IEEE P802.15.3 Conformance PAR

September, 2004January, 2004September, 2002 IEEE P802.15-04/0463032r002/370r1

IEEE P802.15

Wireless Personal Area Networks

Project / IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Title / IEEE P802.15.SG3b3 Conformancea PAR and 5C
Date Submitted / 3013August January 20042- rev0
Source / [Rick RobertsJohn R. Barr, Chair]
[XtremeSpectrum, 8133 Leesburg Pike, Suite 700, Vienna, VA 22182Motorola, 1303 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196]
[Kai Siwiak, Technical EditorJames P. Gilb, Technical EditorJames D. Allen]
[Appairent Technologies, 15373 Innovation Drive, #210, San Die
go150 Lucius Gordon Dr.
Rochester, NY 14586, CA 92128Time Domain Corporation, 7057 Old Madison Pike, Huntsville, AL 35806]
[Jason Ellis, Alt. Technical Editor]
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Abstract / [During the November 20031 IEEE802 Plenary the IEEE P802.15.3 MAC Alternate PHYMaintenance Study Group was formed, their goal was to study and then submit a Project Authorization Request, if deemed necessaryThis PAR and 5C supports the 802.15.3 family of standards with a conformance standard to make implementations by multiple companies interoperate with minimum effort and costs.]
Purpose / [Working document for the PAR to the P802.15 Working Group]
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-SA STANDARDS BOARD

PROJECT AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (PAR) FORM (2004)

The submittal deadlines for the year 2004 are available.

Prior to submitting your PAR, please review the NesCom Conventions.

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1. ASSIGNED PROJECT NUMBERP (Please leave blank if not available)
2. SPONSOR DATE OF REQUESTDay: Month: Year: 2004
3. TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Please check one)
Standard for {document stressing the verb "shall"}
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4. TITLE OF DOCUMENT:

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5. LIFE CYCLE
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7. WORKING GROUP INFORMATION:
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8. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR WORKING GROUP CHAIR (must be an SA member as well as an IEEE and/or Affiliate Member)
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Please review the PAR form three months prior to submitting your draft for ballot to ensure that the title, scope and purpose on the PAR form match the title, scope and purpose on the draft. If they do not match, you will need to submit a modified PAR.
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d. How many times a year does the working group meet in person?: /
e. How many times a year does the working group meet using electronic means (i.e. teleconference, e-mail, web-based meetings)?: /
f. How frequently is a draft version circulated to the working group?: /
g. How much of the Draft is stable (Format: NN%)?: / %
h. How many significant working revisions has the Draft been through?: /
i. Briefly describe what the development group has already accomplished, and what remains to be done: /

13. SCOPE OF PROPOSED PROJECT
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Please clearly and concisely define "why" the document is being done. Please be brief (less than 5 lines).
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14a. Please give the specific reason for the standardization project, with particular emphasis on the problem being solved, the benefit to be received and target users or industries.

15. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Answer each of the questions below.)
Sponsor has reviewed the IEEE-SA patent material with the working group? Yes No
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Sponsor is aware of trademarks that apply to this project? Yes No
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Sponsor is aware of possible registration of objects or numbers to be included in or used by this project? Yes No
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16. ARE THERE OTHER DOCUMENTS OR PROJECTS WITH A SIMILAR SCOPE?
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If Yes, please answer the following:
Sponsor Organization:
Project Number:
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Project Title:

17. FUTURE ADOPTIONS

Is there potential for this document (in part or in whole) to be adopted by another national, regional or international organization?
If Yes, the following questions must be answered:
Technical Committee Name and Number: TC SC WG
Other Organization Contact Information:
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18. IF THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN ANY HEALTH, SAFETY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDANCE THAT AFFECTS OR APPLIES TO HUMAN HEALTH OR SAFETY, PLEASE EXPLAIN, IN FIVE SENTENCES OR LESS.

19. ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY NOTES{Item Number and Explanation}

I acknowledge having read and understood the IEEE Code of Ethics. I agree to conduct myself in a manner which adheres to the IEEE Code of Ethics when engaged in official IEEE business.

IEEE-SA Standards Board Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form (2002)

For a review of the Standards Development Process (designed to assist the Working Group, Working Group Chair, Sponsor Chair, and Society Liaison), please check here.

1. Assigned Project Number (Please leave blank if not available) [P802.15.3ba]

2. Sponsor Date of Request [2002 2004 07 12xx xx]

3. Type of Document (Please check one)

[X] Standard for {document stressing the verb "shall"}

[ ] Recommended Practice for {document stressing the verb "should"}

[ ] Guide for {document in which good practices are suggested, stressing the verb "may"}

4. Title of Document: Draft [Supplement to Standard for Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems – LAN/MAN Specific Requirements – Part 15.3: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications:

Higher Speed Physical Layer Extension for the High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)Amendment to MAC Sublayer]

5. Life Cycle

[X] Full Use (5-year life cycle)

[ ] Trial Use (2-year life cycle)

6. Type of Project:

[ ] New standard

[ ] Revision of existing standard (indicate Number and year existing standard was published in box to the right) [ ] (####-YYYY)

[X] Amendment to an existing standard (indicate Number and year existing standard was published in box to the right) [802.15.3-2003 ] (####-YYYY) (P802.15.3-Currently in Letter Ballot)

[ ] Corrigendum to an existing standard (indicate Number and year existing standard was published in box to the right) [ ] (####-YYYY)

[ ] Revised PAR (indicate PAR Number and Approval Date here: P [ ] - [ ] (YYYY-MM-DD)

Is this project in ballot now? [ ]

State reason for revising the PAR in Item #18.

7. Contact information of Working Group Chair who must be an SA member as well as an IEEE and/or Affiliate Member

Name of Working Group (WG): [15]

Name of Working Group Chair:

First Name [Robert] Last Name: [Heile]

Telephone: [508-222-1393]

FAX: [508-222-0515]

EMAIL: [

8. Contact Information of Official Reporter, Project Editor or Document Custodian if different from the Working Group Chair. The Official Report must be an SA member as well as an IEEE and/or Affiliate Member

Name of Official Reporter (if different than Working Group Chair:

First Name [ ] Last Name: [ ]

Telephone: [ ]

FAX: [ ]

EMAIL: [ ]

9. Contact information of Sponsoring Society or Standards Coordinating Committee

Sponsoring Society and Committee: [IEEE802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee]

Sponsor Committee Chair: [ ]

First Name [Paul] Last Name: [Nikolich]

Telephone: [508-366-8833]

FAX: [508-836-2677]

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10. Sponsor Balloting Information (Please choose one of the following)

Choose one from the following:

[X ] Individual Balloting

[ ] Entity Balloting

[ ] Mixed Balloting (combination of Individual and Entity Balloting)

Expected Date of Submission for Initial Sponsor Ballot: [20043-0711-0701] (Format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Please review the PAR form three months prior to submitting your draft for ballot to ensure that the title, scope and purpose on the PAR form match the title, scope and purpose on the draft. If they do not match, you will need to submit a revised PAR.

Additional communication and input from other organizations or other IEEE Standards Sponsors should be encouraged through participation in the working group or the balloting pool.

11. Projected Completion Date for Submittal to RevCom [20053-0511-089]

If this is a REVISED PAR and the completion date is being extended past the original four-year life of the PAR, please answer the following questions. If this is not a revised PAR, please go to question #12

Statement of why the extension is required: [ ]

When did you begin writing the first draft? (Format: YYYY-MM-DD): [ ]

How many people are actively working on the project? [ ]

How many times a year does the working group meet in person? [ ]

How frequently is a draft version circulated to the working group via electronic means? [ ]

How much of the Draft is stable (Format: NN %)? [ ]

How many significant working revisions has the Draft been through? [ ]

Briefly describe what the development group has already accomplished, and what remains to be done: [ ]

12. Scope of Proposed Project

[Projected output including technical boundaries: REVISED STANDARDS - Projected output including the scope of the original standard, amendments and additions. Please be brief (less than 5 lines).]

[This project amendment contains changes to the IEEE Std 802.15.3 required to improve implementation and interoperability. This will include minor optimizations while preserving backward compatibility. In addition, this amendment will correct errors, clarify ambiguities, and add editorial clarifications.]

will define an alternative PHY clause for a higher data rate amendment to standard 802.15.3.]

13. Purpose of Proposed Project:

[Intended users and user benefits: REVISION STANDARDS - Purpose of the original standard and reason for the standard's revision. Please be brief (less than 5 lines).]

[To provide a standard for a low complexity, low cost, low power consumption alternate PHY for 802.15.3 (comparable to the goals for 802.15.3). The data rate will be high enough, 110 Mb/s or more (see 18a), to satisfy an evolutionary set of consumer multi-media industry needs for WPAN communications. The project will address the requirements to support multimedia data types in multiple compliant co-located systems and also coexistence (18b)The purpose of this amendment is to improve the ability of IEEE Std 802.15.3 to support emerging wireless multimedia applications; e.g., multimedia streaming, time synchronization, low latency data transfer, and peripheral connectivity.].]

14. Intellectual Property {Answer each of the questions below}

Sponsor has reviewed the IEEE patent policy with the working group?

[Yes] {Yes/No}

Sponsor is aware of copyrights relevant to this project?

[No] {Yes/No}

Sponsor is aware of trademarks relevant to this project?

[No] {Yes/No}

Sponsor is aware of possible registration of objects or numbers due to this project?

[No] {Yes/No}

15. Are there other standards or projects with a similar scope?

[NO] {Yes, with explanation below/ No}

[ ] {Explanation}

If yes, please answer the following:

Sponsor Organization: [ ]

Project Number: [ ]

Project Date: [ ] (YYYY-MM-DD)

Project Title: [ ]

16. International Sponsor Organization

Is there potential for this standard (in part or in whole) to be submitted to an international organization for review/adoption?

[??] {Yes/No/?? if you don't know at this time}

If yes, please answer the following questions:

International Committee Name and Number: [ ]

International Organization Contact Information:

Contact First Name: [ ]

Contact Last Name: [ ]

Contact Telephone Number: [ ]

Contact FAX Number: [ ]

Contact E-mail address: [ ]

17. Will this project focus on health, safety or environmental issues?

[NO] {Yes/No/?? if you don't know at this time}

If Yes: Explanation? [ ]

18.Additional Explanatory Notes: {Item Number and Explanation}

[ ] {if necessary, these can be continued on additional pages}

18a]

The CFAs responses collected by study group 802.15.SG3a over the past several months indicate an evolutionary market developing for a group of applications that will not be addressed by 802.15.3. For example, high data rates, at least 110 Mb/s, will be required for simultaneous time dependent applications such as multiple HDTV video streams without sacrificing the requirements for low complexity, low cost, and low power consumption. In addition to at least 110 Mbps data rate, additional data rates, both lower and higher, may be supported.

18b]

It is in the best interest of users and the industry to strive for a level of coexistence with other wireless systems, especially those in similar market spaces. Coexistence requirements will be established in SG3a selection criteria against which the proposals will be evaluated.

The PAR Copyright Release and Signature Page must be submitted either by FAX to 732-562-1571 or as an e-mail attachment in .pdf format to the NesCom

Administrator before this PAR will be sent on for NesCom and Standards Board approval.

IEEE P802.15 High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks Study Group Functional Requirements Standards Development Criteria

The IEEE P802.15.33b MAC Maintenance Task Study Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) reviewed and completed the Standards Development Criteria (a.k.a. the Five Criteria). The IEEE P802.15 SG3b Five Criteria , the response of which isresponse is in Italics below.

1. BROAD MARKET POTENTIAL

a) Broad sets of applicability

The 802.15.3 standard was completed in March of 2003. This standard is applicable to a large range of consumer electronic multimedia devices. Vendor demonstrations have shown that it is living up to it’s expected performance and applicability.

The increasing popularity of wearable, hand-held computing, communicating devices, consumer electronics, and the proliferation of peripheral devices for them, has made clear that there will be broad based demand for these types of devices and for connectivity between them.

Wireless connectivity between these devices will make them easier to use, and more useful. Since the next wave of these devices will need to support multimedia and large file applications, the next wave of wireless connectivity will require data rates faster than is currently available.

The wireless capability will provide better user experiences, functionality, efficiency, productivity, mobility, portability and communications.

b) Multiple vendors and numerous users

As the implementers move to market, different applications may try to use the features in the standard, different ways. It has become more obvious to the Task Group that a Conformance PAR will help manufacturers and OEM customers transition from development to product with fewer interoperability issues.

The MAC conformance aspects will be useable in 802.15 3, 3a, 3b and 3c and so the Standard is better written within the IEEE than in multiple external organizations

The breadth of membership of this Study Group demonstrates the interest in an amendment for the 802.15.3 basic MAC. Members include international wireless industry leaders, academic researchers, semiconductor manufacturers, system integrators, consumer electronics companies and corporate end users.

The target user base will be large as indicated by the growing demand for multimedia connected PDAs, HPCs, cellular/PCS phones, digital imaging, display, digital video and digital audio devices. This project also encourages the development of new categories of products in conjunction with the trend to extend high bandwidth within the personal space.