Overview

This standard defines PHY and MAC mechanism for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) Peer Aware Communications (PAC) optimized for peer to peer and infrastructureless communications with fully distributed coordination.

PAC features include:

• discovery for peer information without association,

• discovery signaling rate, typically 100 kbps,

• the number of devices in the discovery,

• scalable data transmission rates, typically 10 Mbps,

• group communication with simultaneous membership in multiple groups, typically up to 10,

• relative positioning,

• multihop relay,

• security,

• and operational in selected globally available unlicensed/licensed bands below 11 GHz capable of supporting these requirements.

Current Status

TG8 received NesCom approval March 30th 2012. The "Call for Applications" was issued. TG8 held its first meeting at the 802 Interim meeting in Atlanta May 2012. During this meeting, the group selected TG officers, had presentations on response of call for applications, and agreed to TG procedure and timeline.

TG8 had discussed Technical Guidance Document from September 2012 meeting.

TG8 finalized Technical Guidance Document and issued Call for Proposals in January 2013 meeting.

IEEE 802.15 TG8 Project Main Documents

• PAR and 5C
• PAC Introduction presentation on SC WNG: 15-12-0046-01
• TG procedure and timeline: 15-12-0264-03
• Technical Guidance Document: 15-12-0568-04
• PAC Framework Document: TBD
• Draft Specification: TBD

How to participate

• Participate by attending our Meetings.
• TG8 conducts its discussions on the 802.15 TG8 Private Mailing List.  You can learn more about the 802.15 Mailing Lists by pointing your browser here.

Information

• 802.15 documents are available on the Document Archive

Sessions & Milestones

Status	Year	Month	Venue	Agenda	Closing Report	Minutes
SG	2011	Nov	Atlanta	15-11-0754-00	15-11-0809-01	15-11-0848-01
	2012	Jan	Jacksonville	15-12-0003-00	15-12-0065-00	15-12-0078-00
		Mar	Waikoloa	15-12-0097-01	15-12-0185-00	15-12-0174-01
PAR Approved / Call for Applications
TG	2012	May	Atlanta	15-12-0225-01	15-12-0295-02	15-12-0300-01
		July	San Diego	15-12-0330-00	15-12-0426-00	15-12-0435-00
		Sept	Palm Springs	15-12-0447-01	15-12-0551-00	15-12-0553-00
		Nov	San Antonio	15-12-0591-00	15-12-0665-00	15-12-0666-00
	2013	Jan	Vancouver	15-12-0690-00	15-13-0088-01	15-13-0086-00
Technical Guidance Document / Call for Proposals
TG	2013	Mar	Orlando	TBD	TBD	TBD
		May	Hawaii	TBD	TBD	TBD
		July	Geneva	TBD	TBD	TBD
		Sept	Nanjing	TBD	TBD	TBD
		Nov	Dallas	TBD	TBD	TBD

Who to contact with questions