Short-range Radio for HD Video Distribution: Technologies and Markets

Published by: Practel, Inc.

Published: May. 1, 2009

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

1.1 General

1.1.1 Compressed vs. Uncompressed HDVD

1.2 Varieties

1.3 Goals

1.4 Research Methodology

1.5 Target Audience 9

2.0 60 GHz Radio Technology

2.1 General

2.2 Spectrum Specifics

2.2.1 Oxygen Absorption

2.3 Antenna

2.4 Radiation Limiting at 60 GHz

2.5 Combined Effect

2.6 Progress in the Chip Technology

2.6.1 Challenges and Efforts

2.6.2 Modulation

2.6.3 Specifics

2.6.3.1 Indoor Behavior

2.7 Wi-Fi and 60 GHz Radio

2.8 Summary

3.0 60 GHz Radio for HDVD

3.1 General

3.2 Specifics

3.2.1 Benefits

3.2.2 Applications

3.2.3 Challenges

3.3 WirelessHD

3.3.1 WirelessHD Specifics

3.3.1.1 Details: WirelessHD Technology

3.3.1.2 Completion

3.3.1.2.1 Compliance Verification

3.3.1.3 Synopsis

3.4 IEEE 802.15.3c

3.4.1 Group

3.4.2 Operations

3.4.3 Current Status

3.5 IEEE Very High Throughput Group- IEEE 802.11ad

3.6 ECMA

3.7 WiGig

3.8 Market

3.8.1 General: Applications

3.8.2 Specifics

3.8.3 Forecast

3.9 Players and Projects

IBM

IMEC

LG

NEC

Phiar-Motorola

Panasonic

Phiar (shuttered its operations in 2008)

SiBeam

Vubiq

3.10 Comparison

3.11 60 GHz WPAN: Example

3.12 Advantages and Challenges

4.0 Amimon Technology

4.1 The Company

4.2 Technology

4.2.1 Basis

4.2.2 Products

4.2.2.1 Current Status

4.2.2.1.1 Sales

4.3 Industry

5.0 UWB-Sigma Designs

5.1 Sigma Designs

5.2 Cooperation with Monster

5.3 Cooperation with Fujitsu

6.0 IEEE 802.11n

6.1 WLAN Standardization

6.1.1 History- Phased Approach

6.2 802.11n Status

6.3 Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC)

6.4 Standard Evolution

6.4.1 Draft v. 1.0

6.4.2 Draft v. 2.0

6.4.3 Further Developments

6.5 WiFi Alliance

6.6 802.11n Technology

6.6.1 Advanced Technologies: MIMO and Others

6.6.1.1 General

6.6.1.2 MIMO

6.6.1.3 Directions

6.6.1.3.1 “True MIMO”

6.6.1.3.2 BeamFlex

6.6.1.3.3 Atheros

6.6.2 Spatial Multiplexing

6.6.3 OFDM

6.6.4 Channel Bonding

6.6.5 Packet Aggregation

6.7 Major Features

6.7.1 Specifics

6.7.2 Channel Bandwidth

6.7.4 Security

6.7.5 Adaptation

6.8 Benefits and Applications

6.8.1 Benefits

6.8.2 Applications

6.9 Market

6.9.1 General: Drivers

6.9.1.1 802.2n and HDVD

6.9.2 Market Forecast

6.9.2.1 Model Assumptions

6.9.2.2 Forecast

6.9.2.2.1 Chipsets

6.9.2.2.2 Equipment

6.10 Industry

Aerohive (APs)

Aruba (AP)

Asus (Router)

Atheros (Chipsets, WUSB)

Avocent (Video distribution)

Axar (HDVD)

Buffalo (Router, AP)

Belkin (Routers, Adaptors, WUBS, FlyWire)

Broadcom (Chipsets, WUSB)

Cisco (AP)

Colubris (AP)

Celeno (HDVD)

D-Link (Routers, WUSB)

Encore (802.11n Family of Products)

Edimax (Router, WUSB Adapter)

Extreme (AP)

Extricom (AP, video)

Gemtek (Router)

Intel (Chipsets)

Linksys (Routers, WUSB)

Marvell (Chipsets)

Meru (Family of Products, HDVD)

Metalink (Chipsets)

Motorola (Tools, AP)

NEC (Router)

Netgear (Router, AP)

RedPine (Chipsets)

Ruckus (AP, Multimedia)

Ralink (Chipsets)

Qualcomm (Chipsets)

Quantenna (HDVD)

Siemens (AP)

SiGe (Chipsets)

Sanyo (WHDVD)

TopCom (Router)

Trapeze (SW, platforms)

TrendNet (Routers, AP, WUSB)

Tropos (Router)

ZyXel (AP, Router, WUSB)

7.0 Conclusions

Figure 1: 60 GHz Connections

Figure 2: Global Frequencies

Figure 3: Spectrum Details

Figure 4: Attenuation in 60 GHz Band

Figure 5: Absorption Details

Figure 6: Bands Features Comparison

Figure 7: 60 GHz “Open” Spectrum

Figure 8: IEEE802.15 WG Structure

Figure 9: Addressable Market - 60 GHz Radio for HDVD ($M US)

Figure 10: Addressable Market - 60 GHz Radio for HDVD (Units 1000)

Figure 11: 60 GHz WPAN Example

Figure 12: Basic two-antenna MIMO system with two-stream SDM example

Figure 13: 802.11 Protocol Family MAC Frame Structure

Figure 14: Addressable Market: Worldwide WiFi Chipsets Shipping (Unit M)

Figure 15: Addressable Market: 802.11n Chipsets Worldwide Shipping (Unit M)

Figure 16: Addressable Market: WiFi Chipsets Worldwide Shipping ($B)

Figure 17: Addressable Market: 802.11n Chipsets Worldwide Shipping ($B)

Figure 18: Addressable Market: Chipsets Sales-802.11n for HDVD Segment (US$B)

Figure 19: Market Geography: 802.11 Chipsets Production

Figure 20: Market Estimate: 802.11n Equipment Shipping ($B)

Figure 21: Addressable Market: 802.11n Equipment Sales (Unit M)

Table 1: HDVD Technologies Characteristics

Table 2: Directivity

Table 3: 60 GHz Links Characteristics

Table 4: Bandwidth Utilization Details

Table 5: Attenuation

Table 6: Properties

Table 7: Required Speed

Table 8: WiHD Capabilities

Table 9: 802.11 Standards Characteristics

Table 10: Comparison of 802.11 Family Members Transfer Rates

Table 11: 802.11n Advantages

Abstract

• It is a very lucrative area, with a potential customers size in many hundred of millions
• The majority of cable, satellite and telephone companies offer HD video
• Wired connections are becoming more and more complicated and inefficient due to proliferation home theaters with multiple HD-ready devices, such as TV sets, video projectors, various players and other
• Progress in the IC, packaging and other technologies allows constructing relatively inexpensive high-quality HDVD radios.

• WirelessHD: 60 GHz technology developed by SiBeam, now with many partners. Standard produced by the WirelessHD Alliance.
• WPAN-IEEE 802.15.3c
• WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface): 5 GHz technology developed by Amimon. Standard produced by WHDI Special Interest Group (SIG), which consist of several leading companies in the CE and communications industries.
• A UWB-based technology developed by Sigma Designs
• WiGig- a recently established group, which was founded by leading manufacturers in CE and communications.
• IEEE 802.11n
• ECMA-387
• Very High Throughput Group-IEEE 802.11ad.

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