Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [Overview of Draft Standard 802.15.3] Date Submitted: [14 November 2001] Source: [James P. K. Gilb] Company: [Mobilian] Address: [12707 High Bluff Dr., Suite 335, San Diego, CA, 92130] Voice:[1-858-436-2201], FAX: [1-858-436-2301], E-Mail:[gilb@ieee.org] Re: [] Abstract: [Liaison report to the 802.15 WG on the status of the 802.11g TG.] Purpose: [To report the status of the 802.11g TG to the 802.15 WG..] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the 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. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

2. Environment and Applications James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

3. Environment • Relatively short range • Required coverage is > 10 m • Dynamic environment • Mobile devices, enter and exit piconet often • Low speed (< 7 kph) • Personal/home environment • User controls all devices in the WPAN • Low delay spread (< 25 ns) James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

4. Sample Applications • Multimedia • Streaming audio and video • Interactive audio and video • Data • PDAs, PCs, printers • Projectors • Digital imaging • Still image and video • Camera to kiosk James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

5. Requirements • Range > 10 m • Data rate > 20 Mb/s • QoS capable • Security for Ad Hoc Networks • Quick join/unjoin • Basic security/authentication • Low power, cost, size, complexity • Piconet, not network connectivity James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

6. MAC Characteristics James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

7. Qualities of the 802.15.3 MAC • Coordinator (PNC) – Device (DEV) topology • PNC assigns time for connections • Commands go to and come from the PNC. • Communication is peer-to-peer • Quality of Service • TDMA architecture with guaranteed time slots (GTSs) • Security and Authentication James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

8. Basic structure is the superframe • 3 parts to the superframe • Beacon • Contention Access Period (CAP) • Contention Free Period (CFP) • CFP has GTSs and MTSs James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

9. Access methods • Beacon • TDMA, only sent by the PNC • CAP • CSMA/CA, types of data and commands can be restricted by PNC • PNC can replace the CAP with management time slots (MTSs) using slotted-aloha access. • CFP • TDMA, assigned by the PNC • GTSs are unidirectional James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

10. PNC selection/handover • Alternate coordinators (ACs) broadcast capabilities • Based on criteria, “best” AC is chosen and becomes the PNC • PNC begins to issue beacon • PNC hands over task if more “capable” AC joins the piconet • Exception only if security policy is verified James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

11. Joining/transferring data • DEV joins with association command • PNC allows based on resources • DEV authenticates (if required) • DEV can either • Send data in CAP (if allowed) • Request GTS for specific connection • GTSs may be either • Stream data: connection has QoS requirements • Non-stream: connection has no QoS requirements James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

12. Types of GTS • GTS may have different persistence • Dynamic GTS: position in superframe may change from superframe to superframe • Pseudo-static GTS: PNC may change position, but needs to communicate and confirm with both DEVs • MTS • Used for PNC/DEV communication • May be used to substitute for CAP James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

13. 4 ACK policies supported • No ACK • Useful for streaming content • Immediate ACK (Imm-ACK) • ACKs immediately follow the packet • Delayed ACK (Del-ACK) • ACK multiple packets in one ACK command • Implied ACK • ACK is implied by a data frame returned in reverse direction with ACK policy = implied-ACK James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

14. 4 Frame types • Beacon - PNC uses to synchronize piconet • Immediate ACK • Commands • Multiple commands may be in one frame • Commands and information elements are TLV (a TLA for Type, Length and Value) • Data • May contain encryption information. James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

15. Commands Commands support: • PNC selection and handover • Association and disassociation • Information request commands • Repeater service • Power management commands • Device information • Retransmission • Request and modify GTS allocations James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

16. MAC support • Peer Discovery • Multirate support • Repeater service • Dynamic channel selection • Power management • Transmit power control James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

17. PHY Characteristics James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

18. General characteristics • 2.4 GHz band • Unlicensed operation • 15 MHz RF bandwidth • 3 or 4 non-overlapping channels • Similar to 802.11 for coexistence • 5 data rates • 11 Mbaud • 11-55 Mb/s with multi-bit symbols and coding • Use Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM) for coding James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

19. Modulation, rates and sensitivity TCM was originally used in phone modems, many publications > 20 years old. James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

20. Receiver characteristics Defined in draft • Minimum sensitivities and maximum signal • Adjacent and alternate channel blocking • RSSI, CCA and Link Quality Indication (LQI) Implementation dependent • Intermodulation performance • Equalization James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

21. Transmitter specifications • TX power • Up to 100 mW in EC • Up to 125 mW with FCC NPRM • 10 mW in Japan • Transmit power control • If over +4 dBm, will control to less than +4 dBm in monotonic steps of 3 to 5 dB • EVM & spectral mask define signal quality • Baseband TX filter undefined James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian

22. Miscellaneous PHY items • Frequency & timing derived from same clock • Should simplify RX modem implementation • CAZAC sequence for preamble • Optimum for equalization, timing and frequency recovery [1] • Equalization or diversity supported for delay spread mitigation [1] A. Milewski, “Periodic Sequences with Optimal Properties for Channel Estimation and Fast Start-Up Equalization,” IBM Journal of Research and Development, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 426-431, September 1983. James P. K. Gilb, Mobilian