10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

Submission Title: [TG3 D10 comment resolution process]Date Submitted: [8 July 2002]Source: [James P. K. Gilb] Company: [Appairent Technologies]Address: [9921 Carmel Mountain Rd. #247, San Diego, 92129]Voice:[1-858-538-3903], FAX: [1-858-538-3903], E-Mail:[gilb@ieee.org]

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Abstract: [This document provides a description of the process to be used to resolve comments received in LB17.]

Purpose: [The purpose of this document is to provide documentation of the comment resolution process.]

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.

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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Comment resolution process

• Form ballot resolution committee (BRC)– About 10 members

• Split the comment database and apply topics for sorting

• Identify most contentious topics– Work with commenters and others to achieve

compromise– Generate resolutions

• Identify “easy topics”, schedule for email

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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BRC suggestion

• Chair: – James Gilb

• Members:– Allen Heberling– Bill Shvodian– Mark Schrader– Jay Bain– Bob Huang– John Barr– Jeyhan Karaoguz– Jim Allen

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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LB17 Comments

• LB17 results– 1197 comments total

• 444 TR• 131 T• 575 T&TR• 622 E

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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Resolution process

• Form ballot resolution committee (BRC)• Assign topics to all T and TR• Identify “hot buttons” issues• Get compromise on “hot buttons” before

Thursday night.• Resolve the “easy ones” via email and ad-hoc

meeting (already announced for Schaumburg, August 6-8).

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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Hot Button Issues

(listed in document 02/273r1)

• Security suite – agreement!– 3 optional suites for mode 2, two options for mode 3

• Child/neighbor PNC handover - no• Child/neighbor status when parent goes away

– If parent “dies” all other piconets dissolve and reform

– If parent announces shutdown, it indicates by DEVID which one of the piconets remains operational, all others dissolve and reform

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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More issues

• Implied ACK – delete, not needed anymore• Information elements

– Add vendor identification, add more reserved numbers for IEs and commands

– A DEV uses the vendor identification to interpret the vendor specific IE or command.

• Power management – compromise progressing

• PNC responsiveness

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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More issues (2)

• Channel time management– Change MLMEs to reflect less items being

transferred to the DME– Delete the MLME-{CREATE,MODIFY}-CTA.indicate

and MLME-{CREATE,MODIFY}-CTA.response, not needed anymore.

– Destination shall not terminate an async allocation.– Modify Async MSCs to remove DME, request is

FCSL to MAC to air.– PNC may create beacon after it sends channel

status command.

10 July, 2002

James P. K. Gilb, Appairent Technologies

IEEE 802.15-02/272r1

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More Issues (3)