FiRa Consortium
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| Abbreviation | FiRa |
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| Formation | August 1, 2019[1] |
| Type | standards consortium |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | Open |
| Website | www |
The FiRa Consortium (FiRa) is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of Ultra-wideband technology for use cases such as access control, location-based services, and device-to-device services.[2] UWB offers fine ranging and secure capabilities and operates in the available 6-9 GHz spectrum.[3] Founded on August 1st 2019 by ASSA ABLOY, Bosch, HID Global, NXP Semiconductors, and Samsung, the consortium aims to certify UWB products for conformity to defined standards of interoperability. [4]
Association with IEEE 802.15.4
The FiRa Consortium builds on to the IEEE 802.15.4/4z and future iterations and enhancements High Rate PHY (HRP) with an interoperable HRP standard that includes performance requirements, test methods and procedures, and a certification program based on the IEEE’s profiled features.[5] An additional application layer is designed to discover UWB devices and services and configure them in an interoperable manner . Furthermore, FiRa plans to develop service-specific protocols for multiple verticals that leverage access control, location-based services, and device-to-device services.[6]
Members
FiRa’s key stakeholders include chip manufacturers, device manufacturers, system integrators, service providers, technology provider, test tool developers, and test labs.[7] Following the initial sponsor members, Allegion, ASSA ABLOY (HID Global), Bosch, NXP Semiconductors, Qorvo (Decawave) and Samsung, the FiRa Consortium counts about 40 members in five different membership categories. [8]
FiRa Certification
The FiRa Consortium planned to have a certification program in place by the end of 2020 to assure operational compatibility among chipsets, devices, and solutions.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Key Industry Players The ASSA ABLOY Group, HID, NXP, Samsung, Bosch, Sony, LitePoint and TTA Establish FiRa Consortium to Drive Seamless User Experiences Using Ultra-Wideband Technology". BusinessWire. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "What UWB Does". www.firaconsortium.org.
- ^ "FiRa Consortium Aims to Revive UWB, Drive Interoperability". www.eetimes.com.
- ^ "Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Gains Traction As A Sensing Technology Under New Industry Consortium". www.forbes.com.
- ^ "Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Gains Traction As A Sensing Technology Under New Industry Consortium". www.forbes.com.
- ^ "What UWB Does". www.firaconsortium.org.
- ^ "Introduction to the FiRa Consortium" (PDF). www.firaconsortium.org.
- ^ "FiRa Members". www.firaconsortium.org.
- ^ "FiRa Certification". www.firaconsortium.org.