[LINK] 802.11n Wi-Fi

[Markus Buchhorn]

At 05:49 PM 17/05/2007, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>Expected to hit the shelves? Where has Jessica Mintz been hiding?
>MacBook Pros have been using 802.11n for months now. And Apple's  
>wireless base stations have shipped for at least a month or more.

Not all 11n's are equal. The 11n process is ongoing, with a recent major release (2.0) being approved in March this year. That took the market from so-called 'pre-N' (series 1.x - which had several steps) to 'draft-N' (series 2.x), which took a lot of agreement work. The next step is to full N, which will be based on 3.x. 

How much your kit can move from one to the other is a firmware-upgrade question... Interoperability is another interesting question.

Cheers,
        Markus


>On 17/05/2007, at 6:10 AM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>
>>Next-gen Wi-Fi nears
>>Jessica Mintz, MAY 17, 2007
>>
>><http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21746566%5E16123%5E%> 5Enbv%5E,00.html>
>>
>>THE next generation of wireless internet products certified by the  
>>Wi-Fi
>>Alliance is expected to hit shelves next month, even though a final
>>standard for the technology isn't due for another year.
>>
>>The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin certifying wireless routers, networking
>>cards, microchips and other so-called "Draft N" products in June.
>
>><snip>
>
>>Ms Hanley said the final 802.11n standard isn't expected until 2009.
>
>By which time the next generation will have overtaken it, no doubt...
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