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SUMMARY
The topic of this report is the Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, its
specifics, market aspects and applications. The report details one of the
important UWB applications Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), and provides
specifics of this application, relevant standards and so on. Though the UWB
WSN market is in its infancy mostly due to regulatory barriers similar to
all other UWB applications- we think it is necessary to stress the importance
of these technologies symbiosis, and to show its perspectives.
Due to a number of very attractive features that we are discussing in this
report, UWB allows to make their applications cost efficient and attractive to
users. RFID, security, radar, emergency radio and others are among these
applications. Not only UWB can widen a spectrum of applications in homeland
security, it also adds an economy efficiency factor in the design of radar and
communications devices. WSNs, which are spreading in the military and
commercial sectors of our economy, and support detection, gathering and
transmission of data from various sources and in various environments, gain
many attractive features when using UWB as well. Inherent security, extremely
low power consumption and ability to work in multipath conditions are just a
few examples of WSNs with UWB. The FCC in our country and regulatory bodies
around the world have a strict policy regarding UWB spectrum utilization (this
is discussed in a report). As with other applications, which require the FCC
approval on a case-by-case basis, growth of UWB application in WSNs depends on
the regulatory bodies polices.
The report researches the UWB and WSN technologies and markets landscape by
examining the current state of the technology, standards, market and the
industry. The study looks to provide a deeper understanding to wide audience
UWB specifics and its WSN application, advantages and limitations. It is
concentrated on the successes and limitations encountered with the current
iterations of available UWB products. It also looks further, until 2010-2011,
with market forecast and technologies on the horizon.
In particular, this report goal was to addresses the following aspects:
- UWB products market characteristics, their specifics, and market
segmentation
- Technology standards and associated issues
- Market barriers
- Applications, with concentration on WSN
- Current implementation
- Market players and their products.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Introduction
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 UWB History
- 1.3 Brief Description
- 1.4 Scope
- 1.5 Structure
- 1.6 Research Methodology
- 1.7Target Audience
2.0 Technology Specifics
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 Definition
- 2.3 Spectrum Allocation
- 2.4 Major Features
- 2.4.1 Communications Features
- 2.5 Standards and Regulations
- 2.5.1 Multiband OFDM
- 2.5.2 DS-UWB
- 2.5.3 Standards Bodies
- 2.5.4 Groups
- 2.5.5 FCC and ETSI
- 2.5.6 ECMA International
- 2.5.7 ITU and International
- 2.5.8 Intel Efforts
- 2.5.9 Comparison
- 2.5.9.1 Impulse Radio- Pulse Link, Time Domain
- 2.5.9.2 DS-CDMA - Motorola and other
- 2.5.9.3 Multi-Band OFDM (FH) - MBOA
3.0 Applications
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 Home Security
- 3.3 Phones
- 3.4 RFID
- 3.5 Communications and Imaging
- 3.5.1 WPAN
- 3.5.2 Imaging systems
- 3.5.3 Vehicular radar systems
- 3.5.4 Ranging
- 3.6 UWB Technology: Impacts on Public Safety
- 3.6.1 General
- 3.6.2 Five Elements of Interoperability
- 3.6.2.1 Coordination and Partnerships
- 3.6.2.2 Spectrum
- 3.6.2.3 Standards and Technology
- 3.6.2.4 Security
- 3.6.2.5 Funding
- 3.6.3 Emergency Communications: Support Features
- 3.7 Wireless Sensor Networks and UWB
- 3.7.1 General
- 3.7.2 WSN Requirements and UWB
- 3.7.2.1 Requirements
- 3.7.2.2 UWB Role
- 3.7.2.2.1 UWB-structured WSN
- 3.7.3 WSN: Examples
- 3.7.4 Structure and Economics
- 3.7.5 WSN Major Applications
- 3.7.6 Standards
- 3.7.6.1 Software Development: TinyOS
- 3.8 Issues
4.0 Examples
- 4.1 Transceiver (military)
- 4.2 Ground Wave Propagation Device
- 4.3 25 Mb/s UWB Radio
- 4.4 Tagging Device
- 4.5 Aircraft Intercom
- 4.6 Ad Hoc Network
- 4.7Positioning Systems-EUROPCOM-First Responders Gear
- 4.8 Summary
5.0 Market
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Major Segments
- 5.3 Forecast
- 5.4 Notes on Market for UWB WSN
6.0 Industry: UWB and WSN
- 6.1 UWB
- Aether (localization devices)
- Alereon (chipsets)
- Artimi (chipsets)
- BBN (radio, first responders)
- Camero (radar, equipment for first responders)
- decaWave (chipsets)
- Focus Enhancement (chipsets)
- Freescale (chipsets, systems)
- General Atomics (chipsets)
- Multispectral (RFID and others)
- Parco (RFID)
- Pulse~ Link (chipsets)
- Staccato (chipsets)
- TriQuint (chipsets - homeland security applications)
- Time Domain (chipsets-fusion of communications & radar)
- Tzero (chipsets)
- Ubisense (RFID-tracking)
- Wisair (chipsets)
- WiQuest (chipsets)
- 6.2 WSN
- Crossbow
- Dust Networks
- Intel
- IWT
- MeshDynamics
- Millennial Net
- Moteiv
- Octave Technologies
- Sensicast
7.0 Competition
- 7.1 Bluetooth
- 7.2 IEEE802.11a, b, g, n
- 7.3 WiMax 802.16 and 802.16e1
- 7.4 Summary1
8.0 Conclusions
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