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Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Agere Systems
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 14 July 2004

IEEE802.11n proposal promises 500Mbit/s

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A new baseline wireless networking specification proposes ultrafast data streams for wireless HDTV transmissions as well as high-density user environments for corporate and retail wireless networks.

Agere Systems is supporting a baseline wireless networking specification that establishes ultrafast data streams for wireless HDTV transmissions as well as high-density user environments for corporate and retail wireless networks This proposal defines the next generation of wireless networking referred to as the IEEE802.11n protocol to deliver a raw datarate of 500Mbit/s, roughly 10 times faster than today's wireless LANs

It also ensures broad interoperability with existing Wi-Fi standards and support for all major PC, consumer electronics and mobile platforms.

Target applications for the 802.11n standard fall into two basic groups: those requiring high-speed data transmissions plus strong quality of service (QoS), and those that need the equivalent of wired network performance for such high-density environments as a large enterprise or apartment complex.

Agere's proposal,