ITX E-Globaledge Corporation, NTT DoCoMo, Sharp Corporation and Waseda University have jointly developed IrSimple, a high-speed wireless communications protocol using infrared. IrDA (Infrared Data Association), an industry organization that develops and standardizes specifications for infrared communications, has decided to formally adopt the protocol as its standard.

IrSimple achieves faster data transmission speeds (at least 4 to 10 times faster than at present) by improving the efficiency of the current infrared IrDA protocol embedded in many mobile devices such as mobile phones. In addition, the IrSimple protocol also maintains backward compatibility with the existing IrDA protocols.

Main Features of IrSimple

• Faster data transmission speeds (at least 4 to 10 times faster than existing protocols)
• Improved efficiency of the protocol by reducing latency until a receiver/transmitter pair is ready to communicate
• Implementing IrSimple can be done by adding and/or upgrading software for existing IrDA protocols
• Backward compatibility with existing IrDA-enabled communications incorporated into devices or equipment