What is the 802.15 WPAN Working Group?
A7: The 802.15 WPAN Working Group was formed on Thursday, March 11, 1999 in Austin, TX USA during the IEEE 802 LMSC Plenary Meeting. The Project Authorization Request title states: [STANDARD FOR Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems – LAN/MAN Specific Requirements – Part 15: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)] Its purpose is to define a standard for wireless communication within a POS.