RE: +++ Press News Byte - 802.15
Geoff,
I don't know, maybe I'm just a weirdo, but I certainly remember the objectives for 802.15.1 very clearly, because they were roundly debated during the PAR development process and were a central theme in deciding how to place the resulting project (ie. the 802.11-Lite vs. 802.15-Bluetooth debate). It also seems clear to me that the parenthetical statement refers to all 3 of the objectives. So I'm having difficulty understanding your reasons for a negative vote when the changes required appear to be purely editorial. I trust Jim and Bob to come up with modifications to the text that will address your concerns.
Am I the only one who feels this way ???
Thanx, Buzz
Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
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> From: Geoff Thompson[SMTP:gthompso@nortelnetworks.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 9:32 AM
> To: Jim Carlo
> Cc: IEEE802
> Subject: Re: +++Press News Byte - 802.15
> Bob-
> Jim-
> I would not have a CLUE, nor would I expect any reader to without going and doing a PAR lookup as to the meaning of:
> "To provide a standard for low complexity, low cost, low power consumption (comparable to the goals of 802.15.1)"
> Is the comparison to 802.15.1 only for power or for all 3?
> Are the readers REALLY expected to be inherently familiar with goals of 802.15.1 at this level?
> Can you pass such a test on complexity, cost, or power consumption on an arbitrary 802.3 project?
> For the time being and for the above version I will vote no.
> Geoff
> At 01:48 AM 4/7/00 -0500, Jim Carlo wrote:
> >SEC OFFICIAL EMAIL BALLOT 802.0/6April2000
> >Issue Date: 6April2000 Closing Date: 11April2000
> >Moved By: Bob Heile
> >Seconded By: Jim Carlo
> >Move: Authorize (In Principal after more edits) IEEE News Byte for IEEE 802.15
> >NEWS BYTE
> >March 30, 2000, Piscataway, NJ--- IEEE 802.15 WPAN Standards Project on High Rate WPANs Approved
> >The IEEE-SA Standards Board recently approved a new project request (PAR)
> >for wireless personal area networks, designated P802.15.3, Wireless Medium
> >Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for High Rate
> >Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). This new project will be conducted
> >within the 802.15 Working Group, as part of the IEEE 802 LAN/MAN committee
> >(winner of the IEEE Millenium Medal), which is sponsored by the Computer
> >Society of the IEEE.
> >The project's scope and purpose, approved at the 30 March 2000 Standards
> >Board meeting, is as follows:
> >Scope of Proposed Project: This project will define the PHY and MAC
> >specifications for high data rate wireless connectivity with fixed, portable
> >and moving devices within or entering a Personal Operating Space (POS). A
> >goal of the WPAN-HR (High Rate) Task Group will be to achieve a level of
> >interoperability or coexistence with other 802.15 Task Groups. It is also
> >the intent of this project to work toward a level of coexistence with other
> >wireless devices in conjunction with Coexistence Task Groups such as 802.15.2.
> >Purpose of Proposed Project: To provide a standard for low complexity, low
> >cost, low power consumption (comparable to the goals of 802.15.1) and
> >high data rate wireless connectivity among devices within or entering the
> >Personal Operating Space (POS). The data rate will be high enough, 20 Mbps
> >or more, to satisfy a set of consumer multimedia industry needs for WPAN
> >communications. The project will also address the Quality of Service
> >capabilities required to support multimedia data types.
> >For more information, please contact Bob Heile, Chair of 802.15 at
> >bheile@bbn.com, John Barr, Chair of theTask Group for P802.15.3 on High
> >Rate WPANs at barr@ieee.org, Jim Allen, Vice Chair of Task Group for P802.3
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