dsdreamer wrote: > You're right about the bandwidth issue, but that is not the point. I > think it is time to recognize that 2.4GHz is not fit for reliable > streaming and it's only going to get worse over time. If you accept > that, your only other option is 5GHz, and the only way to make 5GHz > viable for whole home coverage is to use 802.11n.
I believe that everyone who engineers in this space understands that 2.4 was an unrealistic choice, but it was made because it was available as it was unacceptable for other reasons. I don't agree that 5 GHz is the solution, but with today's FCC, we are stuck with it. I don't think fixed frequency allocation is a winner long term. > It's real pity the current batch of new > products didn't anticipate 802.11n becoming official. What bull. The products were in manufacturing before the 802.11n spec was official. Its impossible without a time travel machine to "anticipate" it, as the spec was going to be approved "RSN" for nearly eight years. > Doing this has removed the problem of overcrowded 2.4GHz spectrum, since > there are plent of > unused channels at 5GHz. This is true today. I do not expect it to continue. Once everyone is streaming HDTV+3D all over, we will be back to the same problem. 11n is a nice step forward, and as it becomes available, it will help for a while. It is not the greatest thing since sliced bread. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
