IEEE
802.15.3™ GUIDE ADDRESSES UNTAPPED HIGH-RATE WIRELESS PERSONAL
AREA NETWORK (WPAN) MARKET
Contact:
Dr. James Gilb, Author, Technical Editor of the IEEE 802.15.3™
standard
gilb@appairent.com
Karen McCabe,
IEEE Senior Marketing Manager
+1 732
562 3824, k.mccabe@ieee.org
PISCATAWAY,
N.J., USA, 18 May 2004 The IEEE
Standards Information Network has published Wireless Multimedia:
A Guide to the IEEE 802.15.3™ Standard. The high-rate
wireless personal area network (WPAN) guide addresses the untapped
market for devices that comply with IEEE Std 802.15.3 and is part
of the new IEEE Standards Wireless Network Series handbooks and
guides from the IEEE.
The IEEE 802.15.3
standard enables wireless multimedia applications for portable
consumer electronic devices with whole home coverage. It addresses
the need for mobility, quality of service (QoS) and fast connectivity
for the broad range of consumer electronic devices.
Wireless
Multimedia clarifies the IEEE 802.15.3 standard for those
who are implementing compliant devices and shows how the standard
can be used to develop wireless multimedia applications, including:
wireless surround sound speakers, portable video displays and
wireless connections to flat panel displays, digital video cameras
and digital still cameras. The standard also supports wireless
connectivity for gaming, printers, cordless phones and other business
and consumer devices. It also reviews the standard, presents implementation
examples, and the rationale behind the standard.
"Reading
and understanding a standards document can be a difficult task,"
said Bob Heile, Chair of IEEE 802.15. "This book makes it
easier to understand IEEE 802.15.3 while providing sufficient
technical content to assist people implementing the standard."
Written by
Dr.
James Gilb, Technical Editor of the IEEE 802.15.3 standard
and Director of Radio Engineering for Appairent Technologies,
Inc., Wireless Multimedia contains an "insider's view"
of the standard in which implementation issues that are not obvious
in the text of the standard are highlighted with in-depth explanations.
"A standard doesn't provide the rationale for its choices,
just the results. Wireless Multimedia provides the background
behind the choices that were made in developing IEEE Std 802.15.3,"
said Jim Allen, Vice-Chair of IEEE 802.15 and IEEE 802.15.3.
Wireless
Multimedia covers three main areas:
·
Applications
Applications that would benefit from using IEEE 802.15.3 devices
for wireless connectivity, including specific examples of how
the unique properties of IEEE 802.15.3 compliant devices enable
new applications.
·
Implementation
Summary of the IEEE 802.15.3 standard, highlighting special areas
that are key to successful implementation. Examples are included
for implementers who are developing compliant devices.
·
Justification
Discussion and reasoning that went into developing the standard,
including background information that covers anticipated implementations
and key details on architecture.
Those interested
in ordering Wireless Multimedia: A Guide to the IEEE 802.15.3™
Standard can do so through the IEEE Online Catalog & Store:
http://shop.ieee.org/ieeestore/product.aspx?product_no=SP1132
About Appairent Technologies, Inc.
Appairent is a provider of embedded wireless transceiver modules,
chips and protocol stackware to enable wireless multimedia communication
in consumer electronic and PC products. Appairent's IEEE 802.15.3
standards-based technology clearly demonstrates the consumer benefits
of robust wireless multimedia solutions by delivering multiple
DVD quality video streams with wireless 5.1 Dolby® Digital
Surround sound to fixed and portable devices throughout the home.
Appairent's robust solution gives CE manufacturers a wireless
solution they can sell globally today and which affords a simple
migration path to future radio technologies being developed in
IEEE 802.15 Task Group 3a. For more information, visit: http://www.appairent.com/.
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IEEE standards
802.15.3 and 802.11 are trademarks of the IEEE. Appairent is a
trademark of Appairent Technologies, Inc. Dolby is a registered
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