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More about WLAN
6More about WLAN
AVM and WLAN
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) is a radio technology that allows
networks and access to the Internet to be provided without cable con-
nections. This allows multiple users to share one wireless Internet con-
nection.
6.1 Standards
The WLAN standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and
IEEE 802.11i were defined by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
IEEE 802.11b and
IEEE 802.11g
The standards IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g define the
transmission rate within a wireless LAN. These standards
differentiate between gross and net transmission rates.
The net speed describes the transmission rate of the user
data.
The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick supports the 802.11g wireless
standard and is downward compatible to 802.11b net-
works.
The range within a given WLAN depends to a high degree
on the WLAN adapter used as well as the physical sur-
roundings of the network.
802.11g++* The FRITZ!WLAN USB Stick also supports the high-speed
mode 802.11g++*. The transmission rate within a wireless
LAN can be increased with this extension to as high as
125 Mbit/s gross and 35 Mbit/s net when the remote site
is connected to a WLAN access point compatible with this
mode (a FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 by AVM, for example).
*Does not apply for FRITZ!Box WLAN products with the
IEEE 802.11n radio standard.
Standard Gross Data Throughput Net Data Throughput up
to
802.11b 11 Mbit/s 5 Mbit/s
802.11g 54 Mbit/s 25 Mbit/s
802.11g++* 125 Mbit/s* 35 Mbit/s