1. March 2002
Project: IEEE P Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
Submission Title: [Application Opportunities for High Rate WPANs]
Date Submitted: [11 March 2002
Source: [Roberto Aiello, Jason Ellis, Larry Taylor] Company [General Atomics]
Address [General Atomics, Photonics Division, Flanders Ct., San Diego, CA ]
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Re: [Doc IEEE P SG3a Call For Applications]
Abstract: [Provides perspective on application opportunities for high rate WPANs]
Purpose: [Use as one of the sets of criteria for establishing an alternate PHY for the High Rate WPAN Standard]
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2. Application Opportunities for High Rate WPANs
March 2002
Application Opportunities for High Rate WPANs
Roberto Aiello, Jason Ellis, Larry Taylor
General Atomics
R. Aiello, J. Ellis, L. Taylor, General Atomics

3. General Atomics / Photonics Division
March 2002
General Atomics / Photonics Division
Founded in 1955
~ 1,600 employees worldwide
Diversified research & development
Headquarters has over one million square feet of engineering and test facilities, technology labs, and manufacturing installations
GA Photonics Technology Groups
Advanced Wireless
Diffractive Optics
High Power Lasers
Lasers
Sensors
GA Headquarters, San Diego
GA Photonics, San Diego
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4. Summary of applications
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Summary of applications
System peripherals
Wireless desktop
Entertainment
In-vehicle
Markets
Computers
CE devices
Home devices
Wearable peripherals
Entertainment
Personal security
Medical monitoring
Markets
CE devices
Health care
Fashion
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5. System peripherals Wireless interconnect Home entertainment
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System peripherals
Wireless interconnect
Home entertainment
In vehicle system
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6. Wearable peripherals User experience Modularity New design paradigms
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Wearable peripherals
User experience
Modularity
New design paradigms
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7. Example: MIThril from Media Lab
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Example: MIThril from Media Lab
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8. Requirements System peripherals Robust to interference High bit rate
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Requirements
System peripherals
Robust to interference
Co-existence with WLANs/cordless phones, cell phones
High bit rate
High quality audio/video
Wearable peripherals
Robust to interference
Expected to work in crowded environments
High bit rate
Audio/video to the head
Large capacity because of large number of devices
Range: just a few feet (2…) for body peripherals!!
Low power consumption
Long battery lifetime
Privacy/security
Personal information across personal devices, not for communications to others
Scalability
Very low bit rate/power to very high bit rate devices
Multipath robust
Mostly indoor environments
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9. March 2002
Product Example
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10. Timeline USB 2.0 1394 cameras Entertainment Digital cameras March 2002
480Mbps
Aggregate bit rate
Entertainment
220Mbps
110Mbps
Digital cameras
55Mbps
Time
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11. Conclusions Applications opportunities Market opportunities Timeline
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Conclusions
Applications opportunities
System peripherals
Body peripherals
Market opportunities
CE devices
Computer devices
Home devices
Fashion
Health care
Timeline
Application opportunities from 50 to 500Mb/s
Requirements
Robust to interference
High bit rate
High aggregate capacity
Low power
Scalable
Differentiation
Private network
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