[802SEC] 802.15.3 Revision PAR and CSD
Hi All-
Attached is a PAR and CSD for a Revision to 802.15.3 for consideration at
the July Plenary
Background:
During the approval process in Berlin for the High Rate Close Proximity
(HRCP) amendment to 15.3, we received a comment from Bob Grow observing
that, depending on when this amendment completed, it would be the third
or forth amendment to 15.3. If the latter, it would be rejected by RevCom
without first having completed a Revision to the Standard. Bob suggested
we develop a Revision plan to deal with the situation.
We responded:
- The plan is to open a 15.3 Revision PAR in July and proceed with
the Revision right away completing it before either amendment [3d and
3e]. We would include the scope and purpose fixes that are currently in
the [now approved] 15.3e PAR so those do not get lost and we would update
the 15.3d PAR so everything is consistent. The revision will also
change the standard from one using 64 bit MAC addresses to one using 48
bit MAC addresses, which is needed for full O&A compatibility.
That is currently being addressed at the amendment level so this would be
much simpler and cleaner. IEEE SA has agreed to provide an edition
by May 2015 [done] which will serve as the basis for the Revision
As per our plan, this Revision PAR is intended to roll-up 15.3b and
15.3c and convert the Standard from one using 64bit MAC addresses to one
using 48bit MAC addresses. Technically we are not introducing new
functionality, but the fact we are proposing changing the standard from
one which is incompatible with 802 to one where it becomes 802 compatible
can be considered as "new" which is why we are following the
usual PAR process which includes a CSD even though it does not quite fit
the process. The scope and purpose in this PAR are word for word what was
in the 15.3e PAR for the base standard in sections 5.2a and 5.4
respectively. Those were already approved by the EC in Berlin and later
by NesCom. I am pointing that out since this is an example where
there is little point in commenting on that already approved material
during the Revision PAR review process. Reason being, even if it were
changed, it would change back when 3e completed.
The only thing that is different is the Title. In keeping with the
general Title clean-up and simplification program across all of the
802.15 Standards as the opportunity affords, the title has been changed
to "Standard for High Data Rate Wireless Networks" to be
parallel in structure to the Title for 15.4 which is now "Standard
for Low Data Rate Wireless Networks"
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards
Bob
Bob Heile, Ph.D
Director of Standards, Wi-SUN Alliance
Chair, IEEE 802.15 Working Group on Wireless Specialty Networks
Chair IEEE 2030.5 Working Group for Smart Energy Profile 2
Co-Chair IEEE P2030 Task Force 3 on Smartgrid Communications
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email: bheile@ieee.org
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