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Concerns Over Increased 802.11n Power Usage

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the omg-my-battery-broke dept.

alphadogg writes "Next-generation 802.11n systems promise to considerably improve WLAN performance. But the processing required for the boost sucks up more power than the older 802.11a/b/g networks. Still, many enterprise-class Wi-Fi vendors claim to deliver full 802.11n capabilities without enterprise customers having to touch their power infrastructures. So what gives?"

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  1. Re:What Gives? Simple. by seanadams.com · · Score: 0, Troll

    Actually you're wrong. Cisco makes their own ASICs for their AP's, or at least they did in late 90's early 2000's when I supported their wireless division

    You're saying I'm wrong but admitting that your information is ten years out of date. A LOT has happened since then. The whole industry has consolidated and everything is now driven by the consumer AP market. Encryption is now done in hardware even in the cheapest g/n chipsets. These is NO reason to do custom silicon to support any of the features offered by "enterprise" APs.