Broadcom is shipping an enhancement technology that enables its 54g wireless LAN products to provide up to 40% greater throughput than typical standard 802.11g systems without impacting the performance of neighboring wireless LANs.
Broadcom described its “Afterburner” technology as a “good neighbor” enhancement because it boosts wireless throughput without interference to other Wi-Fi networks and while remaining compliant with the 802.11g channel requirements limiting transmissions to a single wireless channel. In contrast, Broadcom said current alternative technologies that promise 108 Mbps performance violate the standard’s channel requirements and occupy all usable channels in the 2.4 GHz band, thus causing significant interference to neighboring Wi-Fi networks and other wireless devices in the band, such as cordless phones.
Linksys has incorporated the technology into its new family of SpeedBooster products, while Belkin, Buffalo and others will promote the technology as “125 High Speed Mode.”http://www.broadcom.com
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