TG6 Closing Report for July 2009 Session

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: TG6 Closing Report for the Session in July 2009 Date Submitted: July 16, 2009 Source: Arthur Astrin Contact: Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Voice: +1 650 704-2517, E-Mail: astrin@ieee.org Re: TG6 Closing Report for July 2009 Session Abstract: Closing Report for the TG6 Session in July 2009. Purpose: To summarize activities during the meeting 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 maybe made publicly available by P802.15. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

2. IEEE 802.15 TG6 Body Area Network Closing Report 10th Meeting as a Task Group 6 San Francisco, CA July 16, 2009 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

3. July 2009 Session Merger Results • CEA, FT, Thales • GE, TI, Philips, Toumaz -> MedWin • Three new merged proposal presentations • NICT, Meiji, YNU PHY UWB only • KETI, Tensorcom, KORPA, (LG Electronics, Mitsubishi) • ETRI, Samsung HBC • Others in progress Slide 3 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

4. One Tutorial Presentation: 15-09-0511 Dr. Darrell M Wilson, MD Professor and Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Stanford University and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Body Area Network and Diabetes – a template for medical device communication Internationally known clinical researcher, concentrating in the area of pediatric diabetes and has published over 200 peer reviewed articles and chapters. His initial degree was in electrical engineering, a BS from UC Davis in 1973. He has been an IEEE member since the early 1970’s.In his talk he reviewed diabetes disease, discussed current conventional treatment and discuss cutting edge approaches, which include closed loop systems and their problems. He then went over what he envisions as  Body Area Network upsides for diabetes and what they envision as important features/functional aspects to such a network. Arthur Astrin

5. MAC Arthur Astrin

6. PHY UWB Arthur Astrin

7. PHY Narrowband Arthur Astrin

8. Narrowband PHY Interests 1 = preferenceD = don’t careX = opposed to inclusion in standard (NONE!) 8 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

9. PHY HBC Arthur Astrin

10. Three Merged Proposal Presentations • 15-0548 • ETRI-Samsung HBC PHY and MAC • 15-0538 • YNU-NICT-Meiji (UWB) Merged proposal • 15-0573 • KETI, Tensorcom, KORPA, (LG Electronics, Mitsubishi) • Narrowband PHY and MAC Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

11. Eight Contribution Presentations • 15-0510 • Update on the FCC process and key questions and issues raised by the NPRM • 15-0532 • Suggested TG6’s MAC baseline (for proposal merging discussion) • 15-0552 • Technical contribution on Human Body Communications • 15-0317 • Block based PHY and Packet Transmission for Low Data Rate In-body WBAN • 15-0565 • NICTA Network-to-Network Interference Measurements • 15-0567 • MICS band rule and multimedia requirement • 15-0562 • MAC" Channel Model for WBAN • 15-566 • Needs of high data rate in-body WBAN Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) 11

12. Two Motions – To generate IEEE 802 letter supporting FCC NPRM for Medical Body Area Network • NPRM motion 1 (Monday) • 15-Yes, 0-No, 6-A • NPRM motion 2 (Wednesday) • 20-Yes, 0-No, 6-A • Approved by 802.18 today. • 7=yes, 2=abstain, 0=no • David Davenport, GE Healthcare) Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) 12

13. Private Merge Discussions Numerous off-line merge discussions were carried among different parties for both PHY and MAC. More merge announcements are expected in September meeting. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) 13

14. July 2009 Timeline Slide 14 Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio) Arthur Astrin

15. Teleconferences Will have teleconferences when needed Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

16. Plans for September 2009 meeting • Continue merging. Hear merged proposals and work on resolving conflicts. • Begin drafting straw man baseline • Technical editor team Arthur Astrin

17. Thank You ! Any Questions ? Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

18. Purpose of Proposed Standard (PAR 07-0575) The purpose of the proposed standard it to provide an international standard for a short range (ie about human body range), low power and highly reliable wireless communication for use in close proximity to, or inside, a human body. Data rates, typically up to 10Mbps, will be offered to satisfy an evolutionary set of entertainment and healthcare services. Current PANs do not meet the medical (proximity to human tissue) and relevant communication regulations for some application environments. They also do not support the combination of reliability (QoS), low power, data rate and noninterference required to broadly address the breadth of body area network applications. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)

19. Need for the Project (PAR 07-0575) There is a need for a standard optimized for ultra low power devices and operation on, in or around the human body to serve a variety of applications including medical and personal entertainment. Examples of the applications served by the proposed standard are: EEG, ECG, EMG, vital signals monitoring (temperature (wearable thermometer), respiratory, wearable heart rate monitor, wearable pulse oximeter, wearable blood pressure monitor, oxygen, pH value , wearable glucose sensor, implanted glucose sensor, cardiac arrhythmia), wireless capsule endoscope (gastrointestinal), wireless capsule for drug delivery, deep brain stimulator, cortical stimulator (visual neuro-stimulator, audio neuro stimulator, Parkinson’s disease, etc…), remote control of medical devices such as pacemaker, actuators, insulin pump, hearing aid (wearable and implanted), retina implants, disability assistance, such as muscle tension sensing and stimulation, wearable weighing scale, fall detection, aiding sport training. This will include body-centric solutions for future wearable computers. In a similar vein, the same technology can provide effective solutions for personal entertainment as well.The existence of a body area network standard will provide opportunities to expand these product features, better healthcare and well being for the users. It will therefore result in economic opportunity for technology component suppliers and equipment manufacturers. Arthur Astrin (Astrin Radio)