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Intersil Delivers OFDM Proposal to Support Interoperability Of Fiber-Quality Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks
Joins IEEE 802.16 Working Group which will address performance, interoperability
and coexistence issues related to wireless metropolitan area networks
IRVINE, CA, January 17, 2001 — Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading developer of silicon technology for fixed broadband wireless access, announced today it will actively support standards development efforts for high performance, low-cost wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).
IRVINE, CA, January 17, 2001 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a leading developer of silicon technology for fixed broadband wireless access, announced today it will actively support standards development efforts for high performance, low-cost wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).
Intersil is participating in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 working group to define a global air interface standard for wireless MANs, which are fixed wireless access networks capable of delivering a fiber-quality, point-to-multipoint broadband pipeline to homes, office buildings and other public structures. Intersil also played a key role in developing IEEE 802.11, the de facto standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) that are now deployed within the home, the office and remote locations such as airports and hotels.
Intersil is applying its expertise to task group 3, which is developing specifications for wireless MANs operating at frequencies less than 11GHz. Intersil has submitted a proposal for this task group that will address the physical (PHY) layer requirements of the 802.16.3 air interface protocol based on a modulation technique known as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).
"Our involvement and leadership role within the 802.16 working group underscores Intersils commitment to create universally-adopted standards for wireless digital communication anywhere in homes, offices, and public places such as hotels and airports," said John Liebetreu, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Intersil and Vice Chairman of the 802.16.1 PHY task group. "A global interoperability standard is critical to driving this market and were committed to putting our expertise to work to help make this process successful."
The 802.16 committee comprises three distinct task groups. The 802.16.1 Task Group will address the technical merits of wireless MANs operating between 10-60 gigahertz (GHz). A second committee, the 802.16.2 Coexistence Task Group, will address the need for coexistence and interoperability. A third Task Group, 802.16.3, for which Intersil has submitted its PHY layer proposal, will address wireless MANs operating at frequencies less than 11GHz.
About the IEEE
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About Intersil
Intersil is a leading supplier of semiconductors, reference designs and software for wireless access and communications markets. Intersil applies analog, mixed-signal and radio frequency (RF) expertise to products that enable wireless access to broadband media; provide reliable power management for PCs, files servers and portable information appliances; and convert analog and digital signals in cellular and Internet infrastructure. For more information about Intersil, visit the company's Internet homepage at www.intersil.com.
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