Publicity Committee 802.11/.15

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Project IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless
Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title
PC Closing Report January, 2004 Date
Submitted Jan. 2004 Source Glyn Roberts
Company STMicroelectronics, Inc Address
1060 East Brokaw Road, San Jose, CA
95131 Voice1-408-806-8772, FAX
1-408452-0278, E-Mailglyn.roberts_at_st.com Re
Abstract WG15 PC Closing Report for January
2004 Purpose Inform WG PC activities in Jan.
04 session 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.
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Publicity Committee 802.11/.15
Glyn Roberts, PC Chair 802.15 Brian Mathews, PC
Chair 802.11
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PC Report Industry Group Reports

• WiFi Alliance Bill Carney
• gt1000 certified products.
• Huge pick-up in g PHY submissions.
• Will create 11e certification program in 2004
  may be before the e release (ala WPA was
  pre-11i)
• Bluetooth/15.1-revA Tom Siep
• 802.1revA corresponds to Bluetooth v1.2
• Letter Ballot LB25 sent out to WG. Ends Feb 13.

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PC Report Industry Group Reports

• WiMedia Alliance Glyn Roberts
• Top priority WiMedia MAC Convergence Arch. (basis
  for the Common UWB Radio Platform)
• Spec. release and certification program targeted
  for 4Q04 -- (PHY from 15.3a please).
• Member meeting Feb. 3 5 in Austin, TX
• See document submission 15-04-0043.

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PC Meeting Report

• Al Petrick informed the group the FTC has
  requested IEEE for policies on Patent and
  anti-trust policies. He answered questions.
• 802 News Bulletin was not updated in Nov 03
  despite inputs from PC Chairs. .11s submission
  has now been posted as a PC submission at
  11-04/0082.
• General discussion of .11 .15 in the press.