It has taken seven years for the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard to get approval form the IEEE Task Group setup to finalize it. The standard promises to deliver data rates up to 300 Mbps or more once the related hardware hits the markets. Besides this it is going to be backward compatible with the existing 802.11b/g standards. A formal public announcement is expected shortly which will confirm the news. Approval is a tedious procedure as the Task Droup which basically comprises of software developers, hardware manufacturers and OEM vendors deliberates over the standard’s technical as well as administrative details. For the past six years or so vendors have been selling 802.11n Draft certified products. The Wi-Fi Alliance has stated that the existing Draft (n) certified devices in the market will function with the final standard. Moreover, existing Wi-Fi Draft (N) certified products would be upgraded to the final version by simply updating the firmware. For a detailed insight please follow the links…
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS183099+11-Sep-2009+BW20090911
http://s2n.merunetworks.com/2009/09/802-11n-approved-official-notification/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091109-80211n-approved.html?hpg1=bn
http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/ieee802.11n_2009amendment_ratified.html
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/091109-11n-timeline.html
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