doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 1 Wi-Fi Liaison Report May 11, 2004 Bill Carney Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 2 World-Wide Wi-Fi ® Unit Shipments and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Products Sources: Synergy Research Group - Shipments Wi-Fi Alliance - Certifications
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 3 QoS Certification Plan of Record Many next-generation products need advanced Quality of Service features to enable voice, video and other multimedia applications Products soon will enter market that offer QoS features Wi-Fi Alliance has taken a leadership position by announcing start of QoS certification in September –Based on WME feature subset of e –Future QoS certification expected to address complete e amendment, when ratified –QoS certification is always optional Action is intended to help “jump-start” the Wi-Fi ® consumer electronics market while ensuring interoperability between early products
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 4 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2™ (WPA2) Certification Plan of Record WPA2 = i Final IEEE standard expected in June Wi-Fi Alliance certification in September –Plan of record: Initiate WPA2 certification at same time as QoS –Coexistence required with WPA WPA2 certification is optional for 18 months, then mandatory for PC-centric devices –Mobile device, CE, etc.; WPA2 will always be optional
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 5 New Certification Logo Design Simplifies the sales process –Helps retailers –Helps consumers Prominent location on retail packaging Goes into effect on 5/14/04 Companion “Interoperability Certificate” –Allows for expanded capabilities –On Wi-Fi Alliance Web site –
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide – 2005 Officers Chair –Bill Carney: Texas Instruments Vice Chair/Secretary –Paul Meche: Nokia Treasurer –Paul Feinberg: Sony (2 nd Term) Marketing Chair –Jayne Stancavage: Intel Technical Chair –Sarosh Vesuna: Symbol Technologies (2 nd Term) Regulatory Chair –Liam Quinn: Dell (2 nd Term)
doc.: IEEE /0555r0 SubmissionBill Carney (Texas Instruments)Slide 7 Member Meeting Schedule 2Q’04 – June 8-10 –Warsaw, Poland 3Q’04 – September –Taipei, Taiwan 4Q’04 – December 7-9 –Orlando, FL 1Q’05 - TBD –Dublin, Ireland (Awaiting Confirmation)