1 Ultrawideband Contents Introduction Why Ultrawideband UWB Specifications Why is UWB unique Data Rates over range How it works UWB Characteristics Advantages of UWB Comparison with other technologies Applications Wireless USB Challenges Conclusion

2 Introduction Technology for short range Wireless radio communications Bandwidth more than 25% of a center frequency or more than 1.5 GHz Different from conventional narrowband and wideband systems

3 Why Ultrawideband Crunch in RF spectrum availability Variations in RF spectrum from one country to next Devices using RF Spectrum are more complex, cost more, and consume more power

4 UWB Specifications GHz assigned by FCC 200 Mbps upto 10 meters Limited transmit power of -41dbm/Mhz

5 Why is UWB unique? Simultaneously low power, low cost high data- rate wireless communications 7.5 Ghz of free spectrum Simple CMOS transmitters at very low power Moores Law Radio

6 Theoretical Data Rates Over Range UWB shows significant throughput potential at short range

7 How it works Generation of extremely short digital pulses in the subnanosecond range. Uses and extremely wide band of RF spectrum to transmit data

8 UWB Characteristics Extremely low transmission energy Extremely difficult to intercept Multipath immunity to fading Follows Shannons channel capacity theorem

9 Advantages of UWB Does not use the traditional radio frequency carriers UWB is not line-of-sight Reduced Cost vs. Current Wireless Technology Channelization: Frequency sharing with other applications Transmission of data in large bursts Can trade-off throughput for distance

10 Comparison with other technologies Faster than Bluetooth, Wi Fi Data rate of 450Mbps instead of 1Mbps Complementary to existing radio technologies like

11 UWB Applications Replacing IEEE 1394 cables with wireless connectivity No. 1 High quality wireless video Accurate Ranging information Radar and Imaging

12 Wireless USB Wireless USB Promoter Group – define specifications Backward Compatible Targeted bandwidth – 480 Mbps Connection-level security

13 Challenges Interference with other licensed bands Tradeoffs with noise

14 Conclusion Well suited for high speed, short range WPAN Supports multimedia data rates, and offers inherent data security. Dominant player if FCC lightens the limitations