IP: Philips demos IEEE 1394 over 802.11a

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ultradevices com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 21:52:53 -0700
To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, Dave Farber IP
<dave () farber net>
Subject: Philips demos IEEE 1394 over 802.11a

[I would think that 802.11a would not be nearly enough speed for IEEE 1394.
I had heard of some other work of doing 1394 over 60Ghz spectrum, but not on
top of 802.11a....]

> From WirelessArena.com
http://www.wirelessarena.com/artman/publish/article_146.shtml

802.11 Insider
Philips Unveils the First Demonstration of a Wireless IEEE 1394 Solution for
the Connected Home
By Staff
Jun 26, 2002, 1:51pm

Royal Philips Electronics demonstrated the industry's first home networking
solution for wireless distribution of digital content throughout the home
based on IEEE 1394 over IEEE 802.11a. With this solution, Philips meets the
increased demand to connect consumer electronics (CE) and PC clusters in the
home without additional wires.

According to In-Stat/MDR, IEEE 1394 ports are being installed on large
numbers of CE and PC devices, including digital televisions, advanced
set-top boxes, digital cameras, game consoles, cable modems, printers and
DVD players. The number of CE devices expected to be attached to home
networks will exceed 7 million by 2005. According to senior analyst Brian
O'Rourke, "With its ability to provide high bandwidth and isochronous data
transfer in a peer-to-peer network, the IEEE 1394 standard is perfect for
multimedia home networking."

The demonstration by Philips is the first to conform to both existing and
new industry standards under the direction of the IEEE 1394 Trade
Association (TA), including IEEE 1394a-2000 and the latest IEEE 1394.1
bridging technology draft specification. Philips is implementing technology
that enables wireless connectivity via a high-performance serial bus bridge
standard, IEEE 1394.1, in an IEEE 802.11a home network environment. The
wireless bridging extends the 1394 bus into a complete in-home digital
network. The combination of 1394 over an 802.11a network (which operates at
5 GHz and transfers data at 54 Mbps or higher) makes this wireless solution
ideal for transporting bandwidth-hungry audio, video and data content
streams. In addition, Philips' technology includes the Digital Transmission
Content Protection (DTCP) capability and therefore provides a clear path to
support this content protection methodology.

"Philips, a leader in wireless connectivity technology, is the first company
to show the viability of a wireless home network based on
standards-compliant 1394 over 802.11a," said Gerhard Heider, general manager
of Business Line Connectivity, semiconductor division of Philips. "Based on
Philips analysis, the advent of the CE/PC wireless bridge is essential for
seamlessly linking 1394-equipped devices and is a natural step towards the
evolution of the connected home."

"As an active member of the 1394 Trade Association, Philips has shown its
commitment and innovative leadership in the area of 1394 and has remained
focused on the development of new, exciting technology based on clear market
opportunities," said James Snider, chair of the 1394 TA. "We are happy to
feature Philips' demonstration at this year's DevCon, as it represents an
industry-first for a standards-based IEEE 1394 home networking solution."
-- 
Robert J. Berger
UltraDevices, Inc. / Internet Bandwidth Development, LLC
15550 Wildcat Ridge Saratoga, CA 95070
408-882-4755 rberger () ultradevices com / rberger () ibd com


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