802.11n

[andy.butler]

what through put is this standard going to give us and what will the backward compatability be??

what frequency is it going to use??

anywhere i can read up on the developments??

[Josef Oduwo]

Basically 802.11n is supposed to take wireless past the 100Mbps mark.

The IEEE 802.11 Working Group, http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/index.html, is an excellent starting point. The Wi-Fi alliance document, http://www.wi-fi.com/opensection/pdf/802.11n_q_a.pdf, is probably closest to what you are looking for.

Otherwise go to http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/std/lanman/restricted/802.11-1999.pdf. This is restricted and you will need to be a member or a trial user. If you absolutely must have access to this soon, please email me.

Cheers,

Josef.

PS - please rate if it 'elps...

[ivanwee]

802.1n backwards compatible to 802.11a. throughput on paper about 100 mbits

same frequency as 802.11a.

ieee website? (not sure)

[steven.pw.lau]

Hi,

802.11n offers around 4 times the speed of normal 802.11 networks. Yes, it'll be more than 100Mbps.

There is a requirement for backward compatibilities between .11n networks and legacy .11a/b/g networks specified in Project Authorization Request (PAR).

An interesting technology to read in conjunction with 802.11n is the MIMO or smart antennas.