IEEE 802.15 Working Group

Letter Ballot #37 for WPAN^TM Mesh Networking (TG5)

IEEE 802.15 Letter Ballot #37 is a vote to authorize starting a Letter Ballot on the
draft Recommended Practice document number d1P802-15-5_Draft_Standard.pdf with editorial updates.

THIS BALLOT IS CLOSED.

 

IEEE 802.15 LETTER BALLOT #37 INSTRUCTIONS

Please read and follow these step by step instructions to complete and submit your vote on IEEE P802.15 Letter Ballot 37. 

1. Download and read a copy of the IEEE P802.15.5 Draft D1 and related support files.

   Draft

   • Draft IEEE P802.15.5/D1, in Adobe PDF (WG Password Required, Members Only).

2. Motion: Per P&P, Robert Heile (Chair of IEEE 802.15) is initiating a 15 day Working Group Letter Ballot to authorize starting a Letter Ballot on the draft Recommended Practice document number d1P802-15-5_Draft_Standard.pdf with editorial updates, which can be found at: http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/15/private/Draft/TG5/d1P802-15-5_Draft_Standard.pdf.  This is a procedural motion requiring a simple majority of those voting yes or no.
   
   IMPORTANT--This is not a vote on the technical content of the draft. The criteria is whether the draft is sufficiently complete and ready for ballot, with no open technical issues. Technical content will be the subject of the Letter Ballot on the draft itself not this letter ballot. If you vote "NO" you must indicate in your return email why you think the draft is not complete enough to go to letter ballot.
    

3. Understand your Voting Options

   ___ YES

   ___ NO (You must indicate in your return email why you think the draft is not complete enough to go to letter ballot.)

   ___ ABSTAIN due to lack of expertise

4. Submit Your Vote by Email

   1. You MUST submit the following information in the body of your email or your ballot will be considered invalid.

   1. Your affiliation, (e.g., "I am affiliated with ACME Corporation.")

   2. Your vote; YES, NO or ABSTAIN due to lack of expertise, (e.g., "I vote YES.")

   3. If you vote NO,  you MUST state why you think the draft is not complete enough to go to letter ballot.

   2. Email your vote. Resend if not acknowledged within 2 business days.

             To: bheile@ieee.org

              cc: alfvin@ieee.org,  lee@ccny.cuny.edu, c.zhu@samsung.com

              Subject: LB37- [your last name] - [your first name] - [your vote] 

              
              (example: LB37 - HEILE - ROBERT - YES ) 
       

5. If you have any questions on how to submit your ballot, please contact Rick Alfvin at: alfvin@ieee.org

IEEE P802.15.5 PAR & FIVE CRITERIA DOCUMENTS

• PAR and Five Criteria, in MS Word.

GENERAL INFORMATION TO ASSIST THE VOTER

• IEEE Standards FAQs
• IEEE FAQ on Balloting a Standard
• IEEE-SA Standards Process-at-a-glance
• IEEE Documentation About the IEEE Standards Process
• IEEE 802 Procedural Documents
• IEEE 802.15 Operating Rules in Adobe PDF (585KB)
• IEEE 802.15 Task Group 4a (TG4a)

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