Comdex Fall 2001 Report - Part 2: 802.11a. comdex fall 2001 report 2. In contrast to the excitement that I felt while exploring the Bluetooth products, the feeling in "11a land" was very low-key. Many of the companies that I talked to about 802.11a products...

How We Test 802.11a Wireless Products. how we test 80211a. We use Ixia's free Qcheck utility and Chariot network peformance evaluation program to put wireless network gear through their paces. We use the simple test setup pictured below to run our tests under...

802.11a. wireless networking ntk tech. A year or so ago (early 2001), you had two choices for wireless networking products: Home RF and 802.11b. In mid 2002, your choices have expanded to four main contenders (802.11b, "enhanced" 802.11b, 802.11a, and Bluetooth)...

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seen a range of claims and counter-claims on is the speed and range of 802.11a vs 11g. Let's look at the throughput issue first. From what I can determine, all things being equal, the throughput of 802.11a and 802.11g products should be essentially the same....

however, is not in the WAG511, but from the WAB102 AP's second-generation 11a radio. See my Second-generation 802.11a NTK for the story behind this improved 802.11a performance. Figure 13: WEP and Turbo mode performance (click on the image for a full-sized...

Second-generation 802.11a NTK. second. The wireless networking world seems to have lost interest in 802.11a wireless LAN products. Although its advantages of operating in a quieter frequency band, significantly faster maximum data rate, and more non-interfering...

802.11a saves the day. linksys dual. Linksys' WRT55AG Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router is one of the first dual-band, tri-mode routers to hit the streets. But our testing shows that it perhaps should have stayed in the labs a little longer. Is it really...

Atheros has virtually owned the 802.11a chipset market, so you'll find the same throughput and range enhancements as Super G, but called "Super AG". The good news is that, unlike 802.11b/g, 802.11a doesn't have overlapping channels. So although Super AG's "Turbo"...

on the rise, should you consider adding 802.11a capability to your WLAN? Jim Geier offers his advice.. 802.11a and 802.11g operate in different frequency bands - 802.11g is in the 2.4 GHz band and 802.11a in is in the 5 GHz band. As result, they are not interoperable....