doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 1 Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) Submission Title: [UWB Forum Liaison Report] Date Submitted: [20 May 2005] Source: [Ian Gifford] Company [Freescale] Address [] Voice:[ ], FAX: [], Re: [UWB Forum Liaison] Abstract:[UWB Forum Liaison Report.] Purpose:[UWB Forum Liaison Report documents the liaison work between the forum and the projects in ] Notice:This document has been prepared to assist the IEEE P It is offered as a basis for discussion and is not binding on the contributing individual(s) or organization(s). The material in this document is subject to change in form and content after further study. The contributor(s) reserve(s) the right to add, amend or withdraw material contained herein. Release:The contributor acknowledges and accepts that this contribution becomes the property of IEEE and may be made publicly available by P

doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 2 IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks UWB Forum liaison report to IEEE

doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 3 Summary Comprised of over 100 companies, the UWB Forum is committed to making Ultra-Wideband technology a reality. Dedicated to ensuring that standards-based Ultra-Wideband products from multiple vendors are truly interoperable, the Forum works closely to help facilitate worldwide regulatory approval process for Ultra-Wideband systems along with the market educational efforts for future customers of these technologies.

doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 4 Liaison Objectives The UWB Forum is interested in industry and consensus standards as well as participating in the development of these standards, recommended practices and guidelines of the IEEE and related SDOs. –We are interested in , and their siblings i.e.,.3a and.4a PHY proposals and.3b and.4b too –We are also interested in coexistence as well as and regulatory issues that relate to worldwide UWB adoption. We are developing Test and Qualification procedures include forum certification, forum compliance testing, forum endorsed software applications stacks and how these value added services are received by industry and more importantly our customers.

doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 5 Current Forum Events & News Roadmap, Interop Programs taking shape Membership Deadlines UWB & Bluetooth News Pulse~LINK joins as Promoter Member Next Meeting: –Forum F2F Meeting set for 2-3Jun05 in Chicago Events: –WiCon World London May

doc.: IEEE /0310r1 Submission May 2005 Gifford, FreescaleSlide 6 Join the UWB Forum