| 802.11n hits a roadblock |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 08 May 2006 | |
  
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The draft version of the IEEE's latest wireless lan standard, 802.11n, has failed to gain acceptance, throwing into question the future of the first 'compliant' products rushed onto the market in the wake of the draft standard being accepted. NetGear's products use chips from Marvell, which claims to be "the first semiconductor vendor to deliver 802.11n IEEE draft compliant, production silicon." It is also supplying 802.11n chipsets to D-Link. It has not commented on the latest developments. Neither have Linksys or Netgear. The latest developments in the 802.11n story were revealed by Airgo which issued a statement saying: A vote was held on Draft 1.0 of the proposed 802.11n standard. An insufficient number of members voted to pass the draft, which means that the draft on which many so-called 'draft n' products are based, has failed to obtain approval. "The rejection of Draft 1.0 by the working group highlights the clear desire for significant changes to the draft. The most significant changes required are changes to improve interoperability with legacy devices; Draft 1.0 is clearly deficient in protecting the operation of installed networks," Airgo said. "By the end of 2006 there will be around 80 million installed .11b/g networks and these need better protection than Draft 1.0 can offer." The company added: "This outcome is in line with the numerous recent industry reports highlighting the poor interoperability and inferior performance of so-called 'draft n' products." Greg Raleigh, CEO of Airgo Networks, said: "Today's outcome proves that Draft 1.0 was not as stable as some in the industry would have us believe. It calls into question the validity of so-called 'draft n' products. |
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