Overview:
 
This report provides the reader with everything needed to understand PAN technology, solutions and market opportunities. The report analyzes technical options, standards, commercial applications, trends and the future of PAN. It also evaluates PAN vendors and products. The report also addresses more advanced topics such as security and quality of service (QoS).  The reader will able to better understand details about the Growth of PAN, its standards and the applications in various spheres. This report also focuses on the bottlenecks and technological immaturity providing examples starting from general applications to strategic and homeland security application.
 
The report thoroughly examines the milestones reached by PAN applications and analysis of the early adopters of the technology. The later part of the report is mainly focused at the roadmap of PAN and things to come in the near future. A timeline based analysis is provided in a separate chapter to evaluate the development and the phased evolution of PAN and its applications. Case studies are also provided, focusing on the latest and recent successes.
 
PAN in Asia Pacific region: This report also includes an in-depth analysis of the market for PAN products with special focus on Asia Pacific
 

Questions Answered in Report:
 

*What are Personal Area Networks and how have they evolved to meet the needs for communications and enterprise

*What PAN applications are possible with the current technology giving special attention on the scalability and ethical issues

*What are the current sectors in which PAN has been successfully deployed (Public, Government, Homeland Security and Law enforcement)

*What are the details of PAN implementation and the related issues

*What are the commercial aspects of PAN operations

*What is the prospect of new applications and options for PAN in the near future and the things to come

*What are the issues related to the quality of service and reliability

*What is an example implementation of a tracking system using PAN

 
  Target Audience:  

*Anyone considering a PAN-based business, solutions involving PAN and associated technologies such as RFID

*Wireless service providers including cellular mobile network operators, WiMAX, WLAN, and others

*Anyone seeking an understanding of how to leverage PAN to complement their network

*Investors in the area of wireless application personalization

*Wireless component vendors and OEM manufacturers

*Application developers and systems integrators

*Wireless application and content providers

Table of Contents:
 
Introduction    6
Section-I: Introduction to Networks   8
Network Classifications  9
PAN: Personal Area Networks  10
LANs: Local Area Networks  11
MAN: Metropolitan Area Networks  12
WAN: Wide-area Networks  13
SAN: Storage-Area Networks  13
Section-II: Standards   15
Infra-red Technology  15
Bluetooth - IEEE 802.15.1  17
Wireless USB   18
Ad hoc WiFi Networks  18
Wibree  19
ZigBee - IEEE 802.15.4  20
Section-III: PAN Internals   23
Frequency Bands and their characteristics  23
A comparison between the major standards  24
Mobility Management  25
Handoff  26
Security Issues in PAN   27
Section-IV: PAN Deployment Guide   31
Scenario Evaluation   31
Different Criteria of Consideration   32
Market Potential  32
Cost Factor  32
Compatibility  33
Comparison between available standards  33
Security features and its importance  34
Section-V: PAN: The Commercial Aspects   36
A detailed look into the Companies  36
*   Hewlett-Packard  36
*   Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung  37
*  Cannon   37
*   Sony  37
*   Helicomm   38
*   IBM    38
*   Intel  39
*   POC: Physical Optics Corporation   39
PAN: Products for the commercial arena  39
Applications focusing on the PAN domain   43
Personal Area Network Revenue Comparison   44
Section-VI: PAN in the Commercial Market   46
Business Aspects of PAN   46
Probable Target Applications  48
Packet Analyzers  48
Test Tools  48
Games for Portable Systems/Cell phones  49
Application for the Sensor Networks  49
Location Tracking System   49
Probable Target Products  50
Section - VII: PAN: An In-depth Analysis in Asia & Asia Pacific   51
Company Analysis in Asia & Asia Pacific  55
Successful Implementation Stories  57
Future of PAN in Asia & the Road Ahead...    62
Section-VIII: Tomorrow's World   68
Next Generation Networks  68
Mesh Networks  69
Multi-Protocol Networks  70
Sensor Networks  71
Cognitive Radio   72
Spectrum Sensing  73
Spectrum Management  73
Spectrum Mobility & Spectrum Sharing  74
PAN Service Providers  74
Software Agents in PAN   74
Operational objectives  75
Software Agents on a PAN Network  77
Terms and De?nitions  78
Types of Agents  79
Agent platform   80
Security  82
Section-IX: Quality of Service   85
Power Management and Power Control  86
Self Configuring PAN   88
Network Simulators and their importance  90
Section X: Requirement of Upcoming PAN Products, Providers, Solutions   92
Market Analysis  92
Key Findings  95
Cost Analysis  96
Conclusion  96
Section XI: Implementing a Location Tracking System with ZigBee Based Active RFID   98
System Design  100
Technical Information of the Devices  102
Prototype Implementation  103
System Architecture Schematic  104
Message Passing System for PAN   106
Section-XII: Conclusion    107