http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/ A former physicist tries to make sense of technology Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1188 It’s Beta » Blog Archive » 802.11n creeps closer to finality as Draft 2.0 reaches milestone Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:47:09 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1188 [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of Draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous Draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten anyway. [...] [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of Draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous Draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten anyway. [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1169 RSS fabriek » Blog Archive » 802.11n creeps closer to finality as Draft 2.0 reaches milestone Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:38:26 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1169 [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of Draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous Draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten anyway. [Via Ars Technica] [...] [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of Draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous Draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten anyway. [Via Ars Technica] [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1167 Cool Stuff » 802.11n creeps closer to finality as Draft 2.0 reaches milestone Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:30:17 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1167 [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...] [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1166 Gadget News » 802.11n creeps closer to finality as Draft 2.0 reaches milestone Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:25:04 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1166 [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...] [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1164 My Geek News: All the latest news, just for Geeks! Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:18:30 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1164 [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...] [...] It’s been a long, hard road for all of us — consumers, manufacturers, developers, and a little club called the 802.11n Working Group — but the next-gen, MIMO-powered WiFi standard has finally reached an important milestone in its tortured journey from a wee pre-N to a full-fledged spec (hopefully!), with 83.4% of eligible voters approving the latest Draft 2.0 revision. As we all remember from the overwhelming initial rejection of draft 1.0, a 75% supermajority is required for moving on to the next stage, so the fact that there was this much support coupled with relatively few comments (3,000-some versus the 12,000+ for that famous draft 1.0 flameout) means that we may actually be on track for a planned April 2009 publication of the final IEEE spec. The best part is that since Draft 2.0 is guaranteed to be fully compatible with the finalized 802.11n, your current gear with the D 2.0 badge of honor will definitely play nice with future components. So we’re in the home stretch now, folks — all that’s left is some nitpicking over technicalities and language — and it looks like the naysayers will have been proven wrong after all; although when WiMax comes to town and makes WLANs irrelevant, there’s a good chance that this whole ordeal will be quickly forgotten. [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1157 David’s Technotes » Blog Archives » 802.11n Draft 2.0 Approved by Working Group Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:50:40 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1157 [...] Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n spec has been approved by the 802.11 Working Group, moving the increasingly popular wireless networking technology a step closer to its final form. 83.4 percent of the votes were for approval, easily surpassing the 75 percent supermajority required—a marked contrast from the early days of 802.11n, when infighting over competing technologies stalled development. [...] [...] Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n spec has been approved by the 802.11 Working Group, moving the increasingly popular wireless networking technology a step closer to its final form. 83.4 percent of the votes were for approval, easily surpassing the 75 percent supermajority required—a marked contrast from the early days of 802.11n, when infighting over competing technologies stalled development. [...]

]]> http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1155 802.11n Draft 2.0 Approved, Will Be Fully Compliant With Final Draft « vashNYC: the 60 billion $$ man Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:14:25 +0000 http://blog.matthewgast.com/2007/03/12/tgn-draft-2-passes-75-percent/#comment-1155 [...] Draft 2 Passes 75% [Matthewgast via Ars Technica] [...] [...] Draft 2 Passes 75% [Matthewgast via Ars Technica] [...]

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