1. Wi-Fi Alliance Liaison Report
November 2003
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2. Certification Overview
Over 1,000 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ products to date
Products are tested at one of four independent labs in US, UK, Japan and Taiwan
Dual band product certifications are increasing
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3. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Products
Dual band a/b product already out number the a only products – 12 vs 8
2000
2001
2002
2003
Source: Wi-Fi Alliance
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4. Product Certifications Timeline
Wi-Fi® Certification Begins
IEEE g Certification
2000
2001
2002
2003
5 GHz Certification Begins
WPA Certification Begins
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5. Wi-Fi Protected Access™ Status
Wi-Fi Protected Access products were announced in April
Mandatory on 8/31/03
50+products certified prior to it becoming mandatory
Strong industry adoption (now 70+)
No hardware upgrade required
Certification of i (WPA2) in ~2Q’04, when amendment is complete
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6. 802.11g Certifications Summary
Twenty-eight g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ products as of end of October 2003
Seeing more combo 11a/g product submissions
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7. Wi-Fi Alliance QoS Certification Plans
QoS is an important element to next generation products
The Alliance is hopeful that IEEE e will be completed in 2Q’04 and intends to implement certification thereafter
As a backup plan in case of unforeseen delay in IEEE e, The Alliance is prepared to possibly begin QoS certification before the finalization of the amendment
Will follow same process as was used for Wi-Fi Protected Access™
Decision will be made in March 2004, following the IEEE plenary meeting
Test plan development is proceeding
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8. Wi-Fi ZONE™ Program Wi-Fi ZONE: Global symbol of public access
50+ countries
6,000+ locations
Users find providers –
Free program for providers and users
Download locations and take them with you
Also for phones – wap.wi-fizone.org
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9. Wi-Fi ZONE™ Location Growth
Source: Wi-Fi Alliance
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10. Planned
Enhancement
Estimated
Task
Group
Completion
Product
Availability
Earliest
Wi-Fi Alliance
Certification
Enhanced
Security – WPA
Q4 2002
Q2 2003
April 29, 2003
802.11g
Q3 2003
July 8, 2003
Regulatory Items
(802.11d, h)
Q4 2003
Q2 2004
WPA2 (802.11i)
Multimedia Support
(802.11e)
Q3 2004
802.11n
Q2 2005
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11. Summary Over 1,000 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products
Wi-Fi Protected Access™ certification is now mandatory
Wi-Fi ZONE is growing rapidly
Task groups working on test requirements for upcoming IEEE amendments
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