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IrDA

IrDA is a wireless standard designed for data transmission using infrared (IR). Infrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, laptops, cameras, printers, and medical devices. The main characteristics of this kind of wireless optical communication are short-range, physically secure and…

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Industry
Personal area networks
Developed by
Infrared Data Association
Introduced
June 1994 (32 years ago) (1994-06)

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IrDA

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples113
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
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IrDA

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related to IrPHY · 27
IrDA → ASK, CRC, Different, Fast Infrared, FIR, Gbit/s, GigaIR, HDLC, HHH, IrPHY, It, Mbit/s, Medium Infrared, MIR, NRZ, NRZI, RZI, Serial Infrared, Serial Infrared Physical Layer, SIR
related to history · 15
IrDA → Before IrDA, In November, In October, Infrared Data Association, June, Microsoft, October, PC, PCs, Sony's DSC-F1, The, The Infrared Data Association, The IrDA, Version, Windows
related to Power meters · 15
IrDA → BAUD, CPU, Cross-talk, DLMS/COSEM, IR LED, IrDA SIR, Lacking, LED, Many, PIN, Power, SIR, This, To, With IrDA
related to IrLMP · 10
IrDA → First, Infrared Link Management Protocol, IrLAP, IrLMP, It, Its, Link Management Multiplexer, LM-MUX, Provides, The
related to IrLAP · 7
IrDA → Infrared Link Access Protocol, IrLAP, IrLMP, IrPHY, It, OSI, The
related to Further reading · 6
IrDA → Brown, IrDA Principles, ISBN, Knutson, MCL Press, Protocols
related to IrSimpleShot · 5
IrDA → IrDA-enabled, IrSimpleShot, IrSS, One, TVs
related to Usage · 5
IrDA → Bluetooth, However, It, PDAs, Wi-Fi
related to Infrared Financial Messaging · 4
IrDA → Infrared Data Association, Infrared Financial Messaging, IrFM, It
related to External links · 2
IrDA → Infrared Data Association, Official List

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infrared data devices link standard specifications association layer device protocol wireless irsimple bluetooth using serial primary lies top communication irlmp

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
IrDADeveloped byInfrared Data Association1.00infobox
IrDAIndustryPersonal area networks1.00infobox
IrDAIntroducedJune 1994 (32 years ago) (1994-06)1.00infobox
IrDAWebsiteirda.org1.00infobox
IrDAis awireless standard designed for data transmission using infrared0.90text
mobile telephonesinstance ofInfrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices0.80text
laptopsinstance ofInfrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices0.80text
camerasinstance ofInfrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices0.80text
printersinstance ofInfrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices0.80text
and medical devicesinstance ofInfrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices0.80text
Bluetoothinstance ofIrDA has been displaced by other wireless technologies0.80text
and Wi-Fiinstance ofIrDA has been displaced by other wireless technologies0.80text

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