Sideloading
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Sideloading is a term used in Internet culture, similar to "upload" and "download". It is the process of moving data between two computers or a computer and a device without involving the local computer in the process.
The most common sideloading interface is USB. USB sideloading is typically used to transfer data between a computer and a peripheral device such as cell phones and PDAs. There are three level speed available for USB. Low-, Full-, and High-speed USB which transfers up to 480Mbps. Faster sideloading speed reduces the waiting time for larger file sizes. Today, many cell phones also serve as multimedia players. Thus, faster sideloading speed is greatly appreciated.
One of the leaders in the Hi-speed USB solution is Westbridge unit from Cypress Semiconductor. Several of its products are already implemented in cell phones to enhance their USB sideloading performance. For example. Antioch is a Hi-Speed USB controller in Blackberry Pearl phones. The sideloading performance of Pearl 2 is among top of the market: Estimated of about 15MB per second sideloading speed[1]
[edit] See Also
- West BridgeTM Peripheral Controllers
- Embedded.com - West Bridge-arrive at improved high-speed USB in multimedia handset design
- Cypress's West Bridge Antioch Controller Ranks First in Benchmarks
[edit] Reference
- ^ Under the Hood: Blackberry wins handset data-rate bakeoff http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=203101718&pgno=2
