P2P Universal Computing Consortium

Objectives

1. Realize a seamless peer-to-peer communication platform that enables the creations of high level ubiquitous service between multi type networks and devices
2. Create neutral protocols through cross-industry cooperation by sharing comm-interoperable on goals and visions
3. Conduct research and development to create compelling technologies that support our everyday lives.

   Working Groups

• Architecture & Protocols
• Printing
• Streaming
• Security
• Home Appliance Control
• Sensor Device Control WG
• Healthcare Device WG To be appeared soon
• Device IOP Task Force

  History

• In 2004, PUCC was founded in Tokyo. The founding members were NTT DoCoMO, Ericsson, Kyoto University, and Keio University.
• April 2005: The Working Groups were started. started standardization work on an open overlay network in the area of several applications, as well as core communication protocols and metadata.
• July 2006: First government supported R&D was started. R&D work on harmonization of mobile network, home network, imaging devices was conducted using government funds.
• March 2007: First PUCC specifications were published.
• June 2007: PUCC joined the Healthy Living project, as a part of the Information Grand Voyage Project, supported by METI.
• November 2008: PUCC continuously supports the Information Grad Voyage Project. PUCC open overlay network is used as a platform to gather information and NON-IP networks and devices such as sensor networks, USB, Bluetooth.

  PUCC chairs

• Nobuo Saito