D-Bone
Apr 26th '06, 11:30 AM
Review: Linksys products based on the 802.11n draft are the fastest wireless LAN devices eWEEK Labs has tested, but there are issues with legacy networks.
Some of the first products based on 802.11n show the wireless standard's performance potential?and problems.
During eWEEK Labs' tests, Linksys products based on Version 1.0 of the 802.11n draft standard were indeed fast?faster than anything we've tested to date?but issues with range and interference with legacy wireless networks show room for improvement.
The IEEE 802.11n standard promises massive increases in aggregate wireless throughput and range through the use of MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) spatial multiplexing techniques. The standard calls for link rates of 150M and 300M bps, which could translate to as much as 150M bps of real throughput capacity.
The current draft of the 802.11n standard was approved for letter ballot in March; the full standard is expected to be ratified by the second quarter of 2007.
Read More: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1952659,00.asp
Some of the first products based on 802.11n show the wireless standard's performance potential?and problems.
During eWEEK Labs' tests, Linksys products based on Version 1.0 of the 802.11n draft standard were indeed fast?faster than anything we've tested to date?but issues with range and interference with legacy wireless networks show room for improvement.
The IEEE 802.11n standard promises massive increases in aggregate wireless throughput and range through the use of MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) spatial multiplexing techniques. The standard calls for link rates of 150M and 300M bps, which could translate to as much as 150M bps of real throughput capacity.
The current draft of the 802.11n standard was approved for letter ballot in March; the full standard is expected to be ratified by the second quarter of 2007.
Read More: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1952659,00.asp