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Dick Braley, Senior Staff Advisor Wireless Systems Development Federal Express Corporation

“Wearables” Standards Presentation to IEEE 802 Standards Committee March 9, 1998. Dick Braley, Senior Staff Advisor Wireless Systems Development Federal Express Corporation. The “Wearables” World of FedEx. 1. Introduction/Definition of “Wearables” 2. FedEx Courier Tools

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Dick Braley, Senior Staff Advisor Wireless Systems Development Federal Express Corporation

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  1. “Wearables” StandardsPresentation toIEEE 802 Standards CommitteeMarch 9, 1998 Dick Braley, Senior Staff Advisor Wireless Systems Development Federal Express Corporation Dick Braley, FedEx

  2. The “Wearables” World of FedEx 1. Introduction/Definition of “Wearables” 2. FedEx Courier Tools 3. FedEx Requirements 4. FedEx Support of “Wearables Activities 5. FedEx Development Activities 6. FedEx Support of Standards Development 7. Closing Remarks 8. Questions ? Dick Braley, FedEx

  3. “Wearables” Standards • Purpose of Presentation: To encourage development of standards for “Wearables”, and solicit IEEE 802 support to develop the standards. (Form SG). • “Wearables”: Computing devices, networking devices, software and peripherals - worn or carried by individuals - that will enhance their ability to perform productive work. (Unobtrusive). Dick Braley, FedEx

  4. History of “Wearables” Standards • June, 1997 : Request to IEEE for consideration of Wearables Standards development. Permission to proceed as Ad Hoc Committee within PASC. • Three meetings held since then : July, December and January. About 35 companies and academic institutions participated. • Defined potential areas for standardization • IEEE 802 most appropriate for PAN Dick Braley, FedEx

  5. War of the Cyborgs? Dick Braley, FedEx

  6. DADSDigitally Assisted Dispatch System SuperTrackerHand Held Computer ASTRACourier Printer Courier Technology Dick Braley, FedEx

  7. The “Wearables” Market Service Organizations DARPA/U.S. Military Medical Applications Manufacturing Maintenance & Repair Car Rental Agencies Operations Coordination Inventory Bar Code Reading/Printing Training Dick Braley, FedEx

  8. FedEx Requirements • Communications Between Courier Tools • (Cost effective systems, tools, and connectivity) • Communications Back to Base Station/Dispatch (i.e., nomadicity in a limited sense) Dick Braley, FedEx

  9. FedEx Support of “Wearables” Activities • “Wearables” Conference, 1997 • Member of MIT Media Lab “Things That Think” Consortium • Initiated the “Wearables” Standards Activity with IEEE last June • Invited Speaking Engagements • (XIWT, IEEE, VRAIS, State of MA) Dick Braley, FedEx

  10. Participants in Standards Activities(Partial List) FedEx Motorola DARPA Symbol Boeing BBN Norand M/A-COM MIT ViA, Inc. Xetron DEC CMU H.P. GTE Dick Braley, FedEx

  11. “Wearables” Standards : Potential Areas for Standardization • Personal Area Networks • “Wearable Computing” and Interfaces • “Wearables” System Architectures • Nomadicity • Humionics Dick Braley, FedEx

  12. LAN Standards, 802 802.1 LLC Data Link Layer 802.2 802.11 MAC 802.14 802.6 802.3 802.4 802.5 PHY PHY DSSS FHSS IR OSI RM Model Dick Braley, FedEx

  13. 802.11 802.11 MAC MAC PHY PHY DSSS 20MB FHSS 10MB DSSS DSSS FHSS FHSS PAN IR IR We want to form a Study Group in IEEE to review your PHYs & MAC against PAN requirements Dick Braley, FedEx

  14. Functional Requirements • Mobility: 0-10mph • Power Management: Very Low current consumption • Range: 0-10 meters • Speed: 19.2 - 100Kbps (actual) • Small Size e.g., ~.5 cubic inches no antenna • Low Cost: i.e., relative to target device • Should allow overlap of multiple networks in the same area • Networking support for a minimum of sixteen devices Dick Braley, FedEx

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