[Ground-station] Fwd: BoD Feedback Requested: Important New Work Proposal

[Michelle Thompson]

Open Research Institute is a registered manufacturer with Bluetooth.

If you have opinions that you think ORI should pass along about AMP being
removed from the Core Specification, then let me know and we'll send
feedback by 2 November 2020.

-Michelle W5NYV




---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Bluetooth SIG <member.relations at bluetooth.com>
Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 2:03 PM
Subject: BoD Feedback Requested: Important New Work Proposal
To: <abraxas3d at optimizedtomfoolery.com>




Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) Deprecation

The Bluetooth SIG Board of Directors (BoD) would like your feedback on a
New Work Proposal (NWP) to deprecate the Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) feature
that was first introduced in *Bluetooth*® Core Specification version 3.0.

Based on data from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) product
qualification database, the AMP feature has never been adopted heavily by
Bluetooth SIG members. In fact, over the last five years, there has been a
significant decline in product qualifications that include support for the
AMP feature, with almost zero qualifications in recent months.

Based on this data, the burden on the Core Spec Working Group (CSWG) and
Bluetooth SIG staff in continuing to maintain the AMP feature does not
appear justified, and a NWP has been submitted to deprecate the Alternate
MAC/PHY (AMP) feature from the Bluetooth Core Specification in future
releases. This NWP has not yet targeted a specific core specification
release version.

The Bluetooth SIG BoD values your input and wants to know if you have any
concerns with the Bluetooth SIG removing AMP from the Bluetooth Core
Specification and/or if there is any desire to maintain AMP features. The
three layers affected are: 802.11 MAC-PHY, 802.11 PAL, A2MP.

The BoD is hoping to make a quick decision so that the change can be
considered for the next core specification version, so if you could let us
know your thoughts by 2 November 2020 that would be very helpful. Please
submit your feedback to: specprogram at bluetooth.com
<http://go.bluetooth.com/dQ0theL4jn0FD00Rag030B0>.

[image: Bluetooth]This is a service related email  |  View our privacy
policy <http://go.bluetooth.com/Unhh0aF0tR0BQj03e4000MD>

*PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL:* DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE OR SHARE THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED THIS MESSAGE WITH ANYONE THAT IS NOT A BLUETOOTH SIG
MEMBER. The information contained in the above transmission is provided "as
is" for informational purposes only. Bluetooth SIG provides no warranties
or representations and disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied,
including any warranty of merchantability, title, non-infringement, fitness
for any particular purpose or that the information is accurate or free of
errors. Bluetooth SIG expressly disclaims all liability arising out of or
relating to use of this transmission and all information contained herein.
Nothing in the above transmission should be construed as granting a license
of any kind to recipient.

Copyright 2020. Bluetooth SIG, Inc. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are
owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Other trademarks and trade names are those
of their respective owners.

Bluetooth SIG, Inc. | 5209 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, Suite 350 | Kirkland,
WA USA
www.bluetooth.com <http://go.bluetooth.com/Ti4Bj0h0e000DRN30tanQF0>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.openresearch.institute/pipermail/ground-station-openresearch.institute/attachments/20201027/974efa3d/attachment.html>