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1394 TRADE ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE
1394 Trade Association Forms New Task Group to Complete IDB-1394 Copper Specification for Vehicle Multimedia Networks
Dallas, March 8, 2007 – The 1394 Trade Association, which supports and enhances FireWire technology, is forming a new task group to complete the IDB-1394 copper specification for use of copper in 1394-based vehicle entertainment networks.
The Trade Association task group will work with the IDB-1394 copper backbone document, which outlines basic requirements for audio and video transmission over copper, including 400 Megabit/second bandwidth and the ability to move A/V through vehicle networks that can reach 4.5 meters.
Working under the direction of the Automotive Working Group, the team also will interact with the Silicon Working Group and the Compliance & Interoperability Working Group, to concur on the scope of the specification and ensure that it will be consistent with the requirements of the auto manufacturers and their OEM suppliers. The pending specification will cover the requirements for Shielded Twisted Pair, Twisted Quad, and coaxial. It also will provide the power budget criteria so auto manufacturers and their suppliers can implement cable lengths sufficient to deal with vehicle harness layout constraints and complexities.
Ricardo Wong, assistant manager for multimedia planning at Nissan Corporation’s Advanced Engineering Center and a Trade Association member, said completion of the IDB-1394 specification will allow automakers to build copper-based in-vehicle networks, or use it in conjunction with plastic optical fiber.
The 1394 Trade Association has developed a POF specification for the vehicle network, and optical fiber has remained a preferred medium in some early applications. “There are advantages and disadvantages with both copper and plastic optical fiber,” Wong said. “It is in everyone’s interest to complete the copper specification, so we enable the automakers and their OEM suppliers to have as many options as possible for both the backbone and for individual controller modules within the network.”
Major automakers from the U.S., Europe and Japan are currently implementing initial in-vehicle multimedia networks, with many manufacturers moving toward the use of IDB-1394-based technology.
The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated to the advancement and enhancement of the 1394 standard. For more information, please visit www.1394ta.org
Contact:
Dick Davies
415 652 7515
ipra@mindspring.com
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