IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group Call for Contributions (CFC)
> Project: IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group
>
> Title: Call for Contributions (CFC) toward an IEEE 802.15 wireless
> standard for RFID, wireless sensor, and other applications.
>
Submittal Deadline: Monday May 12, 2008
> Date of CFC Release: March 26, 2008
>
> Source: Mike McInnis (Acting Chair of the IEEE 802.15 RFID Study
> Group)
> The Boeing Company
> P.O. Box 3707 M/S 7M-CA
> Seattle, WA 98124
> Voice: 206-290-7758
> e-mail: michael.d.mcinnis@boeing.com
>
> Re: IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group is a unit of the IEEE 802.15 Working
> Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
>
> IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group web page:
> http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/SGrfid.html
> IEEE 802.15 Working Group web page:
> http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/
>
Opportunity: This RFID Study Group provides an IEEE 802.15 project
opportunity toward the development of IEEE Project Authorization Request
(PAR) and 5 Criteria documents required to create an IEEE 802.15 RFID
Task Group. The direction of an RFID Task Group will be defined by the
PAR and 5 Criteria documents developed through industry participation in
this RFID Study Group. There is a potential here to draft physical (PHY)
and medium access control (MAC) layers for wireless applications that
require ultra-low energy consumption, perhaps RFID and sensor
applications, which current wireless standards do not meet.
Abstract: Call for Contributions to identify wireless RFID and sensor
application and technology issues which the IEEE 802 standards
organization might address during the development of a new wireless MAC
and PHY standard.
Purpose: To develop IEEE 802 Project Authorization Request (PAR) and 5
Criteria documents required for formation of an IEEE 802.15 RFID Task
Group.
> Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE 802.15 RFID
> Study Group. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not
> binding on 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.
>
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> IEEE to incorporate text and art contained in this contribution, and
> any modifications thereof, in the creation of an IEEE Standards
> publication; to copyright in the IEEE's name any IEEE Standards
> publication even though it may include portions of this contribution;
> and at the IEEE's sole discretion to permit others to reproduce in
> whole or in part the resulting IEEE Standards publication. The
> contributor also acknowledges and accepts that this contribution may
> be made public by IEEE 802.15.
>
In order to gather information for the drafting of IEEE PAR and 5
Criteria documents, this IEEE 802.15 RFID Study Group is calling for
contributions which identify issues of completeness and consistency in
current RFID, wireless sensor technologies, and other applications which
may be addressed by the drafting of a new standard or an amendment to an
existing IEEE 802 standard. Contributors should consider that there are
several potential unlicensed frequency bands which passive,
semi-passive, and active RFID and sensor wireless devices may operate
in. A list of IEEE 802 wireless standards and their frequency bands of
operation is provided below for reference. Contributions are not
restricted to the frequency bands of operation or IEEE 802 wireless
standards listed below.
> 1. IEEE 802.11a/b/g (2400-2483.5 MHz, 5150 -5250 MHz, 5250-5350 MHz,
> and 5725-5825 MHz)
> 2. IEEE 802.15.4 (868 MHz/915 MHz bands and 2400-2483.5 MHz).
> 3. IEEE 802.15.4a (250-750 MHz, 2400-2483.5 MHz, 3244-4742 MHz,
> and 5944-10234 MHz).
> 4. IEEE 802.15.4c draft standard currently in development (China
> frequency band 779-787 MHz).
> 5. IEEE 802.15.4d draft standard currently in development (Japan
> frequency band 950-956 MHz).
>
Of particular interest are contributions pertaining to any of the
following (or similar) topics listed below.
Topics are not restricted to those in this list:
> * Where might a IEEE 802.15 RFID wireless standard development effort
> fit in the RFID and wireless sensor markets and
what are the applications and use cases?
> * What are the MAC and PHY issues with current RFID and sensor
> wireless standards or proprietary wireless protocols?
> * Are there current IEEE 802 PHY and/or MAC standards that could
> resolve current RFID and sensor technological issues?
> * What is the best way to achieve spectrum coexistence between RFID
> and sensor devices operating near IEEE 802
wireless standard devices?
> * Should IEEE 802 develop a RFID and sensor MAC and PHY wireless
> standard?
> * Could a semi-active or active wireless MAC and PHY also support
> passive RFID applications?
> * Do you have any RFID and sensor applications in mind that may
> benefit through the development of an IEEE 802 wireless
standard?
> * Is there a need for an IEEE 802 RFID wireless standard?
> * What energy use limitations must a wireless PHY and MAC remain
> within for semi-active or active RFID and sensor
applications?
> * What security requirements and implications are there in RFID and
> sensor applications?
> o Information stored on a tag?
> o During wireless transmission of information stored in a tag?
> * What issues might there be with mesh networking of low energy
> consumption RFID and sensor protocols?
> * What are the issues with wireless MACs and PHYs in energy limited
> (perhaps energy harvesting) applications?
> * Can an energy limited wireless MAC and PHY provide the information
> necessary to determine an RFID or sensor
tag's location?
* Is there a market need for a wireless RFID and/or sensor standard
which may fit somewhere between a passive RFID
tag and the IEEE 802.15.4 standards?
> Contributions will be considered non-proprietary and will be posted as
> soon as possible after receipt for public access on the document
> section of the 802.15 web site. Note, please use IEEE 802 document
> template formats. Contributions submitted by the deadline will be
> addressed at the May 12-16 IEEE 802 Plenary Session in Jacksonville,
> Florida. http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Meeting_Plan.html.
>
> Please notify the following of your intent to contribute, and if you
> do not have up-load access to the IEEE 802.15 document server e-mail
> your contribution(s), to:
>
> IEEE 802.15 Acting RFID Study Group Chair, Mike McInnis at
> Michael.d.mcinnis@boeing.com
> IEEE 802.15 Working Group Chair, Bob Heile at bheile@ieee.org
>
> References:
>
> IEEE Patent Policy:
> http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt
>
> Get IEEE 802(r) Standards On-line:
> http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/
>
> This Call for Contribution document number is 15-08-0089-03-rfid, or
> Document Control Number (DCN) 089 Rev 3, which is available at
> https://mentor.ieee.org/802.15/documents.
>
> IEEE 802.15 WPAN Document archive, templates, and submittal
> instructions: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/pub/Download.html
>