Wide-Ranging Wi-Fi

摘要

Are you disappointed with the range of your current 802.11b or 802.11g wireless network? Are you ready to start a home network and want today's cutting-edge technology? Either way, you'll want to take a serious look at wireless-networking equipment using multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology. MIMO routers broadcast multiple wireless streams of data, using multiple antennae, on a single channel. The result is less interference than with routers that send out only a single stream, as well as fewer "dead spots" and better throughput at long range. Many 802.11b/g Wi-Fi networks barely work at an indoor distance of 200 feet, but MIMO equipment can still go strong at that range. Even at a 300-foot distance indoors, MIMO equipment may be able to pump out a usable signal. Plus, MIMO products are backward-compatible with 802.11b/g gear, so you don't necessarily need to throw away your older Wi-Fi products.