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Re: Wireless LANs


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Wireless LANs
  • From: ant skelton <ant@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 10:50:48 +0000
  • Delivered-to: rich@xxxxxxx
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  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

On Tuesday 09 January 2001 10:48, you wrote:
> >Are you telling me that the've gone and developed 2 standards
using the
> >same frequencies? and that they'll interfere with each other.. I
think we
> >should be told ;-).... someone needs to be shot for that one!
>
> Aren't Wireless LANs also affected by microwave ovens too since they
use
> the same spectrum range? (or is that just the X10 video senders?,
can't
> remember)

Oh good point, I forgot about those video sender thingies. 802.11b will
survive interference without much loss of throughput from microwaves and
'noddy' transmission schemes like cheapo video senders, because it uses
frequency hopping, and jumps all over the band to avoid interference.

Bluetooth also uses frequency hopping, except it hops much more quickly,
giving poor old 802.11b a hard time.

ant
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