Organization:P2P Universal Computing Consortium

P2P Universal Computing Consortium

Abbreviation	PUCC
Formation	December 2004
Type	Standards Organization
Purpose	promoting research and development of an open P2P/Overlay network service platform, and conducts the standardization efforts.
Headquarters	Tokyo
Region served	Worldwide
PUCC Board Chair	Nobuo Saito
Website	www.pucc.jp

P2P Universal Computing Consortium (PUCC) is promoting research and development of an open P2P/Overlay network service platform that connects multi-types of devices users use, and conducts the standardization efforts. PUCC is a cross-industry consortium for open P2P/Overlay network standards. PUCC operations are supported by a combination of membership dues and public grants.

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 (ap-wg)
• Printing (prt-wg)
• Streaming (st-wg)
• Security (sec-wg)
• Home Appliance Control (ha-wg)
• Sensor Device Control WG (sdc-wg)
• Healthcare Device WG (hc-wg) To be appeared soon
• Device IOP Task Force (dev-tf)

History

• In 2004, PUCC (P2P Universal Computing Consortium) 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 (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).
• 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 (2004)

External links

• The official PUCC site