On April 15th, 2021, the SparkLink Alliance Industry Summit was successfully held in Shenzhen. In the “SparkLink Industry Progress and Technology Sharing” session, the guests from the leading 15 alliance members, including CATARC, BAIC, China Mobile, Haier, Lenovo, Huawei, Rebo, AI-LINK, CESI, IGRS, Quectel, Unisoc, ICT of CAS, BlueX Micro, and Ceyear, were invited to share their opinions and views on SparkLink application scenarios, standards, solutions, chips and modules, instruments, and industrialization promotion.
Special Sharing I
Wu Xiaobo, Vice President of CNIS, presided over the first special sharing. Mr. Wu hoped that the SparkLink Alliance should not only adhere to market-oriented practices and technical innovations but also insist application security as the bottom line. As an innovative technology, SparkLink new wireless short-range communication will inevitably face challenges in network security, privacy protection, and artificial intelligence, which is a global trend shifting to new security from conventional security. For the deployments in smart cars, smart homes, smart terminals, and intelligent manufacturing, the SparkLink Alliance shall synchronize application security with standard establishment, test certification, and scenario application R & D and propose technical routes stabilizing SparkLink technology.
SparkLink Alliance International Standardization Consideration – China Electronics Standardization Institute
Yang Hong, Director of Network Technology Research of CESI, shared his thoughts on promoting the internationalization of SparkLink standards from three perspectives, international standardization organizations related to SparkLink, workflows of international standard projects, and SparkLink international standardization.
Thoughts of SparkLink Technology Applications in Smart Cars – BAIC Motor
Zhang Yonggang, Vice President of BAIC Motor shared the thoughts and plans of BAIC about applying SparkLink technology to smart cars, including the overall framework and the thoughts on the applications in around view, ANC, zoning sound field, ambient lighting, and battery management.
5G + SparkLink Short-Range Technology Facilitates Next-Generation Industrial Field Networks – China Mobile Research Institute
Xiao Shanpeng, IoT Director of China Mobile Research Institute, shared the specific applications and convergence of 5G and SparkLink technology in next-generation industrial field networks. Conventional industrial networks face the problems such as multiple systems, high transformation costs, and data isolated islands, while industrial Internet has shown the trends of being extensive, wireless, and integrated. If 5G and SparkLink wireless short-range communication are combined, the latter deals with field wireless communication, while the form extends the scope of data and connects data with the cloud to improve networking flexibility and manage the “final 100m” connections of industrial fields in an overall manner.
Embracing Technical Innovation for Smart Homes – Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd.
Wang Xianqing, Deputy Standard and IP Director of Qingdao Haier Co., Ltd., introduced Haier’s smart home strategy and user experience-center all-scenario solutions, proposing the problems of existing short-range technology in passing through walls and connecting home appliances, pointing out that the appeal of smart home scenarios for wireless short-range communication is simple network configuration and autonomous device discovery, and hoping to make extreme smart home experiences together with SparkLink.
Digital Storage and Control of Smart Homes – Lenovo Group
Wang Feng, Consumption IoT Product Director of Lenovo Group, shared the group’s 3S strategy of “Intelligent IoT, Intelligent Basic Architecture, and Industry Intelligence”, pointing out the challenges facing IoT and smart homes, such as diverse standards and difficult interconnection. SparkLink can help family data centers solve the data application problems such as promptness, accuracy, and security and improve the experience of smart homes in interconnection, scenario intelligent coordination, and resource sharing. Finally, he expressed his expectations on SparkLink chips.
SparkLink: From Theory to Practice - Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Lu Yuewan, CBG Standard and Industry Development Director of Huawei Technologies, introduced the evolution trends of smart terminals, smart homes, and smart cars and imagined the SparkLink technology-based all-scenario devices and ecological environment. Besides, he took the recall of a manufacturer as an example, emphasizing the importance of high information security mechanism for wireless short-range communication technology. Finally, he shared Huawei’s SparkLink industrialization practices, including the first FPGA-based SparkLink 1.0 prototype and the development of prototypes such as wireless ANC, wireless 5.1 surround sound field, and HD wireless projection together with BAIC, CATARC, Lenovo, and IGRS for all-around technology verification practices.
Coordinated Development of Smart Auto Lamps and Smart Cabin/Self-Driving - Chongqing Rebo Lighting & Electronics Co., Ltd.
Xu Qin, Deputy General Manager of Chongqing Rebo Lighting & Electronics Co., Ltd., shared the four new automobile lamp changes: Ambient lighting will be constantly improved in intelligence, personalization, diversification, humanization, and automobile status display. The number of ambient lamps for a single vehicle has increased constantly, setting higher standards for low latency, multi-node synchronization, and rapid group control. Based on wireless ambient lighting, local power supply, flexible deployment, and remote upgrading can be competitive in programs and business models.
5G Intelligent Industrial Field Networks Combining Short-Range Communication – Shenzhen AI-LINK Network Co., Ltd.
Yu Yifan, Chief Scientist & CTO of Shenzhen AI-LINK Network Co., Ltd., shared the demands of industrial networks in flexible networking and AI model updates and introduced the combinations of 5G with industrial machine vision, PLC, and mobile robots and the advantages. According to him, the integration of SparkLink with 5G can form dual-link aggregation for accessing to 5G core networks. Both of them are applied to intelligent manufacturing to realize the looped network capacity of industrial field devices.
Special Sharing II
Sun Yuning, Secretary General of SparkLink Alliance, presided over the second special sharing session. He hoped that the alliance can jointly grow with the members and partners by aggregating forces. It is highly expected that the alliance can provide better exchange atmosphere and support for all parts involved in the SparkLink industry chain and scientific research institutions and promote the SparkLink industry ecosystem.
Research on the Test Requirements and Methods of Short-Range Wireless Communication Specifications - China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd.
Guo Kuiyuan, IoT and Simulation Director of China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd., shared his thoughts on SparkLink technology automotive grade tests, pointing out that the automobile industry is application-oriented, and the performance indicators of SparkLink technology in automotive grade conditions are significant. Besides, he introduced the progress of the standard QC/T Technical Requirements and Test Methods of Vehicle-Mounted Wireless Short-Range Transmission System. He took ETC and LTE-V2X as examples, introducing the existing wireless communication technology automotive grade test methods and emphasizing the importance of automotive grade chip tests.
IGRS Enables Smart Industries Based on SparkLink Technology - Shenzhen IGRS
Ding Luning, R & D Director of Shenzhen IGRS, introduced the core contents of existing IGRS standards. Based on the well-established technical accumulation of IGRS standards, he proposed the idea of integrating SparkLink technology with IGRS standards. In addition, he introduced the integration program by describing the comprehensive protocol stack architecture, new protocol stack function module designs, and industrial general basic service platforms to express the desire to establish such platforms together with industrial partners.
Product Planning and Industry Exploration of SparkLink Technology - Shanghai Quectel Communication Technology Co., Ltd.
Sun Yanming, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Quectel Communication Technology Co., Ltd., shared his thoughts on SparkLink technical advantages and industry application planning. He listed the important application scenarios of SparkLink technology in the four fields. Based on the technical and product accumulations, he shared the differences between the consumption grade and automotive grade modules of short-range communication and the service support capacity of Quectel, suggesting that SparkLink should rapidly commercialize the technology, carry out pilot projects, and establish the developer ecosystem. Quectel has planned to gradually launch communication modules for specific application scenarios.
Chips Facilitate New Communication Standards - Unisoc Technologies Co., Ltd.
Pan Zhengang, Vice President of Advanced Technology Institute, Unisoc Technologies, analyzed the positioning and rationality of SparkLink technology from the dimension of communication chips development history, proposing the importance of chip packing capacity. He appealed to the participants to explore SparkLink technology from spectrum resources, industry rules, and business models, expecting that China’s chip development can get rid of the old practices. Unisoc will actively the “new short-range technology” for ecological innovations.
Some Thoughts and Research Foundation of New Wireless Short-Range Communication Chips - Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gao Mingjin, Associate Researcher of Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the technical accumulations of Sylincom and analyzed the opportunities of new SparkLink wireless short-range communication technology. Sylincom has made the technology a core strategy. It will promote the design and mass production of SparkLink chips, provide first-rate chip solutions, and ask all parties involved to promote the industry ecosystem of SparkLink.
Opportunities and Challenges of SparkLink Chip Design - Hefei BlueX Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
Li Hongyu, CEO of Hefei BlueX Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., shared his views on the opportunities and challenges of SparkLink chips. According to him, China’s wireless communication chip design companies have industrial environment advantages. Besides, he shared his opinions on marketing, product definition, and customer selection, expecting to find the accurate market access point for SparkLink quickly.
SparkLink Short-Range Communication and Test Technology Exploration
- China Electronic Ceyear Technologies Co., Ltd.
Tie Kui, a senior engineer at China Electronic Ceyear Technologies Co., Ltd., analyzed the technical features of SparkLink wireless short-range communication and listed corresponding test requirements. He pointed out the R & D challenges facing SparkLink testing instruments as well. Finally, he introduced the research and promotion plan of SparkLink testing instruments.
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