Ultra-Wideband Platform Published as ISO, IEC Standard - ISO/IEC 26907
March 22, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The Ecma International standard for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, elaborated from the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform, was approved for release as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) international standard.
ECMA 368 - High Rate Ultra-Wideband PHY and MAC Standard was approved as ISO/IEC 26907, which specifies a distributed medium access control (MAC) sublayer and a physical layer (PHY) for wireless networks.
The PHY and MAC specified in this Ecma standard are compatible to high data rate communications between a diverse set of mobile and fixed electronic devices, said the WiMedia Alliance.
In conjunction with this standard, ECMA 369 - MAC-PHY Interface for ECMA 368, was approved as ISO/IEC 26908 and specified the MAC-PHY interface for a high rate, UWB wireless transceiver.
"ISO/IEC's approval of WiMedia-based ultra-wideband technology as an international standard, coupled with the recent UWB approval by the European Commission, enables consumers and business entities throughout Europe and other countries to benefit from the use of PC, CE and mobile devices powered with UWB technology," said Stephen Wood, president of the WiMedia Alliance.
In early 2005, members of the WiMedia Alliance and Ecma International submitted the WiMedia UWB platform specifications to Ecma for standards development.
Created by WiMedia members from leading PC, consumer electronics (CE), mobile device and semiconductor companies, these specifications set the groundwork for enabling short range multimedia file transfers at data rates up to 480 Mbps that operate in the UWB spectrum of 3.1 to 10.6 GHz. The Ecma standards were established in December 2005, after which Ecma submitted the standards to ISO/IEC JTC 1 for fast track approval.
During the ISO fast track process, these specifications were circulated to national administrations for review and voting process. With the publication of ISO/IEC 26907 and ISO/IEC 26908 as international published standards, the UWB technology and specifications are then recognized and protected under international trade treaties, of which countries are required to allow products enabled with UWB technology to be sold within their borders, said the WiMedia Alliance.
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Going forward, the WiMedia Alliance and its members will work with ISO and Ecma to expand specifications as UWB technology continues to evolve through a diverse range of PC, CE and mobile devices dedicated to establishing and maintaining a robust and affordable wireless personal area network (WPAN) for business users and consumers worldwide, said the WiMedia Alliance.
Source: WiMedia Alliance.