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FierceWiFi October 19, 2005
- Work on 802.11e concluded
- Allied Telesyn's alternative to 802.20, 802.16e
- VirtualWiFi connects one device to multiple networks
- Freescale UWB pushes into consumer electronics
- Reva's solution for RFID data avalanche
- SPOTLIGHT: May the best team win
- ALSO NOTED: Nintendo at McDonald's; The state of WiMax; and much more...
Work on 802.11e concluded
The IEEE 802.11 Working Group has concluded its work on 802.11e specification. The standard bolsters the MAC layer of 802.11 chips so they can set traffic priorities for video, audio and voice on WiFi networks. It is not as if vendors can take full advantage of the new specifications right now as this will have to wait on word from the Wi-Fi Alliance. The Alliance has been testing a subset of the 802.11e's draft specification, informally referred to as WMM (for WiFi Multimedia), for a …
Allied Telesyn's alternative to 802.20, 802.16e
European users of wide-area WiFi networks would be interested to know that Allied Telesyn is planning to deploy a system which would allow them to move from one AP to another without losing a connection. Allied's proprietary technology is already deployed in Asia. The mobile IP system was developed by Japanese company Root and acquired by Allied Telesis Holdings KK earlier this year.
The system is based on Root's proprietary Layer 3 …
VirtualWiFi connects one device to multiple networks
Microsoft Research has released a new software tool which allows a computer to connect to multiple WiFi networks simultaneously. With VirtualWiFi, a single wireless card can appear as multiple virtual WLAN cards. A user may then configure each virtual card to link to a different AP, computer or other device. The application is a prototype project.
The solution may be used in two other applications. The first, called Client Conduit, is useful for fault diagnosis and recovery in …
Freescale UWB pushes into consumer electronics
The UWB standard war is raging on, but that hasn't stopped one of the combatants, Freescale Semiconductor, from moving forward. The company has been active, with the help of Chinese consumer electronics giant Haier, in promoting its silicon in the consumer electronics market. Freescale's UWB technology is based on one developed by Xtreme Spectrum, which Freescale acquired (together with Xtreme's capable founder, Martin Rofheart) in late 2003. What used to be Xtreme's Trinity UWB is now …
Reva's solution for RFID data avalanche
RFIDs proliferate by leaps and bounds. These small devices collect a huge amount of information stored in back-end storage and servers. Data center managers thus have to cope with ever increasing quantities of data. The issue is not only the management of the sheer amount of data involved, but also the separation of useful data from data which were collected merely because it was possible to do so. Chlemsford, MA-based Reva Systems has just come out with a solution to make this management …
SPOTLIGHT: May the best team win
nextWLAN wants to deploy a network of wireless nodes which would be connected to existing DSL or cable lines. If enough people signed up, San Francisco could create a network using the nodes to expand residential coverage for about $10 per month per household. SFLAN suggests the city erect wireless access points on rooftops and make the service available for free. These are but two of the 26 proposals--one by --submitted to San Francisco as the city tries to decide which proposal would best make city-wide WiFi a reality. Report
ALSO NOTED: Nintendo at McDonald's; The state of WiMax; and much more...
> Nintendo reached an agreement with Wayport to set up free access to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in almost 6,000 McDonald's. Article
> The state of WiMax. Report
> Russian operator Start Telecom chose Siemens to build the first commercial WiMax network in Russia. …