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[802.15_GENERAL] IEEE 802.15.4e call for application submissions



CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Candidate contributions are requested for the IEEE P802.15 MAC  
amendment Task Group (TG4e) for Applications.
The intent of the proposed amendment is to enhance and add  
functionality to the 802.15.4-2006 MAC to a) better support the  
industrial markets and b) permit compatibility with modifications  
being proposed within the Chinese WPAN.  The PAR for the proposed task  
group is captured in document (15-07-859-03-0000). If parties are  
interested but are not able to submit an application within sixty  
days, please send a letter of intent with an estimate of when an  
application could be expected.

RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2008
CLOSE DATE: March 16, 2008

Please upload your application descriptions to the IEEE 802.15  
documentation system and advise TG4e acting Chair, Pat Kinney (pat.kinney@ieee.org 
).

Background
IEEE P802.15.4-MAC amendment Task Group (TG4e) has been chartered to  
create an amendment to the IEEE802.15.4 MAC.
Industrial applications (such as addressed by HART 7 and the ISA100  
proposed standards) have used the 802.15.4-2006 standard with  
modifications to the MAC to suit these environments.  Additionally,  
the proposed Chinese WPAN standard also includes MAC enhancements that  
cannot be included in TG4c due to its scope.

Relevant documents presented in support of the proposed enhancements  
include:
•	15-07-0793-01-wng0_case-new-802-15-4-mac-revision.ppt
•	15-07-0901-00-004e
•	15-07-0719-01-wng0-issues-with-superframe-structure-ieee-802-15-4-2006
•	15-07-0935-00-004e
•	15-08-0024-01-004e
•	15-08-0030-01-004e
•	15-08-0025-00-004e

This Call for Applications (CFA) solicits data that will help the task  
group in its efforts.  Documents that are already in the IEEE archives  
can be submitted to this call by providing the reference number.  
Modified documents should be resubmitted.



Pat Kinney
Kinney Consulting LLC
IEEE 802.15 WG vice chair, TG chair
ISA100.11a WG chair
ZigBee WG chair
O: +1.847.960.3715
pat.kinney@kinneyconsultingllc.com