WiMedia UWB (PDF)

UWB (ultra-wideband) has been investigated for many decades but
only recently has it become commercially viable. With the advent of
WiMedia UWB technology and its associated standard specifications,
the stage is set for the next generation of WPAN applications to
take root.

WiMedia UWB focuses on the ECMA-368 standard. Both
PHY layer and MAC sublayers specified in this standard are
explained in great detail. The book offers not only the facts about
the requirements of the standard, but also the motivation and logic
behind them. To give a comprehensive perspective of the UWB
technology to the reader, other interrelated topics are also
examined in this book. These include the history of UWB and its
recent standardization attempts; UWB applications and advantages;
UWB spectrum allocation and regulations around the world; UWB
platform clients: Certified Wireless USB (CW-USB), Bluetooth, and
WLP (WiMedia Link layer Protocol, which enables Internet Protocol
over UWB); as well as some important implementation issues and
considerations. As the first application of WiMedia UWB, CW-USB is
given a special and more comprehensive treatment.

This book is ideal for any engineer or engineering managers who
are expecting to either develop a solution based on UWB or to
integrate it with other devices. It will also be of interest to
researchers who require an overview or an interpretation of the
technology.

* One of the first books to describe the WiMedia standards (PHY
and MAC) in detail

* A comprehensive approach to de-obfuscating the entire WiMedia
UWB technology, from the PHY through the MAC, the MAC clients, the
applications, and the regulations

* Includes a description of the CW-USB standard and its relation
to WiMedia MAC

* Provides an up-to-date view of the UWB spectrum allocations and
associated regulations around the world

* Derived from hands-on experiences in WiMedia UWB standards and
system development efforts.