Difference between miracast and mirrorlink technologies?

wifi-direct miracast mirrorlink
pa1 picture pa1 · Aug 28, 2014 · Viewed 11.4k times · Source

I know that Miracast(peer-to-peer wireless screencasting standard) uses wifi-direct and Mirrorlink doesn't.

Miracast applies to an any two devices(having wifi-direct) where as Mirrorlink applies to car infotainment devices and mobile.

Other then the above mentioned are there any other difference I should know?

Answer

Ed P - App CB for CCC picture Ed P - App CB for CCC · Nov 10, 2014

MirrorLink allows you to use a supporting head unit as a remote terminal for supporting phones. It provides framebuffer replication (like Miracast), but it also provides control events, application selection support (via UPnP), bi-directional audio, and bi-directional data exchange. You can run MirrorLink over WiFi if the devices support, but most devices use USB connectivity.

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