Alereon’s Ultra-WideBand wireless connects off-the-shelf military devices into a soldier Wireless Personal Area Network
Alereon – Austin, TX – May 4, 2015 – Alereon recently demonstrated for the government an Ultra-WideBand (UWB) Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) comprised of multiple off-the-shelf military devices. Working with partners and Army labs, Alereon showed the viability of connecting existing soldier-carried devices using short-range, difficult-to-detect UWB links that carry a wide range of protocols from high-bandwidth video to low-bandwidth serial data.
At the center of the network was a Samsung Note II smartphone. The smartphone was able to simultaneously feed screen video to a head-mounted display, collect position data from a laser range finder and GPS, exchange network data with an off-body radio, and exchange audio with a headset. The Alereon radios comprising the WPAN interacted to create optimal data scheduling while minimizing power and avoiding interference. The WPAN demonstrated the ability of Alereon’s radios to transfer high-bandwidth real-time video while interacting with very low-bandwidth and low-power serial, I2S, and USB devices. Using scheduling that optimizes sleep and hibernation, the Alereon radio can operate a low-bandwidth device with as little as 60 milliWatts of power.
Alereon, Inc. is the world-wide leader in UWB solutions that create high-throughput, low power, low latency links for military, commercial, and medical technology.
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