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Wireless Interface for Wearable Computers

Wireless Interface for Wearable Computers. An Update to: 1998 IEEE Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium VRAIS ‘98. Ian Gifford, AT ‘79 E2E AMP - M/A-COM, Inc. Business Development Group 1011 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA 01853 USA

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Wireless Interface for Wearable Computers

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  1. Wireless Interface forWearable Computers An Update to: 1998 IEEE Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium VRAIS ‘98 Ian Gifford, AT ‘79 E2E AMP - M/A-COM, Inc. Business Development Group 1011 Pawtucket Boulevard Lowell, MA 01853 USA +1 978-442-4650, +1 978-442-4600 FAX, marketing@macom.com Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

  2. Agenda • Introduction • IEEE 802 LMSC Plenary Status • Presentations (Tutorial) • Federal Express Corporation Applications • ViA, Inc. Applications • Wireless PAN Functional Requirements • Q&A Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

  3. “Wearables” Standards • Purpose of Presentation: To encourage development of standards for “Wearables”, and solicit VR Community support to develop the standards. (IEEE 802.11 SG). • “Wearables”: Computing devices, networking devices, software and peripherals - worn or carried by individuals - that will enhance their ability to perform productive work. (Unobtrusive). Dick Braley, FedEx

  4. History of “Wearables” Standards • June, 1997 : Request to IEEE for consideration of Wearables Standards development. Permission to proceed as Ad Hoc Committee within PASC. • Three meetings held since then : July, December and January. About 35 companies and academic institutions participated. • Defined potential areas for standardization • IEEE 802 most appropriate for PAN Dick Braley, FedEx

  5. Participants in Standards Activities(Partial List) FedEx Motorola DARPA Symbol Boeing BBN Norand M/A-COM MIT ViA, Inc. Xetron DEC CMU H-P GTE Disney AMP Intermec Dick Braley, FedEx

  6. “Wearables” Standards: Potential Areas for Standardization • Personal Area Networks (PAN) • “Wearable Computing” and Interfaces • “Wearables” System Architectures • Nomadicity • Humionics The Wearables Standards Ad Hoc Committee has decided to focus on standardizing a Wireless RFPAN Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

  7. The IEEE 802 LMSC launched a WPAN Study Group 3/12/98 • Move to form a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) Study Group under 802.11 with the charter of drafting a WPAN PAR for presentation at the next Plenary of 802. • 3/11/98 802.11 - Passed 35,0,10 • 3/12/98 802 ExCom - Passed Bob Heile, GTE

  8. 802.1 LLC Data Link Layer 802.2 802.11 MAC 802.14 802.6 802.3 802.4 802.5 PHY PHY DSSS FHSS IR LAN Standards, 802 OSI Reference Model Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

  9. 802.11 MAC MAC PHY PHY DSSS FHSS IR The Study Group in IEEE will review the as-is PHYs & MAC against WPAN requirements 802.11 TGa 20MB TGb 10MB WPAN DSSS FHSS IR Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

  10. Wearable Computer Standards Archive and Reflector * • ftp://ftp.flexipc.com/wearablesgroup • wearablesgroup@flexipc.com The Wireless PAN Study Group plans on joining the IEEE stds_802_pan@majordomo.ieee.com *c/o Steve Case, ViA, 507-663-1399, scase@flexipc.com Ian Gifford, M/A-COM

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