IEEE Approves Standards Projects to Help Improve Delivery of Audio and Video Over Wireless Networks
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 5 November 2009 -- IEEE has approved work to begin on a new standard that will help make it easier to deliver audio and video between digital networks.
IEEE P1722.1(TM), "Standard for Standard Device Discovery, Connection Management and Control Protocol for IEEE 1722 Based Devices," specifies the protocol, device discovery, connection management and device control procedures used to help ensure interoperability between audio and video based end stations that use IEEE P1722(TM)-based stream on IEEE 802(R)-based networks.
IEEE P1722(TM), "Standard for Layer 2 Transport Protocol for Time Sensitive Applications in Bridged Local Area Networks," is also currently in development.
Together, the new standards will provide a common framework for the transport of audio and video over multiple types of IEEE 802(R) networks, as well as IEEE 1394(TM) ("FireWire"), Bluetooth and USB protocols.
The standards are being developed by the Microprocessor Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society.
In addition, IEEE has reaffirmed one of the FireWire standards, IEEE 1394.1(TM), "IEEE Standard for High Performance Serial Bus Bridges." It was previously approved in 2004.
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