IEEE 1073.3.2:2000

New IEEE Standard - Superseded.
Replaced by ISO/IEC 11073-30200:2004. A connection-oriented transport profile and physical layer suitable for medical device communications in legacy devices is established. Communications services and protocols consis-tent with specifications of the Infrared Data Association are defined. These communication services and protocols are optimized for use in patient-connected bedside medical devices.

The scope of this standard is an IrDA-based, cable-connected local area network (LAN) for the interconnection of computers and medical devices. This standard is suitable for new device designs, but is particularly targeted to modifications of legacy devices.
The term “legacy devices” refers to equipment that is
— Already in use in clinical facilities
— In active production at the facilities of medical device manufacturers, or
— Beyond the initial stages of engineering development
In each of these cases, the degree of effort to add a standardized communications capability might normally be prohibitive, unless special care is taken in developing a suitable standard.
The purpose of this standard is to provide connection-oriented communications services and protocols consistent with IrDA specifications and adapted as appropriate for IEEE 1073 applications.