Publicity Committee 802.11/.15

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Project IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless
Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title
PC Closing Report Sept03 Date Submitted
Sept.19, 2003 Source Glyn Roberts
Company STMicroelectronics, Inc Address 1060
East Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA
95131 Voice1-408-806-8772, FAX
1-408452-0278, E-Mailglyn.roberts_at_st.com Re
Abstract WG15 PC Closing Report for
September 2003 Purpose Inform WG PC activities
in Sept 03 session 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.
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Publicity Committee 802.11/.15
Glyn Roberts, PC Chair 802.15 Brian Mathews, PC
Chair 802.11
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Meeting Summary

• Reports from industry trade groups
• WiFi Alliance Bill Carney
• WiMedia Alliance - Glyn Roberts
• SG15.1a/BT SIG Tom Siep
• Review 802.11h and 802.15.1a press release text
• Open discussion of external communication issues
• Discuss Singapore seminars

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Industry Reports

• Bluetooth SIG/15.1Rev.a update
• V1.1 incorporation of bug fixes, updates
  IEEE Inputs
• Schedule first Letter Ballot Nov 03, Sponsor
  Ballot May 04
• WiMedia Alliance
• Definition in process of a certifiable common
  platform suitable for WiMedia application
  profiles and third party entities (possible
  examples Wireless USB, Wireless 1394 and Digital
  Home)
• Next face-to-face in San Francisco, October 14 -
  16
• WiFi Alliance update
• 213 Members, 24 since there last face-to-face
• 881 products certified, 1000 likely by end of
  October
• 93 b, 2 a, 3 ab, 2 bWPA, lt1 g (but growing
  fast)
• Next member meeting New Orleans, Dec 8 to 11

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Press release discussions

• 11h, (Spectrum Managed 802.11a) Brian to see Carl
  Stewart re. FCC requiring DFS (Dynamic Frequency
  Selection).
• 1a release on creation of the new Task Group is
  being drafted by T. Siep and G. Roberts
• Questions raised if IEEE should make a press
  release to clarify the relationship between IEEE
  and FCC. This responds to some confusion created
  by 15.3a members contacting FCC, not the IEEE.
  This could take some heat off FCC and IEEE.

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External Communications

• Discussion of possible branding of the Working
  Group /or Task Group activities. Goal would be
  to more clearly communicate the difference
  between WiFi and 802.11, or between WPA and
  802.11i as examples. Possibly just better
  articulation of the different groups' activities
  on the 802.11 homepage ala the .15 tutorial.
• Question was asked if there is any plan to issue
  a release in response to the Chinese government
  announcement about WAPI (instead of WEP). Wi-Fi
  has assigned a central point to coordinate any
  response. There are currently no plans for an
  IEEE 802.11 response.

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Seminars

• Tuesday night Singapore IME/12R seminar on UWB
• SITF Standards Friday noon
• 12R/IDA event Saturday morning