Product category: Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Metalink | Subject: WLANPlus chipset
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 3 July 2007
Wireless chipset is
certified to Wi-Fi draft
WLANPlus successfully passes Wi-Fi Alliance's qualification tests, assuring that products fully comply with IEEE802.11n draft 2.0 specifications
The Metalink WLANPlus chipset has received the Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0 certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The certification was awarded after Metalink's WLANPlus successfully passed the Wi-Fi Alliance's demanding qualification tests, which are aimed at assuring that products fully comply with IEEE802.11n draft 2.0 specifications.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 July 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Metalink's WLANPlus chipset family presents the cutting edge technology of video-grade requirements for wireless home networks, supporting up to 300Mbit/s transmission speeds at both the 2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands.
WLANPlus chipset family offers over twice the reach of competing 802.11n solutions, provided by the implementation of a maximum likelihood (ML) decoder combined with advanced forward error correction (FEC) scheme, using low density parity check (LDPC) technology.
Since its introduction in 2006, Metalink's WLANPlus chipset family has gained broad industry recognition as the best performing 802.11n technology.
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WLANPlus provides a state of the art solution for data, VoIP, gaming and HD video streaming applications, with complete and reliable coverage throughout the home.
To guarantee QoS and optimise performance in home environments, WLANPlus also features sophisticated QoS mechanisms, such as enhanced distribution channel access (EDCA) with admission control and fast link adaptation (FLA), and dynamic link setup (DLS), significantly increasing network efficiency.
In line with the specifications of the IEEE drafts for 802.11n Wi-Fi certification, WLANPlus is fully compliant with 802.11a/b/g-based legacy devices, as well as 802.11h (radar detection), 802.11i (security) and 802.11e quality of service (QoS).
The new chipset supports optional standard features as well as proprietary algorithms to meet the critical demands required for multimedia applications such as lowest possible jitter, latency and packet loss.
'Metalink is a pioneer in CE-grade pre-802.11n technology'.
'Now that the Wi-Fi Alliance has started the official certification of 802.11n products, we are proud to receive the certification only a few days after the tests began'.
'This validates our claims that WLANPlus is both best of breed 802.11n technology as well as fully compliant with the 802.11n draft 2.0 standard', says Barry Volinskey, Metalink's Vice President of WLAN Marketing.
'We believe that the Wi-Fi Alliance's decision to begin the certification process will accelerate the market penetration of 802.11n products, and we look forward to becoming a significant player in the standard-compliant 802.11n market'.
'We commend Metalink for achieving Wi-Fi certification for WLANPlus', says Wi-Fi Alliance Managing Director Frank Hanzlik.
'Having met the rigorous requirements for Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0 is quite an accomplishment, and reflects Metalink's commitment to interoperable, protected next-generation Wi-Fi technology'.
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