The WiMedia Alliance finalized the Certification Program for its member companies to utilize in testing their products for compliance with the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform specification.
WiMedia’s Certification Program is comprised of two parts, the first of which is a compliance and interoperability process that tests and “registers” Physical Layer implementations (PHYs) based on the WiMedia Alliance’s PHY specification. Once a PHY is registered, the program’s second part, WiMedia Platform Certification, supports these eligible PHYs for use in a UWB platform that can be submitted for certification.
In the most recent testing event held in late October, six WiMedia member companies and PHY vendors – Alereon, Inc., Realtek Semiconductor, Staccato Communications, Tzero Technologies, Inc., WiQuest Communications, and Wisair – tested their products against compliance criteria that included the final WiMedia Alliance’s PHY specification. This event resulted in the establishment of registered PHYs for these companies’ products.
“With the WiMedia Certification Program now in place and the registration of initial PHYs, the key building blocks for the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform have been established for vendors to develop products that will eventually obtain WiMedia Platform Certification,” said Stephen Wood, president of the WiMedia Alliance. “Our certification program is designed to assure vendors and consumers alike that products certified by WiMedia will work properly in the close proximity to other WiMedia certified devices.”http://www.wimedia.org
- WiMedia has held five PHY interoperability testing events over the past 11 months
