Intel today announced two initiatives aimed at speeding deployment of certified, interoperable Wireless USB devices sometime next year.
The company said it is developing a Wireless Host Controller Interface (WHCI) specification to provide a standardized method for hardware-software communication. The spec will allow a PCI-based host controller to communicate with a host’s software driver stack provided all components are based on the certified Wireless USB specification.
Intel also announced the opening of the first Interoperability Lab focusing on the Certified Wireless USB and WiMedia Alliance UWB MAC and PHY specifications.
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Meanwhile, Ultra Wideband chipmaker Pulse~LINK and Analog Devices, have joined forces to demonstrate the industry s first wireless transmission of real-time High Definition video. The joint demonstration was said to feature a side-by-side comparison of MPEG and JPEG2000 across Pulse-LINK s UWB wireless link. It was shown at the DisplaySearch HDTV Conference, August 23-24, 2005, in Beverly Hills.
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