Minutes of the IEEE 802.15.4V Rsgbplenarymeeting in the Sands Venetian Hotel, Macau, PRC

15 - 16 Mar 2016doc.: 15-16/0268r00

Minutes-of 802.15.4v RSGBat the Sands Venetian Hotel, Macau, PRC in March 2016

IEEE 802.15.4v

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Minutes of the IEEE 802.15.4v RSGBPlenarymeeting in the Sands Venetian Hotel, Macau, PRC

These are the Minutes of the IEEE 15-4v RSGBPlenary meeting atSands Venetian Hotel, Macau-PRC in March 2016.

Tuesday, 15 March, 2016, PM2

1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 16:10.
2. 6 attendees
3. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
4. Reminder about the patent and other IEEE 802 policies are in effect.

1. The current agenda is document 15-16/0163r00

1. The following motion was made:

Motion: To approve the 802.15.4v EUB/RSGagenda for the March 2016 meeting, 15-16/0163r00.

1. Moved by: Jay Holcomb
2. Second by: Frank Poegel
3. Discussion: None
4. Motion approved by unanimous consent

1. PAR document #: 15-16/0130r01
2. Commentsare uploaded to Mentor as: 15-16-0265-00-000-15-4v
3. Comments from James Gilb
4. From James Gilb comments, this activity will only be for specific PHYs, e.g. the SUN PHYs. Will update the scope of the PAR to state such.

1. Comments from 802.3
2. Added some language from 15.4u about managed objects.
3. Agreed with comment about readability in line 4
4. For installation costs, they are not affected by this amendment

1. Comments from 802.11
2. For the Title on Approved Draft, it is not under our control. Cannot be changed.
3. We agree with deleting the word clauses. However PHY needs to remain, it satisfies other comments. See above.

1. Discussion on Asian countries that specific countries and bands are not all known yet. Will review later when more information is available.

1. For the question from the 802 chair, this activity will not add much man power efforts, as this is a very simple clean up activity. The 802.15 Chair will provide an answer to the 802 Chair.

1. The Chair recessed the meeting to independent study at 17:00 until Thursday AM2.

Wednesday, 16 March, 2016, AM1

1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 08:08.
2. 8 attendees.
3. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
4. Reminder about the patent and other IEEE 802 policies are in effect.

1. Summarized what happened at the meeting yesterday, several new folks today.
2. Reviewed the proposed updates on a marked up version of the PAR.
3. Question on is this group covering all the PHYs in the standards, e.g. the BPSK modulations that has been limited on channels? Answer is at this time the PAR is only covering what is in the PAR, e.g. just the SUN PHYs.
4. Then it was asked about the RS GFSK in 4q, and could we add the new bands to that PHY in 4q? We would like to add both 2GSFK and 4GFSK, however we can do this 2016 amendment on the 2015 amendment. Will have to do later when 4q is not published, or a maintenance later.

1. Then we reviewed the power point with all the comments to date posted as document: 15-16/0265r00

1. Motion: Request that the PAR and CSD contained in documents 15-16-0130-02 and 15-16-0131-01, respectively, be approved for submission to the WG for its approval and that the EC be requested to forward the PAR to NesCom.

Moved by: Clint Powell

Seconded by: Frank Poegel

Motion approved by unanimous consent.

1. We reviewed the proposed WG motion.
2. These are posted in the power point: 15-16/0267r01

1. We reviewed the time line, that takes this amendment out to the RevCom submission in March of 2017.
2. Some discussionthat once the amendment goes out for comments we could see comments on how to address the Listen Before Talk and Duty Cycle ETSI requirements that might be different in the new bands versus the existing bands. Will have to wait and see.

1. The Chair recessed the meeting to independent study at 08:44 until Wednesday PM2.

Wednesday, 16 March, 2016, PM2

1. The Chair called the meeting to order at 16:05 PM.
2. 10 attendees.
3. The Chair reminded the members to record their attendance.
4. Reminder about the patent and other IEEE 802 policies are in effect.

1. The chair reminds everyone that the PAR 15-16-0130-02 and CSD 15-16-0131-01 have been approved by the study group and also by the WG during the mid week plenary.

1. Chair goes through the timeline.

1. There was a discussion about the letter ballot timeline
2. Group agrees that the timeline as presented is fine as is.

1. Chair asks for any other business.
2. None heard.

1. The next IEEE 802.15.4v face to face meeting will be the Interim from 16-19 May, 2016, at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, HI, USA

1. The Chair entertains a motion to adjourned the meeting,
2. Moved by: Clint Powell
3. Seconded by: Pat Kinney

Motion approved by unanimous consent.

15_SG4v minutes March 2016page 1 of 4Jay Holcomb (Itron, Inc.)