Big picture- WPAN's Wpan technologies RFiD, bluetooth, UWB RFID used in tagging applications restricted environments(supermarkets institutions) 10 billion RFid tags been sold by the end of 2005 (source: Deloitte Touche) Bluetooth technology has matured 56 of mainstream devices commercialised will have bluetooth support by 2008(Source: IDC UWB: bandwidth larger than 500MHZ Two main camp: DS-UWB (Motolora)vs. MBOA OFDM UWB(Intel+TI)Big Picture – WPAN’s • WPAN technologies – RFID, Bluetooth, UWB • RFID used in tagging applications, restricted environments (supermarkets, institutions) • 10 billion RFID tags been sold by the end of 2005 (source: Deloitte & Touche) • Bluetooth – technology has matured • 56% of mainstream devices commercialised will have Bluetooth support by 2008 (Source: IDC) • UWB: bandwidth larger than 500MHz • Two main camp: DS-UWB (Motolora) vs. MBOA￾OFDM UWB (Intel+TI)