Dennis, The 802.11a standard operates in a different part of the broadcast spectrum, 5ghz versus 2.4ghz in the 802.11b standard.
It also operates with a high throughput, some vendors are touting a 72mb "turbo rate"....versus 11mb for 802.11b. The issus is that the 802.11a and 802.11b standards are not compatible with each other, meaning if you have an AP or wireless card you can't use it to access or accessed with equipment from the other standard. I've seen some vendors announcing equipment that supports both standards but so far this isn't the norm. The IEEE 802.11 committee is supposedly working on a 802.11g standard that makes the A and B standards compatible. Recently when I purchased my Linksys AP and Orinoco Gold cards, I almost went with the A standard simply because of the added speed, but I realized the B standard was installed in far more places. For instance, alot of coffee shops, airports and other businesses are installed AP's as added service, if you plan on using one of these public AP's more than likely it will be of the 802.11b standard. Bottomline, I decided to wait for a more compatible standard before moving away from the 802.11b standard. HTH, Stephen Manuel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Laganiere" To: Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 5:16 PM Subject: 802.11a [7:47594] > I've been reading about the new, faster wireless solutions. Is anybody's > 802.11a technology ready-for-prime time? I'm ordering a Aironet 1200 access > point to play with, and it should be capable (with the right antenna), but I > understand Cisco's product is not out yet... Anybody know anything about > the new "a" standard? > > Thanks... > > --- Dennis Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=47602&t=47594 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
