It s the Wave of the Future Jeff Ravencraft USB-IF President & Chairman Wireless USB Promoter Group Chairman Intel Corporation
UWB Initiative Ecosystem Convergence layer for multiple protocols 180+ companies (PC, CE, Cellular Players) UWB PHY and MAC standardization 100+ Endorsed MBOA PHY, MAC Feb 04 1394 Protocol Endorsed WiMEDIA Platform Sept 04 2
WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform For Existing & Convergent Applications One radio Ample throughput for multimedia streams PC connectivity Home entertainment cluster Low power for portables Low cost for all PC Mobile Consumer Electronics 3
WiMedia UWB Architecture Wireless USB Wireless 1394 UPnP/IP WiMedia Convergence Platform WiMedia MAC & PHY 4
Wireless USB Promoters & Contributors 5
The Digital Home Experience 6
Wireless USB Usage Models Replacing Interconnect Cables CE Segment PC Segment Mobile Segment or Eliminate cable hassles for portable device and content upload/display Ease install/configure of next generation digital displays and home theater Support many multimedia streams (HDTV, audio, etc.) Eliminate USB cables Low cost implementation for portable devices Unwire high data rate devices Applicable to the digital home and the digital office Enable high data rate applications Wireless notebook docking station Hand held and notebook wireless linkage w/ resource sharing Wireless AV display from notebook and handhelds 7
Wireless USB Usage Models Replacing Interconnect Cables CE Segment PC Segment Mobile Segment or Eliminate cable hassles for portable device and content upload/display Ease install/configure of next generation digital displays and home theater Eliminate USB cables Low cost implementation for portable devices Unwire high data rate devices Enable high data rate applications Wireless notebook docking station Hand held and notebook Wireless USB Applicable is to the digital first high-speed wireless linkage Support many multimedia w/ resource sharing home and digital office streams (HDTV, audio, etc.) Wireless AV display from notebook and handhelds personal wireless interconnect 8
Wireless USB Technical Overview Similarities to wired USB Host device topology Up to 127 devices per host Class driver protocol maintained Keep complexity in host to make devices cheap Bandwidth 480 Mbps @ ~3M 110 Mbps @ ~10M Scalable architecture (up to 1Gbps and beyond) Power Management Battery preservation very important PHY: 130-160mW for Tx/Rx Security Highly SECURE device association and authentication Low encryption overhead, minimal performance impact Ease of Use Easy install and setup Backwards Compatibility with wired USB software Low device end cost model 9
Bringing WUSB to Existing USB Products: Wire Adapter USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Host Wire Adaptor: HWA Could be a simple dongle Device Wire Adapter: DWA 10
State of the Art Adapters Wisair 501 / 531 Chipset 480 Mb 8 Bands 11
WUSB Certification & Compliance Only WiMedia UWB supported by WUSB WUSB certification, compliance testing, and logo licensing done by USB Implementers Forum Compliance test suites under development now Compliance guarantee compatibility between WUSB devices WiMedia will provide test suite for USB-IF to test for PHY, MAC and WiMedia conformance USB-IF provides one stop compliance testing & certification Un-plug fests planned 12
Industry s s First UWB Protocol Analyzer Supporting WiMedia and Wireless USB UWBTracer TM Protocol Analyzer Capture and Display UWB & WUSB Protocol Traffic Reduces Development Time, Accelerates Time-To To-Market 13
Microsoft s Participation and Vision Fred Bhesania UWB & WUSB Program Manager Microsoft Corporation
Vision: Digital Entertainment Anywhere 15
Realizing the Vision 16
UWB Protocol Relationships Various technology solutions running over the common platform Wireless USB IP (WiNet*) Other Applications Wireless 1394 Legend High customer interest Low customer interest Items with * are being defined in WiMedia Convergence Layer* Common Ultrawide Band Radio Platform WiMedia UWB MAC* WiMedia UWB Phy* 17
Wireless USB Over UWB Vision Early development to support emerging technology Reuse existing class drivers unchanged (except possibly USB ISOC) Minimal changes to existing USB and IP core stack Focus on Ease of use (simple association models) and high security Reduce number of drivers MS has to write/maintain 18
IP Over UWB Vision High Speed Peer Networking Ad-hoc (Proximity Meeting Scenarios) File Sharing IP Connected Devices Synchronization A / V Streaming Printing Ethernet cable replacement Primary focus Focus on ease of use High security 19
What s Happening in 2006+ CY06H1 Prototypes for IP and WUSB on same silicon Compliance/Interop testing labs kick into gear CY06H2 High-volume UWB products around holiday season 2006 Windows codenamed Longhorn planned for customers Throughout this period, plenty of opportunity to: Attend industry training events (e.g. Wireless USB Developers Conference in US and Asia) Participate in prototype testing before (un)plugfests start 20
Summary Microsoft committed to providing beta drivers to early IHVs for validation purposes Share your product plans and prototype devices with Microsoft to build a solid Go-To-Market plan! 21
The WiMedia Relationship Stephen Wood President of WiMedia Intel Corporation
The WiMedia Story Too Connected Rat s PCs Wireless Many Are Nests Radios PCs Very Is Are Better Good Are Bad Better Bad IP BT 1394 USB 23
The WiMedia Story One WiMedia UWB Radio Supporting Multiple Protocols USB IP BT 1394 24
WiMedia Alliance Objectives Bring together major short range protocols under a single WiMedia UWB radio Maintain a neutral and open forum for establishing requirements, specifications and best practices for the WiMedia Radio Platform Promote and enable the rapid adoption of WiMedia UWB worldwide Promote favorable worldwide spectrum regulations 25
WiMedia Who Are We? WiMedia Board Members 26
WiMedia Timelines PHY Specification Release Candidate 1.0 to members, in IP review; Estimated delivery: Q1 2005 MAC Specification Approaching review; Estimated delivery: Q2 2005 WiMCA Specification Approaching review; Estimated delivery: Q3 2005 WiNET Specification Approaching review; Estimated delivery: Q3 2005 Certification & Interoperability Program Testing suites in development for WiMedia- MBOA spec. usage in WUSB & W-1394 applications Testing suites in development for WIP UWB technology stack 27
Regulatory Timelines US Done Europe Regulations Expected 1H 06 Likely to be more conservative than the US Asia Regulations Expected 1H 2006 Waiting for the ITU ruling due at end of 2005 28
It s the Wave of the Future
Market Trends Specs and Products Phy standard completed in Q1 2005 MAC standard completed in Q2 2005 WUSB spec completed in Q2 2005 UWB and WUSB Silicon in 2005 End-user products at end of 2005 Market Adoption 2005-2006 Add-on modules for host USB2.0, PCI, PCIe, ExpressCard DWA for device 2006-2007 Internal modules PCI, PCIe (peripherals and CE) WLAN and UWB on the same module st Hi WUSB The 1 st Hi Speed WPAN is Here! 30
What s Coming in 2005 Hold two WUSB Developers Conferences San Jose May 24 & 25 Tokyo, Japan in September Intel establish interoperability lab for early products Make PDK systems available Insure interoperable Phy s and MAC s from multiple vendors Define USB-IF Compliance and certification program 31
WUSB Summary Broad Industry Support is underway 300+ Developers engaged Wireless USB Specification is Final and public WiMedia Phy and MAC specifications content complete Products expected in the next 12 months WUSB Delivers the requirements for PC, CE, and Mobile usage models 32
Call to Action IHVs Share UWB plans with Microsoft and come up with a great Go-To-Market Strategy Send sample devices to Windows UWB team for testing/self-hosting Download the specification and review If your company implements and ships the WUSB technology they should become an WUSB adopter BUILD PRODUCTS! 33
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