[wsfii-discuss] Wireless-N USB antennae

Mon Jan 14 00:29:33 UTC 2008

I'm not sure, if the mimo techniques involved in 802.11n like spatial 
beamforming and spatial encoding (multiple path) will work, when you 
change the characteristic of the antenna from integrated-omni to such a 
totally diffrent thing like DIY-directional or similar. especially in 
long haul links, where you can only use the direct line of sight for 
transmission, there is very little room left for multiple links.
other N-techniques like the increasment of the subcarriers, the lower 
overhead, broader channels & co nevertheless will bring some more 
performance.

looking forward for the first tests.

adrian
(funkfeuer.at)

Vickram Crishna wrote:
> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/215664129/ 
> 
> Netgear will be releasing a dual-band USB adapter soon, which should 
> make it simpler to build suitable d-i-y antennae to make use of 802.11n 
> for long-haul links.
>  
> Vickram
> http://communicall.wordpress.com
> http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
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