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802.11g... It's Official

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the why-can't-we-all-get-along dept.

JoeBuck writes "This article in CommsDesign reports that the IEEE has officially approved the IEEE 802.11g standard, as well as another standard (802.15.3) for shorter-range, very-low-power operation. Two other standards designed to improve compatibility between different vendors' access points were also approved."

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  1. speed isnt knocked down? by gladbach · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Last I heard, they were thinking of knocking down the speed to like 20 instead of the 54. I guess this didnt go through?

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  2. Re:Nothing came of the decreased bandwidth proposa by An+Anonymous+Coward · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It was my understanding that the 10-20 Mbps number we were hearing was actual throughput, not theoretical maximum. The maximum never changed from 54 Mbps, but when you throw in protocol and error correction overhead, the number actually drops somewhere between 10-20. Just like 802.11b claims 11 Mbps, but the actual throughput is closer to 4-5 Mbps.

  3. Bluetooth... by Hugonz · · Score: 0, Redundant
    as well as another standard (802.15.3) for shorter-range, very-low-power operation

    Is it just me, or this sounds like a Bluetooth killer?