

Director, Standards Publishing Programs

IEEE Standards Activities

PH: +1 732 562 3830

FX: +1 732 562 1571

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Appendix B - IEEE/Bluetooth Request

Gifford, Ian C.

From: Linda Gargiulo [

Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:40 AM

To: Gifford, Ian C.

Subject: Article for the IEEE Standards Bearer

Mr. Gifford, I got your email from Susan Tatiner. Susan is the editor in

chief of the Standards Bearer and I am the editorial coordinator.

I would like to know if you would be interested in writing an article about

the IEEE involvement in Bluetooth for the February 2000 issue. The

deadline for the article is 17 Dec. It should be approximately 300 words

in length, no formatting (bold, columns, etc.), please. It can be

submitted to me electronically.

Let me know if you have any questions. Looking forward to hearing from you

soon. Thanks.

Linda A. Gargiulo, Senior Administrator

IEEE - Standards Activities

PH: +1 732 562 3801; FX: +1 732 562 1571

http://standards.ieee.org/

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

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Appendix C - IEEE-SA Standards Bearer, "New Wireless Working Groups Formed", P802.15 Article, Vol. 13, No. 3 July 1999

New Wireless Working Groups Formed by Jim Carlo

Two new wireless working groups have been formed within the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Committee to provide standards for different functional areas based on wireless technologies. These two groups, in addition to the current working group for Wireless LANs (802.11), are expected to be major growth areas for IEEE 802 standards. The current working group for Wireless LANs, 802.11, continues to expand the Wireless LAN area of development with guidelines for higher-speed networks and through a close cooperation with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's (ETSI) Broadband Radio Access Networks (BRAN) project. The other groups are as follows.

802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)

This effort will focus on the development of standards for wireless networking of portable and mobile computing devices such as PCs, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), peripherals, cell phones, pagers, and consumer electronics, allowing these devices to communicate and interoperate with one another. The goal is to create standards that have broad market applicability and deal effectively with the issues of coexistence and interoperability with other wireless networking solutions. For more information contact Bob Heile at or view the Web page at

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15

802.16 Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)

This effort will consider the standardization of fixed broadband wireless access systems Under an approved PAR, the group is concentrating on systems operating in the licensed spectrum near 30 GHz but intends the results to be broadly applicable from 10 to 66 GHz. A second sponsor-approved PAR aims for a recommended practice to ensure successful coexistence among licensed systems. The working group, with 107 voting members, expects the outcome to bring numerous manufacturing advantages to an industry with the potential to compete successfully with wired alternatives offering broadband access to data, voice, and video. For full details, contact Roger Marks at or view the group's Web site at

http://nwest.nist.gov/

Jim Carlo is the Chair of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Committee of the IEEE Computer Society.

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