Interop 2006: Some vendors plow ahead with 802.11n despite vote failure

Iria · May 4, 2006, 05:12 AM

Source: TG Daily
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Las Vegas (NV) - Yesterday's failure of the 1.0 draft specification for the 802.11n specification to be ratified by members of its IEEE working group, has left vendors of wireless networking equipment with a critical choice: Do they go ahead with plans to produce MIMO equipment, knowing that when IEEE members eventually ratify a 2.0 or later draft, they leave their customers without a clear upgrade path? Or do they go ahead and produce 802.11g equipment for the meantime, knowing a final ratification may only be a few months away?

The vote wasn't even close, as reported by the IEEE. With voting having taken place between 19 March and 29 April, 435 members were expected to vote. In today's tally, of the 81% of members whose votes were tallied in time, 149 approved, 171 disapproved, with 32 abstentions. The draft would have required a super-majority of 75% to be ratified; of those who voted; only 42.3% approved.

May 4, 2006, 05:12 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Interop 2006: Some vendors plow ahead with 802.11n despite vote failure Source: TG Daily __________ Las Vegas (NV) - Yesterday's failure of the 1.0 draft specification for the 802.11n specification to be ratified by members of its IEEE working group, has left vendors of wireless networking equipment with a critical choice: Do they go ahead with plans to produce MIMO equipment, knowing that when IEEE members eventually ratify a 2.0 or later draft, they leave their customers without a clear upgrade path? Or do they go ahead and produce 802.11g equipment for the meantime, knowing a final ratification may only be a few months away? The vote wasn't even close, as reported by the IEEE. With voting having taken place between 19 March and 29 April, 435 members were expected to vote. In today's tally, of the 81% of members whose votes were tallied in time, 149 approved, 171 disapproved, with 32 abstentions. The draft would have required a super-majority of 75% to be ratified; of those who voted; only 42.3% approved.