Chapter 6. IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks

  1. Bernhard H. Walke1,
  2. Stefan Mangold2,
  3. Lars Berlemann1
  1. Guido Hiertz,
  2. Yunpeng Zang,
  3. Bernhard H. Walke

Published Online: 11 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470058800.ch6

IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence

IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence

How to Cite

Hiertz, G., Zang, Y. and Walke, B. H. (2006) IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks, in IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence (eds B. H. Walke, S. Mangold and L. Berlemann), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470058800.ch6

Editor Information

  1. 1

    ComNets, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

  2. 2

    Swisscom Innovations, Switzerland

Author Information

  1. ComNets, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 11 DEC 2006
  2. Published Print: 17 NOV 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470014394

Online ISBN: 9780470058800

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Keywords:

  • IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks;
  • Channel Time Allocation Period (CTAP);
  • Task Group 3a (TG3a) and Task Group 3b (TG3b);
  • Direct Sequence Ultra-Wide Band (DS-UWB);
  • DS-UWB system (IEEE, 2004d) and BPSK and (4BOK) UWB pulses;
  • Multiband-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (MB-OFDM);
  • MAC layer encapsulated in PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU);
  • WiMedia (Multiband OFDM) Alliance MAC Layer;
  • next-generation WPAN technologies

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Scope of 802.15

  • 802.15.3 – High-speed Wireless Personal Area Networks

  • Task Group 3

  • Task Group 3a

  • Task Group 3b

  • Task Group 3c

  • WiMedia (Multiband OFDM) Alliance MAC Layer

  • Next-generation WPAN Technologies