IEEE 802.15 Working Group

Letter Ballot #216

IEEE 802.15 Letter Ballot #216 is a vote to request 802.15 Working Group approval to make P802.15.4ab-D02 (and subsequent drafts) available to purchase from IEEE.

Motion: Move to request the IEEE 802.15 Working Group Chair to make the draft, P802.15.4ab-D02, and subsequent P802.15.4ab drafts, available for sale via the IEEE Standards Store.

Moved: Ben Rolfe

Second: Phil Beecher

OPENING OF BALLOT: Saturday 5 April 2025
CLOSING OF BALLOT: Sunday 20 April 2025, at 18:00 ET

(ET is the time in New Jersey, USA)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL IEEE 802.15 VOTING MEMBERS:

· Letter Ballot Voters Pool #216

· This is a mandatory letter ballot:

· All IEEE 802.15 Voting members have an obligation to vote. Not returning two valid letter ballots in a sequence of three letter ballots will automatically terminate voting rights. Note that, there is no “second chance” to vote on this ballot (unlike letter ballots for approving a draft) and a missing vote will count towards your ballot history.

· "No" votes do not require comments.

· “Abstention” votes are accepted.

IEEE 802.15 LETTER BALLOT #216 INSTRUCTIONS

Please read and follow these step-by-step instructions to complete and submit your vote on IEEE P802.15 Letter Ballot 216.

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