(Editor's note: This popular feature article, which was first published May 2007, is being republished in response to its great popularity and the likelihood that the 802.11n spec will be ratified in ...

Backward compatibility with the legacy devices (IEEE 802.11b/g) The typical 802.11n network consists of legacy 802.11b/g enabled systems and new 802.11n enabled MIMO-OFDM systems. The channel access ...

随着Intel迅驰4代笔记本对802.11n标准的全面支持，以及各大网络设备厂商不遗余力的推出802.11n无线产品，802.11n正真真正正的开始成为未来无线的主流标准。而对于很多用户来说，他们更关心的是，802.11n和11g产品有何区别，它们是否能兼容呢？ 802.11g是802.11b的继任 ...

无线技术凭借其固有的特性不断地发展和增值。从最开始的802.11到802.11 a/b，再到802.11 g 和现在的802.11n标准。从开始到最终获准正式发布具有多项增强功能的协议标准，一共花费了超过七年的时间。 802.11n技术 在过去的七年里，IEEE标准化组织一直致力于研究一套 ...

Wi-Fi's biggest advantage is that it provides mobility and coverage. But early versions of Wi-Fi did not achieve data rates on par with the wireline network. Recent advancements in wireless research ...

In theory, 802.11n can zip by your 100Mbps Fast Ethernet at a real-world 160Mbps, but the practice it's usually much slower. No, the Wi-FI vendors aren't lying; the problem is that you have to set 802 ...

The antennas used by wireless devices have a major impact on WLAN coverage, security and performance. This becomes increasingly evident in new draft 802.11n access points (APs), which use multiple ...

The MacWorld keynotes given this past January will probably go down in history for the announcement of the iPhone, but lost in the signal of that announcement was the launch of a very important ...