In the last 10 years, the Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) Alliance has created a set of specifications for communication between components within mobile devices, such as phones and tablets. In 2007, the UNH InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) launched its MIPI consortium, which is currently one of the only labs that tests conformance against the MIPI D-PHY specification. D-PHY is the high speed physical layer specification that is used to communicate with cameras and displays. The physical layer is the lowest layer in data transmission and defines the electrical and physical characteristics of the signal and its medium, such as wires and connectors.
