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Thursday, November 15, 2001
http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article/0,,10692_923821,00.html Is New Standard for 802.11 Out of Luck? By Bob Liu The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Task Group assigned to explore the next-generation standard for 802.11 has a difficult choice to make in the next day or so. For months, Task Group "G" has been trying to come to terms on a modulation scheme that would allow 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN) hardware to transmit data at speeds approaching a "wired" Ethernet. But in its most recent vote Wednesday morning, the group again failed to agree on a proposal backed by Irvine, Calif.-based Intersil. Now there is a motion before the entire IEEE to consider scrapping months of hard work altogether. ...
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