As wireless protocols go, 802.11n is everything an IT admin could want. The newest flavor in the alphabet soup that is Wi-Fi, "n" carries data faster and farther than its predecessors and is perfectly ...

Shipments of 802.11n access points have accelerated since the IEEE standard was formally approved one year ago. But what the numbers alone don’t show is the new reality of Wi-Fi networks: they are ...

Chip maker Atheros Wednesday released samples of its powerful new 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset, which tops out with a maximum data rate of 450Mbps for access points and routers, and a signal that’s more ...

Given a choice between fast, 802.11b; faster, 802.11g; and fastest, 802.11n, most people will pick the fastest every time. But, while the IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, with its up to 300Mbps burst ...

Marvell introduced the Marvell 88W8786, an 802.11n single stream Wi-Fi solution designed for a broad range of mainstream consumer devices. With this technology, Marvell makes high-performance 802.11n ...

The primary method used to improve the MAC performance is to amortize the high cost of medium access over a larger number of data frames. First, 802.11n incorporates the mechanisms introduced in ...

Proxim said the access points -- the single-radio ORiNOCO AP-800 and the dual-radio ORiNOCO AP-8000 -- can break the cost and complexity barrier of WLAN deployments. Geoffrey Smith, Proxim's vice ...

The 802.11 designation refers to the IEEE’s WLAN standard, commonly called by its trade name, Wi-Fi. The suffix indicates one alternative of the standard. Currently, 802.11n is the most widely ...

My normal network is Wifi 5, but I have 802.11n enabled on the guest network. The guest network runs on the same APs as my main network. I have 3 APs controlled by a controller. I might occasionally ...

A big focus for Wi-Fi makers these days is on building equipment that supports high-speed outdoor network applications. For example, there are enterprises that want to extend their wireless LANs ...

Apple's revised AirPort Extreme, introduced at Macworld Expo in January, offers several new features and significant improvements in wireless networking speed and reliability. Whether it is worth the ...