[802SEC] IEEE 802.3 comments on P802.15 proposed PARs
Mr. Heile
Please accept these comments on the proposed P802.15 PARs. IEEE 802.3 chartered an open ad hoc committee to generate comments on proposed PARs. Most of the issues below were discussed during our opening Monday plenary. We look forward to your responses.
P802.15.4f
1. P1902.1 is an RFID project nearing (or in) Sponsor ballot. It isn't addressed in PAR 7.1, and it seems to have significant overlap in multiple functional areas: low data rate, high density of RFID tags, etc. As pointed out in the five criteria responses, there are many RFID efforts. With only EPCglobal specified in the PAR, it would appear that the WG has not performed sufficient due diligence to study what is happening in this field and related standards development. Would the 802.15 WG please address the differences in this proposed work that justify another RFID project.
2. This project does not seem to be within the scope of LMSC:
"The scope of the LMSC is to develop and maintain networking standards and recommended practices for local, metropolitan, and other area networks, using an open and accredited process, and to enable and advocate them on a global basis."
Please address why this project should be done within LMSC and how it falls within the scope of this Sponsor committee.
3. Some would assert that the most important characteristic unifying LMSC standards is the commonality provided by adherence to the 802 Overview and Architecture. One of the unifying features of the Overview and Architecture is that 802 LANs are bridgeable and that one network type may be substituted for another within the architecture. The 802 address space is insufficient to address the requirement of RFID. The cursory Five Criteria response to this issue is insufficient to understand how this technology fits within the 802 architecture.
4. The project documents do not describe if the project will address security and privacy concerns related to RFID technologies (something EPCglobal had some struggles with).
5. Please include within the project documents a commitment to include a PICS proforma in the initial version of the standard.
P802.15.4g
1. The span proposed in the PAR does not seem to be within the scope of the 802.15 WG as the distances are those covered by LAN/MAN standards. Please address how this project fits within the scope of 802.15 Personal Area Networks, when the PAR recognizes that fundamental characteristics of 802.15 (frame size and error protection) are insufficient for the proposed market. Similarly, the very low data rate is a significant departure from the scope of LMSC. Please also explain why this project belongs within LMSC.
2. Please include within the project documents a commitment to include a PICS proforma in the initial version of the standard.
P802.15.7
1. The PAR scope is deficient in that it does not address the medium. This should not be addressed only in the PAR Purpose.
2. Please include within the project documents a commitment to include a PICS proforma in the initial version of the standard.
Bob Grow
802.3 PAR comments ad hoc chair
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