The Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its “Wi-Fi Direct” certification program with optional features based on peer-to-peer connections. Devices certified to support the new services can now “discover, connect and do” in a single step, and immediately implement interoperable services for several common tasks. Four services are now certified in the program:
- Wi-Fi Direct Send – One or more devices quickly and easily can now send and receive content with minimal user interaction
- Wi-Fi Direct Print – With a single command, print documents directly from a smartphone, tablet or PC
- Wi-Fi Direct for DLNA – Devices supporting DLNA interoperability guidelines discover each other before connecting to stream content
- Miracast – Now, devices can implement the updated device and service discovery mechanisms of Wi-Fi Direct to enable screen mirroring and display in one step
“Wi-Fi Direct already delivers device-to-device connectivity to billions of devices, and with these important additions in our certification program, we expect Wi-Fi Direct will become indispensable,” said Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance. “We are pleased to bring these services to vendors and to foster developer innovation with the new toolkit.”
The first products to support the new service enhancements, and which comprise the test suite for interoperability certification, include:
- Google Nexus 10
- Marvell Avastar 88W8797 802.11 a/b/g/n Reference Design
- Mediatek MT6592+6625 Phone
- Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 800 based Linux Android System with XSPAN™ 802.11n Connectivity
- Realtek 2×2 11a/b/g/n/ac MiniCard
- Seiko Epson 100-120v, 100w, WFDS PWG Raster Print Service Reference Design
