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FLO Forum Overview May 16, 2006 http://www.floforum.org. Take-home Messages. FLO Forum … professionally managed non-profit corporation … rapidly growing international organization … membership spans the wireless value chain … promotes global standardization of FLO technology
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FLO Forum Overview May 16, 2006 http://www.floforum.org
Take-home Messages • FLO Forum • … professionally managed non-profit corporation • … rapidly growing international organization • … membership spans the wireless value chain • … promotes global standardization of FLO technology • … enables FLO technology based product certification and testing • … submitted an Air Interface Specification (AIS) for standardization • … ratified Device and Transmitter Performance Specifications • … wave of additional technical specifications under review • FLO technology now significantly open via standardization
Agenda • What is the FLO Forum mission? • Who is the FLO Forum? • What has the FLO Forum accomplished? • How is the FLO Forum organized? • What is the FLO Forum doing now? next?
What is the FLO Forum Mission? • Create a global wireless value chain framework to: • Promote FLO technology standardization globally • Support efforts for acquisition and clearing of spectrum globally to support FLO deployments • Promote the development and certification of FLO products and services • Resulting in the delivery of FLO-based advanced multimedia services
Who is the FLO Forum? • 43 Member Companies; 10+ Pending envio networks
Who is the FLO Forum? (cont’d) • By link in wireless value chain • Semiconductor (3) • Devices (10) • Infrastructure (24) • Content Owners (1) • FLO Service Providers (1) • Wireless (3G) Service Providers (4) • By geography • USA (16) • China (4) • Korea (12) • Japan (4) • Europe (7)
What has the FLO Forum Accomplished? • Launched at San Francisco meeting with 15 members – July 2005 • Facilitated creation of TIA TR47 Engineering Committee – August, 2005 • Inaugural Asia Region meeting – November, 2005 • Ratified Air Interface Specification – December, 2005 • Submitted Air Interface Specification to TIA TR-47.1 – January, 2006 • Joint workshop with Berlin-based bmcoForum – January, 2006 • Ratified Minimum Performance Specifications – February, 2006 • Membership Milestone 33 Members – March 2006 • Inaugural Europe Region meeting – May, 2006
How is the FLOTM Forum Organized? Board of Directors Regulatory Committee Office of the Secretariat Membership Committee Technical Committee Services and Content Committee Test and Certification Committee External Communications • Standards Strategy and Submission development • Finalization of Technical Specifications • General Technical Issues • Content Preparation • Use Case Development • Business Model Development • Advertising • Development of Test & Conformance Strategy • Test Plan Generation • Certification Recommendations • Marketing and PR • Web Site • Publications • Member communication
What is the FLO Forum Doing Now? • Standardization of the FLO Air Interface Specification • Submitted to TIA TR47.1, January, 2006 • TIA Official Project Assigned: PN 3-0239 – Currently in BALLOT • Forward Link Only Air Interface Specification for Terrestrial Mobile Multimedia Multicast – (TIA-1099) • Standardization of the Minimum Performance Specifications (MPS) • To be submitted to TIA TR47.1, May, 2006 • TIA Official Projects Assigned • PN 3-0244 (TIA-1102). MPS for FLO Devices • PN 3-0245 (TIA-1103). MPS for FLO Transmitters • PN 3-0246 (TIA-1104). FLO Test Application Protocol.
What is the FLO Forum Doing Now? (cont’d) • FLO Protocol Stack • Technical and certification specifications for additional layers and components above the radio interface • System Information • Codecs • Transport layer • Conditional Access • FLO Services & Content Initiatives • Define user-level and service requirements specifications
What is the FLO Forum Doing Next? • Articulate an overall design and architectural vision • Unify features to build robust service platform for all partners • Define interfaces for maximum interoperability and best service delivery • Support compliance activities to foster growth for all partners • Liaison activities in support of global standardization • bmcoForum – a Europe-based mobile broadcast forum • TIA – FLO Forum is an active, voting member of TR47, TR47.1, 2 • ITU – for standardization, regulatory matters • Others to be announced • Evaluate additional deployment architectures and topologies • Outreach and education
Take-home Messages • FLO Forum • … professionally managed non-profit corporation • … rapidly growing international organization • … membership spans the wireless value chain • … promotes global standardization of FLO technology • … enables FLO technology based product certification and testing • … submitted an Air Interface Specification (AIS) for standardization • … ratified Device and Transmitter Performance Specifications • … wave of additional technical specifications under review • FLO technology now significantly open via standardization
How is the FLO Forum structured? (cont’d) • Technical Committee • Areas of focus • Generation of FLO Technical Specifications for all areas of a FLO System • FLO Air Interface Specifications • System Information (aka Services Guide) • FLO Codec • Coordinating liaison relationships with standards organizations • Deliverables • FLO Air Interface Specification • Submitted to TIA TR47.1 • Roadmap and timelines for additional FLO standardization
How is the FLO Forum structured? (cont’d) • Services and Content Committee • Areas of focus • Analysis of related standard body initiatives to determine opportunities for collaboration • Use Case Analysis • Operator Requirements Determination • Content Provider Requirements Determination • Advertising, Privacy & Censorship Requirements Determination • Deliverables • FLO Specific Service and Content Requirements Documents
How is the FLO Forum structured? (cont’d) • Test & Certification Committee • Areas of focus • Minimum Performance Specifications • FLO Transmitters • FLO Devices • FLO Testing Application Protocol Interface • Certification Guidelines for 3rd party testing • Deliverables • Submission-ready FLO Minimum Performance and Test Specifications • Approved by FLO Forum Board of Directors, February 2006 • Pending submission to standards development organizations
How is the FLO Forum structured? (cont’d) • Regulatory Committee • Areas of focus • Tracking of worldwide mobile broadcast spectrum environment • Liaison activities with global regulatory/spectrum organizations • Support member company regulatory/spectrum activities • Deliverables • Spectrum Requirements documents to be delivered to the Technical Committee • Submissions to specific regulatory bodies related to spectrum issues