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Name :   James C. Johnson III
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/30/2005

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Section :  6.7.7
Page no. :  33
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Comment :  6.7.7 Infrared P.33

This is totally impractical except for fixed devices that could be  
precisely aligned and that remained immobile unless the standard is  
referring to a light guide enclosed in an opaque enclosure. If the
optical devices communicate through the air, in order to be functional these devices must accept optical radiation from a cone of view (30 degrees for IrDA).

As a result, this requirement is meaningless as a method for securing optical wireless devices.  
If this requirement is interpreted literally, these communicating
devices are no longer operating wireless, but are communicating through a shielded path that connect the devices.