IrDA

IrDA
Logo of the Infrared Data Association
Developed byInfrared Data Association
IntroducedJune 1994 (1994-06)
IndustryPersonal area networks
Physical rangeIn practice between 5 cm (2.0 in) and 60 cm (24 in)
Websiteirda.org

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 bidirectional data transfer, at serial cable speeds, with a line-of-sight using point-and-shoot principles. IrDA has been made dormant by newer improved technologies like Bluetooth.