IEEE Completes Fourth 'Wave' Radio Communication Standard- IEEE 1609.3
May 10, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) approved IEEE 1609.3 - Trial-Use Standard for Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE) - Networking Services.
IEEE 1609.3 is part of a standards family to support vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communications that will allow motor vehicles to interact with each other and roadside systems to access safety and travel-related information. It defines services at the network and transport layers to support this wireless connectivity.
IEEE 1609 standards provide a radio communication component to support the U.S. Department of Transportation's Vehicle-Infrastructure Initiative and Intelligent Transportation System program.
These trial-use standards are scheduled to be updated based on experience and should become full-use standards in 2008 or 2009.
WAVE technology, also called Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), is a short-to-medium-range radio link. It operates at 5.9 GHz as authorized by the U.S. Federal Communication Commission for intelligent transportation systems and will complement cell phones by offering high data rates.
In addition to giving drivers information to help them reach their destinations safely and efficiently, WAVE radio will open a range of transportation applications such as Internet access, arranging for lodging and ordering goods and services in transit.
The auto industry is developing ways to add this technology to cars, radio chip manufacturers have built prototype WAVE radios and system testing is underway in California. In addition to auto and wireless equipment manufacturers, stakeholders in WAVE technology include state and local transportation departments, toll authorities, public safety organizations and public transit organizations.
Three other IEEE 1609 standards were approved:
A fifth standard, IEEE P1609.0, is underway as an architecture document that will give an overview of WAVE systems and their components and operation, as well as a context to better understand the content of other WAVE standards and IEEE 802.11 (WAVE mode).
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IEEE 1609 standards are sponsored by the Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.
Source: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).