1394 Trade Association Joins With IDB Forum To Sponsor Demonstration of IEEE 1394 Over Plastic Optical Fiber at IDB Meeting in Kyoto, Japan Feb. 23.Business/High-Tech Editors SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2000 NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Corporation Hosts Exciting Proof That 1394-Fiber is Available Now at 400 Megabits/Second The 1394 Trade Association and IDB (ITS Data Bus) An interface between devices in an automobile endorsed by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Designed to fulfill the goal of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), the ITS Data Bus enables engine diagnostic equipment, GPS navigation systems, Forum will co-sponsor a demonstration of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 multimedia standard using plastic optical fiber Plastic optical fiber (POF) is an optical fiber which is made out of plastic. traditionally PMMA (acrylic) is the core material, and fluorinated polymers are the cladding material. (POF POF Piano dell'Offerta Formativa (Italy) POF Piano dell'Offerta Formativa (Italian school document) POF Plastic Optical Fiber POF Premature Ovarian Failure (early menopause) ) at the upcoming fourth general meeting of the IDB Forum, Feb. 23-25 in Kyoto. The demonstration, to be conducted by NEC Corporation, shows simultaneous audio and video streaming between multiple consumer electronics devices and computers connected by POF and, for some connections, over copper. During the streaming, Internet Protocol packets and digital video data are transported with IP-over-1394 and AV/C protocols. The demonstration shows the use of various physical media, along with both the real-time and asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. capabilities of the 1394 multimedia technology, according to Patrick Yu of NEC subsidiary NEC Electronics, a member of the 1394 Trade Association Board of Directors. &uot;Our 1394-over-optical fiber demonstrations are exciting and convincing evidence that 1394 is ideal for automotive applications,&uot; said Max Bassler of Molex, the vice chairman of the 1394 Trade Association. &uot;NEC and other companies are dedicating the resources and engineering expertise to link consumer and computer devices together over POF using 1394 running at up to 400 Megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. .&uot; The 1394 Trade Association last month established a joint Automotive Working Group with the IDB Forum that will prepare 1394 for use in the automotive environment, by defining requirements to support passenger compartment operations and automobile-grade POF physical layer implementation. The joint AWG (American Wiring Gauge) A U.S. measurement standard of the diameter of non-ferrous wire, which includes copper and aluminum. In general, the thicker the wire, the greater the current-carrying capacity and the longer the distance it can span. has scheduled a meeting for Feb. 26 in Kyoto, following the IDB Forum sessions. According to IDB Forum Executive Director Arlan Stehney, &uot;The fact that 1394 is available now over plastic fiber is an important development for the industry worldwide.&uot; Led by international industry leaders including Sony Corporation, Texas Instruments, Panasonic, Apple Computer, Compaq Computer and others, the IEEE 1394 standard is now available in a broad range of advanced consumer electronics products, PCs, and peripherals. The 1394 Trade Association includes more than 175 members worldwide dedicated to the proliferation and advancement of the IEEE 1394 multimedia standard. For more information, please call the Trade Association office at 1-408-748-9416 or visit the TA's web sites at www.1394ta.org or www.askfor1394.com The IDB Forum membership now totals 62 member including automotive, consumer electronics, and application developers worldwide. For information, contact the IDB Forum at 1-724-942-3636, or visit the website at www.idbforum.org |
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