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Ultra Wideband Technologies and Their Contribution to Homeland Security
Date	Feb, 2006
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Abstract:
Overview
The report researches the UWB technology and market landscape by examining the current state of the technology, standards, market and the industry. The study looks to provide a deeper understanding to wide audience UWB specifics, advantages and limitations. It also looks further, until 2010-2011, with market forecast and technology progress.

UWB technology includes not only low-power wireless networks linking phones, computers, and televisions without the need for hard-wiring, but, potentially, also cell phones that could help determine a user's location for a 911 emergency operator. With UWB, radio signals can penetrate nearby surfaces while reflecting off surfaces that are farther away. This capability allows radar-type applications to detect objects, such as people or weapons, behind walls or under surfaces, such as a collapsed building. UWB technology also can precisely measure distance and movement to within few inches.

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Precision localization systems, based on UWB, locate a person or vehicle by attaching locator beacons that send out signals to receivers so that a precise location can be determined. Beacons could be inserted into pagers, cellular phones, or a vehicle.

This technology could aid emergency responders in locating victims, team members, and medical supply trucks, for example. Unlike GPS, such a localization system could operate indoors, underground, in foliage, in noisy environments, and through bad weather.

Utilizing time-modulated digital pulses, UWB allows the use of very low-powered and relatively inexpensive equipment to broadcast signals at very high rates over a large part of the spectrum. This technology enables the use of public safety devices and wireless communications in areas that suffer from severe multipath and/or high levels of industrial noise and interference. UWB could conceivably be used to provide high-speed Internet access similar to today's wireless modems.

This technology could radically change how national security and emergency preparedness personnel operate in search and rescue efforts and other crisis events.

Table of contents:

1.0 Introduction: 1.1 General; 1.2 History; 1.3 Brief Description; 1.4 Scope; 1.5 Structure; 1.6 Research Methodology; 1.7 Target Audience
2.0 Technology Specifics: 2.1 General; 2.2 Definition; 2.2.1 Rates; 2.3 Spectrum Allocation; 2.3.1 Choices; 2.4 Major Features; 2.4.1 Communications Features; 2.5 Standards and Regulations; 2.5.1 Multiband OFDM; 2.5.2 DS-UWB; 2.5.3 Standards Bodies; 2.5.4 Groups; 2.5.5 FCC and ETSI; 2.5.6 ECMA International; 2.5.7 ITU and International; 2.5.8 Intel Efforts
3.0 Applications: 3.1 General; 3.2 Home Security; 3.3 Phones; 3.4 RFID; 3.5 Communications and Imaging; 3.5.1 WPAN; 3.5.2 Imaging systems; 3.5.3 Sensor networks; 3.5.4 Vehicular radar systems; 3.5.5 Ranging; 3.6 Impacts on Public Safety; 3.6.1 General; 3.6.2 Five Elements of Interoperability; 3.6.3 Emergency Communications: Support Features; 3.7 Issues
4.0 Examples: 4.1 Transceiver (military); 4.2 Ground Wave Propagation Device; 4.3 25 Mb/s UWB Radio; 4.4 Tagging Device; 4.5 Aircraft Intercom; 4.6 Ad Hoc Network; 4.7Positioning Systems-EUROPCOM-First Responders Gear; 4.8 Summary
5.0 Market Issues
6.0 Industry: Aether (localization devices); Alereon (chipsets); Artimi (chipsets); BBN (radio, first responders); Camero (radar, equipment for first responders); decaWave (chipsets); Focus Enhancement (chipsets); Freescale (chipsets, systems); General Atomics (chipsets); Multispectral (RFID and others); Parco (RFID); Pulse~ Link (chipsets); Staccato (chipsets); TriQuint (chipsets - homeland security applications); Time Domain (chipsets-fusion of communications & radar); Tzero (chipsets); Ubisense (RFID-tracking); Wisair (chipsets); WiQuest (chipsets)
7.0 Competition: 7.1 Bluetooth; 7.2 IEEE802.11a, b, g, n; 7.3 WiMax - 802.16 and 802.16e; 7.4 Summary
8.0 Conclusions
List of Figures: Figure 1: UWB Spectrum; Figure 2: Market Estimate: UWB Circuitry ($B); Figure 3: Market Estimate: Multiband OFDM UWB Circuitry ($B); Figure 4: Market Estimate: DS UWB Circuitry ($B); Figure 5: Estimate of UWB Market - Communications Applications ($B)
List of Tables: Table 1: Comparison: DS-UWB and MB-OFDM; Table 2: FCC Emission Limits; Table 3: UWB Applications: Summary; Table 4: IEEE802.11 Parameters

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