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To: P2V who wrote (589)	9/13/1999 4:00:00 PM
From: Artifex	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 16863

That is an excellent link, but they don't mention the RTS/CTS/ACK mechanism, which is also a part of 802.11's collision avoidance mechanism. Somewhere (maybe on the IEEE site) I came across a very informative set of slideshows on 802.11. If I can find them again, I'll post the link.

To: P2V who wrote (589)	9/13/1999 4:03:00 PM
From: axial	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 16863

Mardy - LOL! If you know just enough to be dangerous, then I must be a ticking bomb. Questions for you - the development of the WOFDM 30 Mbps access point (22 actual) seems to be intended, for in-home (network)RF use. I understand there is development work to take this product to +100 Mbps. Okay, so on the reception end, Wi-LAN is building broadband-like access points. On the transmission end, what's happening? It seems that the Hopper Plus is still the top of the line, and I recall reading that 20 to 30 users on-line will slow transmission to wired (POTS) levels. Can you then add more Hopper Plus units to your backbone? What about transmitters - can you add more transmitters and bridges to achieve higher thruput when you get too many users? I understand the in-home use of WOFDM (though I worry about the public perception of microwave transmission, especially in-home), but I'm losing the linkage between WOFDM as it is, and where Wi-LAN is going in the wireless LAN market. Is the production of ASICs (reception) supposed to also accomodate ASICs (transmission)? A wireless LAN SOHO user would need WOFDM going both ways, I would think. Anyway, dumb questions, I guess; I've lost the handle here! On another note: re your link. Was there and at IEEE last night, looking for the progress on IEEE 802.11a - and found precious little. grouper.ieee.org grouper.ieee.org netlab.ohio-state.edu wlif.com and an article from another thread: re Winstar...last paragraph in particular: Message 11235013 Regards, JK