WiMedia Compliance Overview

WiMedia Compliance Overview

March 2008

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Overview

Several companies received WiMedia compliance in 2007

WiMedia-based products are shipping in the US and soon in Europe and Asia

Development kits, IP and devices are available today

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Platform Compliance Status

19 compliant products from market-leading companies:

Applications are WUSB, video streaming and networking

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WiMedia Platform Compliance Workshops (1/2)

Devices can be certified at C&I workshops

A test spec describes the test cases a DUT must pass to be considered compliant

C&I workshops usually last 3 days

Several compliance sessions per participant

Several interoperability sessions per participant

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WiMedia Platform Compliance Workshops (2/2)

Usually about 20 companies participate in compliance workshops

Workshops are time consuming

Participants need to prepare themselves very well before the event

A misbehaving platform is not allowed to attend interop sessions

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WiMedia Platform Compliance Test Setup

Test System interacts with the DUT and INTD to create the specified test cases

Protocol Analyzer records the traffic and tests it against background verifications

Protocol Analyzer

Device Under Test

Test Computer

Test System

Interop Device

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Ellisys WiMedia commitment

Ellisys participated to all WiMedia Platform C&I events to help the WiMedia as follows:

Supply equipment for all compliance and interoperability rooms

Operate the Ellisys compliance room

Co-operate the Interop room

Help participants to debug their platforms

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Ellisys compliance solution

Complete compliance solution based on Ellisys equipment

Industry’s first solution

Used at all compliance events

Automated software

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Ellisys WiMedia success

Ellisys innovative features helped the industry exceed their targets

WiMedia networks are now rock-solid with 20+ devices

All Certified WiMedia Platforms are developed using Ellisys test equipment

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Ellisys offering

WiMedia Explorer 300 Protocol Test System Multiple functions: analyzer, generator,

compliance

Multiple protocols support: WiMedia MAC, WUSB, WiNET / WLP, BT 3.0

Future proof: Designed to be upgradeable to new protocols, PHYs supporting upper frequencies, higher throughput, etc.

WiMedia Explorer 300 Generator

Reproduce any traffic to stress software stacks and verify compliance

Replay previously captured traffic to recreate sporadic scenarios

Emulate any kind of WiMedia-based device

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WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer

Sniff non-intrusively any WiMedia channel

Includes innovative Ellisys features

Instant Timing: view, measure and optimize timings

Instant Superframe: view superframe reservations and traffic

Instant Beacons: view and debug WiMedia network issues

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WiMedia Analysis Software

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WiMedia Explorer 300 Duo

Powerful, convenient and flexible setup

Two fully featured units that can be used as

Two Analyzers

Two Generators

One Analyzer and one Generator

Best value for demanding developments