Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti - Draft-n Router Review @ TrustedReviews

Iria · Jun 12, 2006, 04:58 AM

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There’s no doubt that the 802.11n standard has caused more controversy than any other wireless specification. Originally put forward for informal investigation way, way back in 2003 there have since been massive arguments which culminated in May this year with the first working draft being unceremoniously dumped when a sponsor ballot returned less than half the votes in favour of it. To become a final draft with the potential to make it through to ratification it needed at least 75 per cent of the votes.

Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped the inevitable rush of so-called draft-n products and Buffalo Technology claims a first to market in the UK with its AirStation Nfiniti product family. These use the latest Broadcom Intensi-fi chip which has been designed to cater particularly to the demands for video, voice and music over high-speed wireless networks. It employs a number of technologies and along with MIMO (multiple in multiple out) it is capable of using multiple channels to transmit two streams of data. Called spatial streams, these each comprise 20MHz channels which can be bonded together to create a 40MHz pipeline.

Jun 12, 2006, 04:58 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti - Draft-n Router Review @ TrustedReviews Review: TrustedReviews __________ There’s no doubt that the 802.11n standard has caused more controversy than any other wireless specification. Originally put forward for informal investigation way, way back in 2003 there have since been massive arguments which culminated in May this year with the first working draft being unceremoniously dumped when a sponsor ballot returned less than half the votes in favour of it. To become a final draft with the potential to make it through to ratification it needed at least 75 per cent of the votes. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped the inevitable rush of so-called draft-n products and Buffalo Technology claims a first to market in the UK with its AirStation Nfiniti product family. These use the latest Broadcom Intensi-fi chip which has been designed to cater particularly to the demands for video, voice and music over high-speed wireless networks. It employs a number of technologies and along with MIMO (multiple in multiple out) it is capable of using multiple channels to transmit two streams of data. Called spatial streams, these each comprise 20MHz channels which can be bonded together to create a 40MHz pipeline.