High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging

1. Project: IEEE P802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [CFA Response: High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging] Date Submitted: [07 March, 2000] Source: [Rick Alfvin] Company [Eastman Kodak Company] Address [1669 Eastman Ave. Rochester, NY, 14650-2015] Voice:[(716) 588-6166], FAX: [(716) 722-9053], E-Mail:[alfvin@kodak.com] Re: [Response to IEEE 802.15 High-Rate WPAN CFA Document number 99164r0P802-15] Abstract: [Requirements for High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging.] Purpose: [Use as one of the sets of criteria for establishing the High Rate WPAN Standard.] Notice: This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P802.15. It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release: The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P802.15. Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

2. CFA Response:High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Rick Alfvin (alfvin@kodak.com) Allen Heberling (heberlin@kodak.com) Eastman Kodak Company Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

3. High-Rate WPAN for Digital ImagingAgenda • Digital Imaging Devices • Application Scenarios • Application Requirements • Technical Requirements • PHY • MAC • Protocol • Summary • Conclusion Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

4. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Digital Imaging Devices & Accessories Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

5. Camera Printer Video Camera PC Audio System PDA Camera Video System Scanner USB Dongle Set-Top Box PCMCIA Card Kiosk CF Card Beacon Projector High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Scenarios • Camera to Camera • Camera to Printer • Camera to PC or Set Top Box • Camera to Kiosk Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

6. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Scenarios • Camera to Camera • Sharing images • Easy connection • Rapid transfer of images • Transfer confirmation • Image file sizes up to 2.5MB • Currently averaging 300KB to 750KB • 1 to 1 (peer to peer) • 1 to many (broadcast) Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

7. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Scenarios • Camera to Printer • Hard copy fulfillment • Easy connection • Rapid transfer of images • Transfer confirmation • 1 to 1 (peer to peer) Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

8. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Scenarios • Camera to PC or Set Top Box • Storage, Sharing, Enhancement • Easy connection • Rapid transfer of images • Transfer confirmation • PC or Set Top Box provides gateway to other networks (LAN or Internet) • 1 to 1 (peer to peer) Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

9. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Scenarios • Camera to Kiosk • Fulfillment, Storage, Distribution • Easy connection • Rapid transfer of images • Transfer confirmation • Kiosk support for multiple High Rate connections • 1 to 1 (peer to peer) • 1 to many (broadcast) Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

10. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Requirements • Ease of use • Digital Image data transfers need to be easy to initiate and take less than 15 seconds. • Ad-hoc network capability • Easily enter, join or leave a network • User doesn’t need to know IP addresses • It just happens! Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

11. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Requirements • Range • at least 10m • Multiple transmit power levels • Low (1m to kiosk) • High (10m in home) • Low power consumption • compatible with CF card specifications Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

12. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Requirements • High Bandwidth • Data Rate • at least 20 Mbps • Data Types • Bulk transfers (multi-Megabyte sized image files) • Isochronous data (packetized video streams) • Asynchronous data (e.g. interactive sessions) Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

13. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Requirements • Very Cost Sensitive • Consumer RF systems for consumer products such as digital cameras must be cost competitive with IR and Bluetooth class solutions Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

14. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Application Requirements • Stringent Power Requirements • Digital cameras are battery powered • Digital cameras must conserve power • Multiple power management modes • awake • sleep • suspend Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

15. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Technical Requirements • RF PHY • Internationally recognized license free band • Multiple channels • Bi-directional, half duplex • Inexpensive • Low risk technical feasibility • Short time to market Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

16. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Technical Requirements • MAC Protocol Layer • Ability to select & negotiate the use of one of several available RF channels. • Support the creation of an ad hoc network • Support high effective data rates • Support isochronous data, asynchronous data, and bulk transfers. Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

17. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Technical Requirements • MAC Protocol Layer • Inexpensive • Transparent to upper layer protocols • e.g. TCP/IP • Low complexity • Low risk to implement • Short time to market Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

18. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Summary • Consumer wireless digital imaging solutions need to be: • Easy to use • Fast • Inexpensive • Low power • Consumer wireless digital imaging solutions are needed today! Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

19. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Conclusion • Application requirements for the digital imaging scenarios outlined in this presentation are satisfied by the selection criteria defined in the HRSG Selection Criteria Document. 00007r5P802-15_HRSG-Selection-Criteria.doc Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company

20. High-Rate WPAN for Digital Imaging Questions? The products, applications, scenarios and concepts described within this presentation are not intended to represent or depict any current or future product plans of the Eastman Kodak Company. Rick Alfvin, Eastman Kodak Company