(Editor's note: This popular feature article, which was first published May 2007, is being republished in response to its great popularity and the likelihood that the 802.11n spec will be ratified in ...
As 802.11n slowly crawls toward becoming a wireless standard, IT managers have to decide whether it's the right time to switch. Unfortunately, the standard is stuck in draft status. Here's why. You ...
The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. The 802.11 working group, ...
The performance improvements achieved via IEEE 802.11n stand to transform the WLAN user experience, and ratification of the amendment sets the stage for a new wave of application innovation and ...
Earlier today the IEEE finally approved the 802.11n standard. The Wi-Fi Alliance will update its Wi-Fi testing/certification program by September 30 to reflect a few optional additions made to the ...
Today the IEEE is expected to approve the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard, capping seven years of work. Here’s a snapshot of how efforts to create a 100 Mbps wireless LAN standard got ...
The IEEE 802.11n Working Group this week approved draft 2.0 of the standard, paving the way for speedier 100+Mbit/sec. wireless LAN products as early as this summer. Just over 83% of working group ...
WiFi may see more rapid advancement, thanks to a new coalition determined to accelerate the IEEE 802.11n standard development process. Twenty seven WiFi industry leaders banded together this week ...
Backward compatibility with the legacy devices (IEEE 802.11b/g) The typical 802.11n network consists of legacy 802.11b/g enabled systems and new 802.11n enabled MIMO-OFDM systems. The channel access ...
The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. The 802.11 working group, ...
Wi-Fi's biggest advantage is that it provides mobility and coverage. But early versions of Wi-Fi did not achieve data rates on par with the wireline network. Recent advancements in wireless research ...