1. By: Daniel Ascencio

2. Background of Current Wi-Fi  2 modes: Infrastructure and Ad hoc

3. What is Wi-Fi Direct?  Wi-Fi Direct is a new wireless specification by the Wi-Fi Alliance  Allows Wi-Fi devices to connect to each other without the need of an Access Point  Slated for mid 2010 release

4. Wi-Fi Direct Features  Software-based Access Point  Wi-Fi Direct connections will work at typical Wi-Fi speeds and range.  Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) Security  Make device-to-device connections with existing 802.11 a/g/n devices ○ One-to-One or One-to-Many

5. Wi-Fi Direct Features  Aimed at Consumer and Enterprise electronics  Pre-association discovery  Simultaneously connect to both a Wi-Fi Direct and standard Infrastructure network

6. Possible Wi-Fi Direct Devices and Networks

7. Death of Bluetooth?

8. Questions? Sources:  http://www.wi-fi.org/news_articles.php?f=media_news&news_id=909 http://www.wi-fi.org/news_articles.php?f=media_news&news_id=909  http://www.wi-fi.org/files/20091019_Wi-Fi_Direct_FAQ.pdf http://www.wi-fi.org/files/20091019_Wi-Fi_Direct_FAQ.pdf  http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354201,00.asp http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354201,00.asp  http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173699/wifi_direct_could_be_the_d eath_of_bluetooth.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/173699/wifi_direct_could_be_the_d eath_of_bluetooth.html