Enter your username and password.
-
posts about #80211b more →
Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
Wi-Fi BlackBerry Cherry Picked by FCC
| posts about #80211b more → |
Which Flavor of Wi-Fi Do You Use? |
Wi-Fi BlackBerry Cherry Picked by FCC |
09/23/09
09/23/09
09/22/09
I'll stick to G until either prices come way down or my router dies. I just can't justify the expense, the WAN connection wouldn't saturate 802.11b, let alone G (I live out in the sticks), so the only reason to upgrade to N would be more on-site bandwidth... and if I need that I can run some gigabit copper for a lot less.
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/23/09
09/22/09
I rarely need to transfer large files wirelessly, so meh, G is fine for now.
09/22/09
09/22/09
* IEEE 802.11 - The WLAN standard was original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and infrared [IR] standard (1997), all the others listed below are Amendments to this standard, except for Recommended Practices 802.11F and 802.11T.
* IEEE 802.11a - 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in 2001)
* IEEE 802.11b - Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s (1999)
* IEEE 802.11c — Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
* IEEE 802.11d - International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
* IEEE 802.11e - Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting (2005)
* IEEE 802.11F - Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) Withdrawn February 2006
* IEEE 802.11g - 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
* IEEE 802.11h - Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
* IEEE 802.11i - Enhanced security (2004)
* IEEE 802.11j - Extensions for Japan (2004)
* IEEE 802.11-2007 - A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h, i & j. (July 2007)
* IEEE 802.11k - Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
* IEEE 802.11n - Higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas) (September 2009)
* IEEE 802.11p - WAVE — Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) (working — June 2010)
* IEEE 802.11r - Fast roaming Working "Task Group r" - (2008)
* IEEE 802.11s - Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (working — September 2010)
* IEEE 802.11T — Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP) - test methods and metrics Recommendation cancelled
* IEEE 802.11u - Interworking with non-802 networks (for example, cellular) (working — September 2010)
* IEEE 802.11v - Wireless network management (working — June 2010)
* IEEE 802.11w - Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
* IEEE 802.11y - 3650-3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
* IEEE 802.11z - Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (August 2007 - December 2011)
* IEEE 802.11aa - Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport Streams (March 2008 - June 2011)
* IEEE 802.11mb — Maintenance of the standard. Expected to become 802.11-2011. (ongoing)
* IEEE 802.11ac - Very High Throughput <6GHz (September 2008 - December 2012)
* IEEE 802.11ad - Extremely High Throughput 60GHz (December 2008 - December 2012)
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
From the FAQ for my router:
Question :
What happens when I connect a Wireless B, B , G, or Super G device to my Draft N network?
Answer :
Your network will operate at the speed of the slowest host,therefore if a slower hosts connects, every host will drop speeds to match. (i.e. If a G host joins, the network changes to allow54Mbps maximum.)
If I'm reading this right, that means that whenever I check my phone or play a game the network is operating at g speeds and if someone happens to play online on the DS, we all go down to b speeds. If this is correct, then it will be a long, long time before I get to take full advantage of wireless n.
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09
09/22/09