IEEE 802.11n: WLAN mit 540 Mbit/s

Wie gefordert will die WWiSE keine Lizenzgebühren auf den neuen IEEE 802.11n-Standard erheben. Damit ist eine schnelle Realisierung in entsprechenden Produkten zu erwarten. Man wolle auch weiterhin die Abwärtskompatibilität zu allen WLAN-Standards erreichen. Pressemitteilung Consortium of Semiconductor and Consumer Electronics Companies Unveils Complete Joint Proposal for IEEE 802.11 Task Group N Industry Leaders Airgo, Bermai, Broadcom, Conexant, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments proposed standard achieves 540 Mbps data rate, meets stringent world-wide regulatory requirements and provides important legacy interoperability with existing Wi-Fi devices DALLAS (August 12, 2004) — A consortium of companies collaborating under the moniker “WWiSE” today announced their intended submission of a complete joint proposal to the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (TGn), which is chartered with developing a next-generation Wi-Fi standard capable of sustaining data throughput in excess of 100Mbps. The technology foundation is based on MIMO-OFDM. IEEE 802.11n will be an especially important standard in the WLAN market as it will build upon and extend the capabilities for the vast number of users currently enjoying the benefits of Wi-Fi connectivity. Companies within the WWiSE consortium that contributed to the proposal are Airgo Networks, Bermai, Broadcom, Conexant Systems, Inc., STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments. “WWiSE” stands for worldwide spectrum efficiency, a key element for all proposals submitted to Task Group N. As such, the WWiSE proposal was developed with global deployment and backwards compatibility with all other Wi-Fi standards as its principal and mandatory requirements. Additional considerations included data-rate compliance with worldwide regulatory requirements in important regional markets such as Japan. The proposal also offers a royalty-free license option from the WWiSE companies. Such license options are designed to facilitate the worldwide deployment of 802.11n technology. The WWiSE proposal builds on the existing and globally adopted 20MHz channel format of the tens of millions of Wi-Fi devices already in use. This approach ensures support for the existing worldwide installed base, while improving the performance of Wi-Fi networks within the designated RF spectrum. Further, the coalition companies represent an important cross-section of both the IC supply and consumption segments that comprise the Wi-Fi marketplace, promoting a strong relationship between developers and end-product manufacturers.