Linksys shoves out 802.11n products

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited May 2006 in Science & Tech
Linksys has some of the first products on the market to meet the new 802.11n Draft Specification.
High-definition video, Voice over IP, online gaming, and other applications by consumers requires network bandwidth that greatly exceeds what is available from 802.11g. Hardware vendors have been shipping Pre-N products for a while now, but with the 802.11N draft specification product enables users to transform their home networks into media distribution platforms.
Source: Inquirer

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  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    There it is again... "High-Definition".

    What is the spec'd speed for 'n' anyway and what is it likely to push? (we all know what 'b' and 'g's theoretical limits are and we all know they don't even come close).
  • Park_7677Park_7677 Missouri Member
    edited May 2006
    Enverex wrote:
    There it is again... "High-Definition".

    What is the spec'd speed for 'n' anyway and what is it likely to push? (we all know what 'b' and 'g's theoretical limits are and we all know they don't even come close).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11n#802.11n wrote:
    802.11n

    In January 2004 IEEE announced that it had formed a new 802.11 Task Group (TGn) to develop a new amendment to the 802.11 standard for wireless local-area networks. The real data throughput is estimated to reach a theoretical 540 Mbit/s (which may require an even higher raw data rate at the physical layer), and should be up to 100 times faster than 802.11b, and well over 10 times faster than 802.11a or 802.11g. It is projected that 802.11n will also offer a better operating distance than current networks.

    I doubt they will even come close to that. Most run-of-the-mill systems I've seen can't even utilize 100Mbit wired efficiently (I do LANs, and people complain about slow(er) speeds). Wireless is improving but I don't see it streaming HD and other time-sensitive data very well without jitter.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    Park_7677 wrote:
    I doubt they will even come close to that. Most run-of-the-mill systems I've seen can't even utilize 100Mbit wired efficiently (I do LANs, and people complain about slow(er) speeds). Wireless is improving but I don't see it streaming HD and other time-sensitive data very well without jitter.


    Maybe if it's the priority like over wired lans with VOIP.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2006
    802.11A/B/G were designed to meet the 54Mbps/12Mbps ratings in a sterile, interference-proof room, with devices no further than 20 feet apart. This is why we get 1/2 to 1/4 of the rated speed on the box when we actually plug it in.

    802.11n was designed from the ground up to be faster than 10/100 in real homes.
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