
IEEE 802.15 Working Group Meeting Report November 2022
Explore the highlights of the 140th Session of the IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Specialty Networks held in November 2022. Get insights into the organizational structure, standards pipeline, administrative details, and subgroup objectives. Discover key information shared by Clint Powell from Meta Platforms. Join discussions on wireless technologies and advancements in network specialties.
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doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 140thSession of meetings of the IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Specialty Networks (WSN) Opening Report Nov. 14-17, 2022 Held in Bangkok & Hybrid via Webex Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Org. Chart 802.15 WG Chair: Clint Powell, Meta Platforms 802.15 WG Vice Chair: Phil Beecher, Wi-SUN Alliance 802.15 WG Vice Chair: Ann Krieger, US Dept. of Defense 802.15 WG Vice Chair: TBD Work Group Secretary TBD Work Group Treasurer Ben Rolfe, Blind Creek Associates To add your name to the WG/TG/SG/IG reflectors please go to Work Group Technical Editor James Gilb STUDY GROUPS (SG): INTEREST GROUPS (IG) IG Privacy Chair: Tero Kivinen, Self Task Groups (TGs) STANDING COMMITTEES (SC) SC IETF Chair: Tero Kivinen, Self SC WNG Chair: Ben Rolfe, Blind Creek Associates SC Maintenance / Rules Chair: Phil Beecher, Wi-SUN Alliance SC TeraHertz (THz) Chair: Thomas K rner, Technische Universit t Braunschweig TG7a Optical Camera Comm. Chair: Yeong Min Jang, Kookmin Univ. TG3mb Maint. Revision Chair: Thomas K rner, Technische Universit t Braunschweig TG13 Multi Gigabit OWC Chair: Volker Jungnickel Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute TG4 2020 Cor1 Chair: Tero Kivinen, Self TG4ab Next Gen UWB Chair: Ben Rolfe, Blind Creek Associates TG14 IR UWB Ad Hoc Networks Chair (Acting): Clint Powell, Meta Platforms TG15 NB Ad Hoc Networks Chair (Acting): Phil Beecher, Wi-Sun Alliance TG4me Revision to 2020 Chair: Gary Stuebing, Cisco TG6ma BAN/VAN Chair: Ryuji Kohno, YNU TG16t Licensed Narrowband Chair: Tim Godfrey, EPRI Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 2
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Standards Pipeline Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 3
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Administrative Voting members: Nearly voting members: Aspirant voting member: 138 15 19 802.15 WG Officer elections held in March 2022 Clint Powell elected WG Chair Phil Beecher elected WG Vice-Chair Ann Krieger appt d. WG Vice-Chair Still seeking a WG Sec & 1 WG Vice-Chair *If interested contact WG15 Chair Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 4
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Subgroups/Objectives TG 3mb Revision b, Maintenance (mb) Objective: revision for 802.15.3, extension of the frequency range to 300 GHz and review the 802.1D references and replace them with 802.1Q as appropriate TG 4/Cor1 802.15.4-2020 Corrigenda Objective: correction of errors, inconsistencies, and ambiguities TG 4ab Next Generation Ultra WideBand (UWB-NG) amendment Objective: enhancements to 802.15.4 Ultra Wideband (UWB) physical layers (PHYs) media access control (MAC), and associated ranging techniques while retaining backward compatibility with enhanced ranging capable devices (ERDEVs) TG 4me Revision e, Maintenance (mb) Objective: revision to 802.15.4-2020, rolling up amendments 802.15.4w, 802.15.4y, 802.15.4z, and 802.15.4aa and work on errors, omissions, updates, etc. Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 5
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Subgroups/Objectives TG 6ma Revision a, Maintenance (ma) Objective: enhancements to the BAN Ultra Wideband (UWB) physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) to support enhanced dependability to a human BAN (HBAN) and adds support for vehicle body area networks (VBAN), a coordinator in a vehicle with devices around the vehicular cabin TG 7a Optical Camera Communication (OCC) Objective: high-rate OCC Physical Layer (PHY) using light wavelengths from 10,000 nm to 190 nm delivering data rates up to 100 Mb/s for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communication Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 6
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Subgroups/Objectives TG 13 Multi-Gigabit/sec Optical Wireless Communication (MG-OWC) Objective: define OWC specifications to enable high data rate transfer among end points with up to multi-Gigabit throughput and ranges up to 200 m unrestricted line of site targeting support for ceiling-mounted infrastructure serving stationary and mobile devices as well as point-to-point links TG 14 Impulse Radio Ultra Wideband Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (UWB-AHN) ---IN HIBERNATION--- Objective: focused on impulse radio (IR) Ultra Wideband (UWB) PHY and MAC providing precision ranging capability that is accurate to the centimeter level by including (via. referencing) the 802.15.4 IR UWB functionality into a simple focused specification TG 15 Narrow Band Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (NB-AHN) ---IN HIBERNATION--- Objective: focused on narrow band ad hoc network PHY and MAC by including (via referencing) functionality and features of 802.15.4 into a simple focused specification Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 7
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Subgroups/Objectives TG 16t Licensed Narrowband (Lic-NB) Objective: specify new PHY in licensed spectrum with channel bandwidths greater than or equal to 5 kHz and less than 100 kHz focusing on spectrum less than 2 GHz. IG Privacy Objective: determine interest of topic privacy of addresses and if SG should be formed to develop PAR and CSD Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 8
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 802.15 WG Subgroups/Objectives SC Maintenance/Rules Objective: review errors noted in published standards providing a response/proposal to the 802.15 WG; review the 802.15 WG operations manual and suggest changes to 802.15 WG; review PARs submitted by other WGs SC IETF Internet Engineering Task Force standing committee Objective: provides an 802.15 liaison to IETF for projects associated with 802.15 standards SC THz TeraHertz (THz) Objective: follow the developments of THz communications, providing input to the regulatory framework for THz comms. in close cooperation IEEE 802.18 TAG; trigger the start of projects to amend existing and develop new standards for THz comms. SC WNG Wireless Next Generation (WNG) Objective: provides an opportunity to individuals to make technical presentations to the 802.15 WG on new technologies and/or proposals for new projects Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 9
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 Meeting Slots for 802.15 WG Sept. Interim 140th IEEE 802.15 WSN MEETING Bangkok Marriott Marquis Bangkok, Thailand The graphic below describes the weekly session of the IEEE P802.15 WG in graphic format. All times are local (Bangkok) time. Mtg. Local Time Bangkok 13-Nov-2022 14-Nov-2022 15-Nov-2022 R5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 18-Nov-2022 SATURDAY 19-Nov-2022 16-Nov-2022 17-Nov-2022 Virtual Rm 1 Virtual Rm 2 Virtual Rm 3 Virtual Rm 4 Virtual Rm 1 Virtual Rm 2 Virtual Rm 3 Virtual Rm 4 Virtual Rm 1 Virtual Rm 2 Virtual Rm 3 Virtual Rm 4 Virtual Rm 1 Virtual Rm 2 Virtual Rm 3 Virtual Rm 4 Virtual Rm 1 07:00-07:30 07:30-08:00 08:00-08:30 08:30-09:00 09:00-09:30 09:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 10:30-11:00 11:00-11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-12:30 12:30-13:00 13:00-13:30 13:30-14:00 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 15:00-15:30 15:30-16:00 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 18:00-18:30 18:30-19:00 19:00-19:30 19:30-20:00 20:00-20:30 20:30-21:00 21:00-21:30 21:30-22:00 22:00-22:30 22:30-23:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 802.15 AC Meeting (Virtual Rm 1) 802 EC TG4ab NG-UWB TG3mb HDR TG4ab NG-UWB SC IETF TG3mb HDR OPENING MEETING TG4me Break Break Break Break 802.15 WG Midweek Plenary (Virtual Rm 1) WNG (Virtual Rm 1) 802.15 WG Opening Plenary (Virtual Rm 1) TG6ma BAN/ VAN TG6ma BAN/ VAN TG4ab NG-UWB TG4me SC-M SC-M SC THz LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 802 LMSC ISO JTC1 Rm TBD TG6ma BAN/ VAN TG4ab NG-UWB TG7a OCC TG16t LicNB TG16t LicNB TG7a OCC TG4ab NG-UWB TG16t LicNB TG7a OCC IG IG TG4me Privacy Privacy 802 EC CLOSING MEETING Break Break Break Break TG4ab NG-UWB Joint w/ 802.11 WNG WIRELESS CHAIRS MEETING TG4ab NG-UWB TG13 OWC TG4ab NG-UWB TG3mb HDR TG3mb HDR TG13 OWC TG4me TG4me 802.15 AC MEETING (Virtual Rm 1) Break Break Break Break 802.15/802.1 Joint Mtg (Virtual Rm 1) 802.15 WG Closing Plenary (Virtual Rm C) Tutorial 1 Social Dinner on your own Dinner on your own Dinner on your own Tutorial 2 Dinner on your own Dinner on your own Tutorial 2 Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 10
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 Session Objectives Nov. 14-17, 2022 TG 3mb (Revision) (4 meeting slots) 1. Comment resolution on initial Letter Ballot 2. Seek WG approval to start Letter Ballot Recirc TG 4/Cor1 (0 meeting slots) 1. In IEEE editing phase TG 4ab (UWB-NG) (8 meeting slots) 1. Continue to hear and discuss PHY & MAC presentations 2. Identify elements to start pulling together baseline draft TG 4me (Revision) (4 meeting slots) 1. Hear presentations on errors, omissions, updates, etc. 2. Hear status update of merged baseline draft TG 6ma (Revision) (3 meeting slots) 1. Hear and discuss presentations 2. Continue harmonization with TG 4ab Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 11
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 Session Objectives Nov. 14-17, 2022 TG 7a (OCC) (3 meeting slots) 1. Comment resolution on initial Letter Ballot 2. Seek WG approval to start Letter Ballot Recirc TG 13 (MG-OWC) (2 meeting slots) 1. Comment resolution for latest SA Ballot recirc 2. Discuss timeline of future recircs and submission to RevCom TG 14 (UWB-AHN) (0 meeting slots) TG 15 (NB-AHN) (0 meeting slots) TG 16t (Lic-NB) (3 meeting slots) 1. Continue draft development Joint 802.1/802.15 (1 meeting slot) 1. Presentation on additional elements of 802.15.4 arch. overview 2. Next steps for moving ahead Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 12
doc.: IEEE 802.15-22-0536-02 November 2022 Session Objectives Nov. 14-17, 2022 IG PRIVACY (2 meeting slots) 1. Discuss and formulate objectives w.r.t. address privacy 2. Seek approval to form SG SC MAINTENANCE (2 meeting slots) 1. Review any change requests for the Operations Manual 2. Work on any templates 3. Review other WG PAR submissions SC IETF (1 meeting slot) 1. Discuss IETF activities SC THz (0 meeting slots) SC WNG (1 meeting slot) 1. Hearing presentations Clint Powell, Meta Platforms Submission Slide 13