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15-01/449r0

Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [IEEE 802.15.4 Status]
Date Submitted: [November, 2001]
Source: [Ed Callaway] Company: [Motorola]
Address: [8000 W. Sunrise Blvd., M/S 2141, Plantation, FL 33322]
Voice:[(954) 723-8341], FAX: [(954) 723-3712], E-Mail:[ed.callaway@motorola.com]
Re: []
Abstract: [This presentation describes the status of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, with emphasis on coexistence
features.]

Purpose: [Description of 802.15.4 status to 802 COEX.]

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
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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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IEEE 802.15.4 Status

Ed Callaway
Florida Communication Research Lab
Motorola Labs
ed.callaway@motorola.com

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Now in Development …

A low-rate wireless personal area network

communications protocol that:
-Supports multiple network types,
-Has long battery life (months or years from a AAA
cell)
-Is low cost
… for systems with moderate data throughput (< 250
kb/s) and QoS requirements.

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MAC Features

•Supports star & peer-peer topologies

–Master/slave, point to any point, cluster tree, etc.

•Access is slotted CSMA-CA

•Raw data rates of 250 kb/s at 2.4 GHz, lower at 868
and 915 MHz
•Optional use of network beacons
•Optional time slots for low latency transfer
•Super-frame is contention based

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Node Types
 Distribution node
 Controls the network topology at that node
 Master/coordinator or mediation device
 Stores routing information
 Talks to other distribution and slave nodes
 Slave node
 Cannot control the network
 Very simple implementation
 Does not store routing information
 Talks only to a distribution node

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Optional Super Frame Structure

Slot 3 Slot 2 Slot 1

15ms

Network Transmitted by distribution nodes. Contains network information,

beacon super frame structure and notification of pending node messages.
Beacon
extension Space reserved for beacon growth due to pending node messages
period

Contention
Access by any node using CSMA-CA
period

Allocated
Reserved for nodes requiring guaranteed bandwidth.
slot

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Master/Slave: Network Connection

Master Slave
PERMIT-CONNECTION CONNECT
BEACON

CONNECT Tx
ACK
Rx
CONNECT-CONF
ACK
NEW-DEVICE CONNECT-CONF

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Mediation Device Operation

Source Destination
MD
Node Node
Query
Tx slot
RTS
Rx slot
RTS Reply

Query Response
CTS Timing
adjustment
DATA

ACK

… Solves synchronization problem for low cost, low

duty cycle peer-peer systems
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PHY Features
 250 kb/s operation at 2.4 GHz
 DSSS with low chip rate (1 MHz) for low power
operation
 O-QPSK, for constant envelope modulation
 Simple, low-cost PA
 Orthogonal coding
 Greater range for a given output power
 5 MHz channel separation
 16 channels in the 2.4 GHz band
 5 channels in the U.S. 915 MHz band
 1 channel (at lower data rates) in the European 866 MHz
band
 Eases channel filter requirements to lower die size & cost
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Principle of Code Phase Shift Keying

The starting position of a single pn sequence is
modulated with the transmitted data
• Multiple bits may be sent in a single symbol
time  better battery life

Preamble Symbol 0000 Symbol 0001

c0 … c28 c30 cn cn+2 … c30 c0 … cn-2 cm cm+2 …
I

Q c1 … c29 c31 cn+1 cn+3 … c31 c1 … cn-1 cm+1 cm+3 …

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Coexistence Features
• Designed for ultra-low duty cycle operation: <
0.1% to 1%
– Node transmitters off more than 99% of the time
network is in operation
• Multiple PHYs: 868, 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz
• Devices above 16 dBm must be capable of
power reduction to below 4 dBm
• Designed for applications tolerant of message
latency; multiple retries acceptable

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For Further Information

• The IEEE 802.15.4 web site:
http://www.ieee802.org/15/pub/TG4.html

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