FLO Forum Establishes FLO(TM) Air Interface Specification; Agreement Outlines Method for Mobile Multimedia Multicast to Cellular Phones.FREMONT, Calif. -- The FLO See MediaFLO. Forum, an association of wireless industry leaders, announced today the ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. of the FLO(TM) (Forward Link-Only) Air Interface Specification (AIS), which specifies the protocols used over the air between the FLO network and a FLO device. The technical requirements captured in the AIS form a foundation for compatibility standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting for FLO based terrestrial mobile multimedia multicast systems. "Most industry driven technologies move toward open access to encourage global adoption," said Albert Lin, Director of Research for American Technology Research. "The publication of the AIS for FLO technology is a significant step towards the standardization effort while highlighting the type of crucial role the Forum plays for all interested parties." The AIS includes a complete description of the Physical layer, which uses Orthogonal At right angles. The term is used to describe electronic signals that appear at 90 degree angles to each other. It is also widely used to describe conditions that are contradictory, or opposite, rather than in parallel or in sync with each other. Frequency Division Multiplexing See FDM. (communications) frequency division multiplexing - (FDM) The simultaneous transmission of multiple separate signals through a shared medium (such as a wire, optical fibre, or light beam) by modulating, at the transmitter, the separate signals into separable (OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) A digital transmission technique that uses a large number of carriers spaced apart at slightly different frequencies. ) and advanced forward error-correction techniques, and a complete description of the Stream/Control and MAC layers, which multiplex See multiplexing. a multiplicity mul·ti·plic·i·ty n. pl. mul·ti·plic·i·ties 1. The state of being various or manifold: the multiplicity of architectural styles on that street. 2. of simultaneous multimedia services into logical units distinguishable at the radio interface (physical) layer. The specification enables the delivery of multiple, multimedia streams over the standard TV channel allocation bandwidths while ensuring fast service acquisition, robust performance in mobile fading links, and low receiver power consumption. The AIS, the first technical specification produced by the FLO Forum, will be forwarded to Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) for inclusion in new standards that address the delivery of terrestrial mobile multimedia multicast services to mobile devices. "The Air Interface Specification forms the foundation for future advances in FLO technology," said Dr. Kamil Grajski, president of the FLO Forum. "Our member companies collaborated to produce a technical specification that is ready for submission to global standardization bodies." About FLO Technology FLO technology is a new air interface with multicasting capabilities designed to increase capacity and reduce content delivery costs to mobile handsets. FLO technology enables mobile users to see and hear high quality video and audio, browse news, sports and weather updates, or watch the stock ticker Stock ticker A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges. -- wherever they are, anytime, and without delays. Designed from the ground up specifically to multicast significant volumes of rich multimedia content, FLO enables wireless operators to cost-effectively deliver news, entertainment, and informational programming in clips and streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. to millions of mobile users at once. FLO provides the technology for distributing multimedia content efficiently and economically without impacting current networks. About the FLO Forum The FLO Forum is a multi-company initiative committed to advancing the global standardization of FLO(TM) technology. Composed of industry-leading organizations, the FLO Forum works to develop products and services, based on FLO technology, that enable the delivery of advanced multimedia services to wireless consumers. The FLO Forum is organized to promote the global standardization of FLO(TM) technology, including compliance and certification benchmarks for the technology. For more information on membership and the FLO Forum, please visit www.floforum.org. FLO is a trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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