IEEE Developments in Wireless Networking

JamesAlfaro writes "After much wrangling between opposing interests among the members of the IEEE, a first draft for the Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11n specification received approval in a Thursday meeting. Final ratification of the standard is not expected until next year." Relatedly, judgecorp writes "The IEEE has disbanded its working group on ultrawideband. They are leaving the marketplace to decide between two competing approaches." From the article: "Freescale, first to the market with UWB products, believes its headstart will give it a long-term victory, while WiMedia, with the backing of industry heavyweights including Intel and Microsoft, reckons its punch will eventually win through, even without a formal IEEE standard."

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Beam Forming

[kylerimkus]

I like the sound of this "Beam Forming technology."

I often use APs to connect two wired networks. (think: neighbors sharing one cable internet bill) I always thought it would be nice to aim the signal instead of just broadcasting in every direction. I looked into getting after-market directional antennae, but it is nice they are including this in the new standard.

Re:Pre-n compatiblity

[gEvil (beta)]

Cool, thanks for the info. Then again, I'm still stuck in the b era myself...