Re: [802SEC] +++ 10 Day EC Email Ballot +++ 802.15.3c ratification press release
Approve.
John Lemon
On 10/6/2009 12:46 PM, Bob Heile wrote:
> Dear EC members,
>
> Attached is a draft press release announcing the ratification of
> 802.15.3c. Text is also reproduced below.
>
> Paul has delegated the conduct of the IEEE 802 EC 10-day ballot on the
> following motion to me.
>
> Motion: "The EC okays the press release covering the 15.3c ratification"
>
> Moved: Bob Heile
> Seconded: James Gilb
>
> Start of ballot: Tuesday, 6 October 2009
> Close of ballot: Friday, 16 October 2009, 11:59PM EDT
>
> Early close: As required in subclause 3.1.2.2 'Electronic Balloting' of
> the IEEE project 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC) Operations
> Manual,
> this is notice that, to ensure these releases are provided in a timely
> manner, this ballot may close early once sufficient responses are
> received
> to clearly decide a matter.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Bob
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>
> Contact:
> Karen McCabe, IEEE-SA Marketing Director
> +1 732-562-3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
>
>
> IEEE Ratifies 802.15.3c, Multi-gigabit speed Wireless PAN Standard
>
> Amendment to IEEE 802.15.3 Standard Enables
> High Rate WPANs Using 60GHz Spectrum for Multi-gigabit Wireless
> Communications
>
> PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, xx October 2009 The IEEE today announced that
> its Standards Board has ratified IEEE 802.15.3c"-2009, Standard for
> Information Technology-Telecommunications and Information Exchange
> between systems-Local and Metropolitan networks-Specific
> requirements-Part 15.3: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and
> Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for High Rate Wireless Personal
> Area Networks (WPANs): Millimeter-wave based Alternative Physical
> Layer Extension Amendment.
>
> The IEEE 802.15.3 standard defines how to design interoperable WPAN
> equipment that provides a variety of capabilities including a wide
> range of data rates, ad-hoc connectivity, video streaming, quality of
> service, reliability, and security.
>
> The 203-page 802.15.3c amendment, using a 60 GigaHertz Millimeter-wave
> based Alternative Physical Layer Extension, enables rollout of the
> first IEEE 802 radios that deliver multi-gigabit throughput for
> consumer electronics and other applications while ensuring
> co-existence with legacy and future systems.
>
> This was an extraordinarily wide-ranging technical challenge that
> required a concentrated and sustained effort on the part of a variety
> of participants. When we started in 2005, many of the technologies
> addressed in 802.15.3c were university research topics and had not
> been implemented,said Bob Heile, Chair of the IEEE Wireless PAN
> Working Group. The performance improvements achieved via IEEE
> 802.15.3c enables the use of wireless links for new and significant
> consumer applications. The ratification of this amendment sets the
> stage for a wave of innovation and the creation of new market
> opportunities.
>
> Added Paul Nikolich, IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee Chairman:
> Everyone involved in the 802.15.3c process deserves congratulations.
> This is a key data communications milestone and a good example of the
> consensus building environment 802 provides for its participants. The
> amendment will enable a dramatic leap forward in WPAN performance.
>
> For further information on IEEE 802.115.3c, visit
> http://standards.ieee.org/prod-serv/<xxxxxx>. To purchase documents,
> visit <http://shop.ieee.org/>http://shop.ieee.org.
>
> About IEEE 802
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> metropolitan area network (MAN) standards. The most widely used
> standards are for the Ethernet family, Token Ring, Wireless LAN,
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>
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>
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> Bob Heile, Ph.D
> Chairman, ZigBee Alliance
> Chair, IEEE 802.15 Working Group on Wireless Personal Area Networks
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