The DECT Forum had announced the new
initiative at the annual conference of the DECT industry “DECT 2001” held
16. and 17. January 2001 in Barcelona (Spain). The “DPRS (DECT Packet Radio
Service) Interoperability Certification Programme” certifies basic
interoperability with DECT/DPRS products of other manufacturers. This
certification is voluntary but the DECT Forum expects that most suppliers will
go through this process. After completion of a number of clearly defined tests,
which are based on ETSI test specifications, the DECT Forum will issue a
certificate of interoperability. Together with the certificate the use of
trademark is licensed. As most compliance requirements under the new R&TTE
directive, this certificate is based on self-declaration. The DECT Forum
certificate will require compliance to the existing standards. In addition, the
product under question has to pass a number of prescribed tests when
interworking with real, commercially available “Golden Devices”. The
Programme has been developed in close partnership with the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). It is entirely based on ETSI
standards.
Peter Berwing, DECT
Forum Chairman, said, “The DECT Forum understands interoperability between
devices of different suppliers as a vital factor for market success. Thanks to
this new programme, end-users will be able to combine DECT data equipment from
different vendors.” Heinz Ochsner, Secretary of the Forum, added, “Our
programme will ensure that new innovative products can be easily introduced with
a minimum of requirements. The trademark which these products will bear
indicates to the potential buyer that they have been demonstrated to
interoperate with other products and will therefore set the basis for a
high-quality low-cost DECT data market.”
Further details about
this programme from the DECT Forum at CeBIT 2001, where the Forum can be found
in Hall 11, Stand B64. In addition to the Interoperability programme, the DECT
Forum will show a variety of DECT data products from its members (notably ALPS,
Ascom, Bithium, Cetecom, D&A, Ericsson, HWN, Philips, RTX, Siemens). These
include data modules and chips, DECT based network cards and terminal adaptors,
base stations, web pads with integrated DECT radio, and many more.
DECT
(Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) is a short-range radio technology
for voice and data applications, standardized by ETSI (European
Telecommunications Standards Institue), which is available in more than 100
countries worldwide. The prime benefits of DECT are:
·
Proven
technology with more than 70 million sold handsets worldwide by end 2000.
·
Standardised
profiles for many applications in the voice and data area
·
Exclusive,
protected frequency band in most European countries, regulated frequency sharing
policy in all the others
Over 200
different DECT products are available across the globe, ranging from cordless
telephones, wireless local loop, to data networking & multimedia products,
etc.
DPRS
(DECT Packet Radio Service) is a mode included within the DECT radio interface
to provide packet oriented transmission. DECT time-slots would be used on-demand
depending on the throughput needs. DECT packet transmission and standard
circuit-switched transmission can exist concurrently on the same system (base
station, terminal, handset, etc.)
The DECT
Forum is the Industry organisation for equipment manufacturers, suppliers and
telecommunications operators using DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telecommunications) technology, used for digital cordless telephones, wireless
local loop and wireless data and Internet access. 30 international
manufacturers, suppliers, and operators are members of the DECT Forum, which was
established in 1997 and has local branches across the world.
The DECT
Forum provides a unique platform for the exchange of experience between users,
operators, regulation and standardisation bodies to ensure the sustained growth
and acceptance of DECT worldwide.
Heinz Ochsner
DECT Forum Secretariat and
Press Office
P. O. Box 6823
CH-3001 Berne
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (31) 3308144
Fax: +41 (31) 3308145
E-mail: secretariat@dect.ch
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Forum by e-mail.
Peter
Berwing
Chairman DECT Forum
Siemens ICM D TI5
Hofmannstrasse 51
D-81359 Munich
Germany
Tel: +49 (89) 722 33627
E-mail: Peter.Berwing@mch.siemens.de
Internet: http://www.dect.ch