IEEE Ratifies 802.11n, Wireless LAN Specification to Provide
Significantly Improved Data Throughput and Range
Amendment to Successful IEEE Amendment to Successful IEEE 802.11 Standard Enables
More Scalable WLANs That Co-exist with Legacy Deployments
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 11 September 2009 –The IEEE today announced that its Standards Board has ratified the IEEE 802.11n™-2009 amendment, defining mechanisms that provide significantly improved data rates and ranges for wireless local area networks (WLANs). This new amendment to the IEEE 802.11 base standard is designed to help the data communications industry address the escalating demands placed on enterprise, home and public WLANs with the rise of higher-bandwidth file transfers and next-generation multimedia applications. WLANs based on IEEE 802.11 are widely deployed, with more than 1 million units shipping per day.
The IEEE 802.11 standard defines how to design interoperable WLAN equipment that provides a variety of capabilities including a wide range of data rates, quality of service, reliability, range optimization, device link options, network management and security.
The 560-page 802.11n amendment—**“…WLAN Enhancements for Higher Throughput " —will enable rollout of significantly more scalable WLANs that deliver 10-fold-greater data rates than previously defined while ensuring co-existence with legacy systems and security implementations.
More than 400 individuals from equipment and silicon suppliers, service providers, systems integrators, consultant organizations and academic institutions from more than 20 countries participated in a seven-year effort leading to IEEE 802.11n’s ratification. Publication of the amendment is scheduled for mid-October.
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http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/ieee802.11n_2009amendment_ratified.html
How does 802.11n get to 600Mbps?
http://www.wirevolution.com/2007/09/07/how-does-80211n-get-to-600mbps/
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This are very good news!! Tough I don’t have a 802.11 Wifi antenna in my laptop, (mine’s Intel 2200 b/g but very good with Aircrack) I have a WRT300N in my parents house, that can reach 300 Mbps with it’s antenna. And someday I’ll have a laptop that have a 802.11 antena! someday…
yep, routers will get a firmware update and laptops with a n card will get updated from the draft 2.0 to the final
Gooooood!! :D:D:D
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