IEEE 802.15 WPAN Task Group 3 (TG3)
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Overview
The IEEE P802.15.3 High Rate (HR) Task Group (TG3) for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) is chartered to draft and publish a new standard for high-rate (20Mbit/s or greater) WPANs. Besides a high data rate, the new standard will provide for low power, low cost solutions addressing the needs of portable consumer digital imaging and multimedia applications.
Current Status
The P802.15.3™ Draft Standard for Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - LAN/MAN Specific Requirements - Part 15.3: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specs for High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) has been completed and is available for download.
TG3 MAC & PHY Features
- Data Rates: 11, 22, 33, 44, & 55 Mbps.
- Quality of Service isochronous protocol
- Ad hoc peer-to-peer networking
- Security
- Low power consumption
- Low cost
- Designed to meet the demanding requirements of portable consumer imaging and multimedia applications.
How to participate
- Participate by attending our Meetings.
- The TG3 conducts, in between sessions, teleconference calls. You can learn more about the 802.15 Teleconferences by pointing your browser here.
- The TG3 conducts their discussions on the 802.15.3 TG Private Mailing List. You can learn more about the 802.15 Mailing Lists by pointing your browser here.
- The TG3 Mailing Lists are converted into an HTML mail archive which can be sorted by subject & date.
Information
Who to contact with questions
- Chairman: John Barr
- Vice Chairman: Jim Allen
- Technical Editor: James Gilb
- Secretary: TBD
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
