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Introduction to Wi-SUN

Alliance

February 2013

Wi-SUN™ Alliance © 2012

Wireless Control That Simply Works Wi-SUN Alliance Overview

• A Global Alliance

– Initially Japan focused, Wi-SUN Alliance is expanding globally (US,

South East Asia, India, Europe)

• Main Objectives

– Define profiles for application solutions based on IEEE802.15.4g-

2012 standards, IEEE802.15.4-2006/2011.

– Define multi-vendor interoperability test methodology and test plans

for implemented feature test criteria.

– Create a test program to establish test tool and interoperability testing

criteria as well as publish the test plan documentation.

– Marketing research.

– Market awareness plan.

– Contribute to other standardization and certification bodies and

mutual collaboration.

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Wireless Control That Simply Works Applications

• There are a wide range of requirements for different

Smart Utility Applications, e.g. :

– Gas Metering

– Demand/Response

– Distribution Automation

– Machine to Machine (M2M)

– Wireless Sensor Networks applications

• These applications lead to a variety of communication

requirements

• IEEE 802.15.4g PHY implementations and appropriate

upper layers can support these application needs

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Wireless Control That Simply Works Need for Wi-SUN Alliance

• IEEE 802.15.4g PHY amendment which specifically addresses wireless

Smart Utility Networks was approved by IEEE SA Standards Board on

March 29, 2012

• Significant interest from product developers and RF IC manufacturers

• Industry recognition of benefits of interoperable products

• Prior to the formation of Wi-SUN Alliance, there was no organization

specifically focused on Wireless Smart Utility Networks

• 802.15.4g has many options: it is necessary to specify the

communications functionality needed for each of Smart Utility

Applications

• IEEE 802 defines standards, it does not define a certification process or

test plans


Wireless Control That Simply Works Purpose of Alliance (1)

• In the initial phase, the Wi-SUN Alliance is focusing

its activities on the deployment of wireless Smart

Utility Networks.

• Promote adoption of open industry standards as

defined by international and regional standards

development organizations (SDOs)

• Support the speedy implementation of wireless Smart

Grid and Smart Utility Networks.

• The establishment of Compliance and Interoperability

Certification programs


Wireless Control That Simply Works Purpose of Alliance (2)

• Bring about the existence of a broad range of

interoperable consumer and industrial Smart Utility

devices by promoting open industry specifications for

unlicensed and licensed control devices and

peripherals

• Participate actively in relevant regional and

international standards development organizations


Wireless Control That Simply Works Membership Categories

Wi-SUN Alliance has a four-tier membership program:

• Promoters: Contribute to the development of specifications,

have access to general working group sessions and a seat on

the Board of Directors

• Contributors: Contribute to the development of specifications,

have access to general working group sessions.

• Observers: Have access to general working group sessions

and specifications under development.

• Adopters: Have access to the final approved version of

specifications and the opportunity to certify product and the right

to use the Wi-SUN Certification logo

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Wireless Control That Simply Works Member Companies

Promoter Members

Analog Devices

CISCO Systems

Fuji Electric

Murata

NICT

Omron

Osaki

Renesas

Silver Spring Networks

Contributor / Observer Members

Access Company, Ltd

Agilent Technology

Anritsu

CM Engineering

Discrete Time Communications

EDIC Technology

Huawei Technologies

Megachips

Osaka Gas

Procubed

Rohde and Schwartz

Satori

Tokyo Gas

Toshiba Toko Meter Systems

TUV Rheinland


Wireless Control That Simply Works Officers

• Alliance Chair

Phil Beecher (Wi-SUN alliance, Chair IEEE 802.15.4g)

• Co-chair of Board of Promoters

Hiroshi Harada (NICT, Vice Chair IEEE 802.15.4g),

Raj Vaswani (Silver Spring Networks)

• Marketing Working Group Chair

Bhupender Virk (Wi-SUN alliance)

• Testing and Certification Working Group chair

Chin Sean Sum (NICT, Technical sub-editor, IEEE802.15.4g)

• Technical Steering Working Group

Daido Uchida (Omron)


Wireless Control That Simply Works Wi-SUN Certification Scope

• Primarily Wi-SUN develops specifications of Physical Layer (PHY) and Medium Access Control (MAC) layers, Authentication and Certification and IoT procedures and provide the PHY and MAC specifications as a “Profile” for a target application

• Wi-SUN Physical layer specifications are based on IEEE 802.15.4g but the specification will be categorized based on use cases

• The MAC layer may have different criteria depending on the application (Smart Meter, Home Automation ... ) and its standards. The MAC may be based on or not be based on 802.15.4.

Physical Radio (PHY)

Medium Access (MAC)

Application

Wi-SUN

Compliant

Platform

Wi-SUN NETWORK (if needed)

IEEE802.15.4g based PHY

MAC1 (802.15.4)

MAC2 (non 802.15.4)


PHY1 (high data rate)

PHY2 (for longer range)

Wi-SUN PHY profile

Wi-SUN MAC profile

Slide 10

Wireless Control That Simply Works

ETSI TG28

Proposed Profile of WI-SUN

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802.15.4e

802.15.4g

(IPv4) IPv6 6LoWPAN

UDP TCP

New spec 1

PI1

New spec 2

I/F profile discussed in interface technical

subcommittee. “PI” means profile

“interface.” For example, PI1 will be

defined JUTA interface group

TIA TR-51

PI3

MAC profile discussed in MAC technical

WG in Technical Steering Committee

PHY profile discussed in PHY technical

WG in Technical Steering Committee

JUTA

PI2

ECHONET

PI4 PI5

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Technical Steering

Committee

Marketing Working Group

PHY Working Group

MAC Working Group

Interface Working Group

Testing and Certification

Working Group

Board of Directors

Executive Committee


Wireless Control That Simply Works Working Groups

• Technical Steering Committee

– Reports to the Board of Directors

• 2 Initial Working Groups: – Marketing Working Group

– Testing and Certification Working Group

• 3 additional Working Groups: – PHY Working Group

– MAC Working Group

– Interface Working Group


Wireless Control That Simply Works Marketing Working Group

Scope: 1. To promote the Wi-SUN Alliance through media

and promotional events

2. To collate member requirements for applications,

determine member needs and collate member

marketing requirements into Marketing

Requirement Documents


Wireless Control That Simply Works Technical Steering Committee

Scope:

1. To review Marketing Requirements and determine

the need for new standards development.

2. To form new Wi-SUN Working Groups if

appropriate

3. To review deliverables from Wi-SUN Working

Groups

4. To review the relevance and applicability of

existing and new standards from other

organizations



Test and Certification Working

Group

Scope:

1. To define and administer a Certification program

2. To define Conformance and Interoperability Test

Procedures

3. To define Test Plans

4. To organize Interoperability Testing events

5. To liaise with other organizations as appropriate


Wireless Control That Simply Works PHY Working Group

Scope:

1. To define PHY specifications/Profiles to meet

specific application requirements.

2. To define Protocol Implementation Conformance

Statements (PICS) for PHY profiles.


Wireless Control That Simply Works MAC Working Group

Scope:

1. To define MAC specifications/Profiles to meet

specific application requirements.


Statements (PICS) for MAC profiles


Wireless Control That Simply Works Interface Working Group

Scope:

1. To define interface specifications/Profiles to

meet specific application requirements.


Statements (PICS) if required.

3. To liaise with external organisations and

Alliances to support mutually beneficial

collaboration.



Relationship between Working

Groups

Marketing

Working

Group

(MWG)

Technical

Steering

Committee

(TSC)

Test and

Certification

Working

Group

(TCWG)

Market

requirement

Market

requirement

document

Technical

spec (PHY, MAC,

Interface, NWK)

Interop and

certification

document

PHY

Working

Group

(PHYWG)

MAC

Working

Group

(MACWG)

Interface

Working

Group

(IFWG)

Technical specifications (PHY, MAC, Interface, NWK)

Other

Working

Groups (as

required)



• PHY/MAC/Interface Working Groups (for each application)

– Wi-SUN PHY Profile/PICS specification document

– Wi-SUN MAC Profile/PICS specification document

– Wi-SUN interface Profile/PICS specification document

• Test and Certification Working Groups

1. PHY conformance document

2. PHY interoperability document

3. PHY PICS document

4. MAC conformance document

5. MAC interoperability document

6. MAC PICS document

Wi-SUN Documents



• Promotional Event

– Japan, Santa Clara, CA and Singapore

• Two Interoperability Events

– First interoperability event:

• Focused on IEEE 802.15.4g-2012 PHY testing

– Second interoperability event:

• Extended IEEE 802.15.4g-2012 PHY testing

• MAC testing including TG4e options Low Energy Options

• Test Laboratory Appointed – Appointed TUV Rheinland as Approved Test Laboratory

Recent Activities




Wi-SUN Open House in Tokyo

(April 2012)

150 people participated


• Two exhibitions to show the

possibility of 802.15.4g based

system

– JUTA

• U-Bus Air: Ubiquitous

metering systems for gas

meter based on

802.15.4g

– NICT

• Multi-purpose smart

metering systems based

on 802.15.4g and

802.15.4e (LE

superframe) (Meters and

Dosimeter…)


Wi-SUN Open House in Japan

Exhibitions

Slide 24


First Interoperability Event (Aug. 2012)




Wi-SUN Open House in Singapore

(Oct. 2012)

Slide 26


For more information please visit

http://www.wi-sun.org

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