802.11n Ratification – What Does this Mean for You?
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced today that the 802.11n WLAN standard specification has been officially ratified.
This final version of the specification is not significantly different from the 2.0 version of the Draft specification to which we have been building products. As a result, our Linksys by Cisco routers will automatically be certified without any firmware or hardware changes.
Also, this announcement further enables the development of the Media Enabled Home through a standards-based approach that provides easy integration of new products into the Connected Home.
The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has been certifying interoperability of products based on Draft 2.0 of the IEEE 802.11n specification for more than two years. The WFA has affirmed that all formerly certified products will remain interoperable with the products conforming to the final standard.
Please look for the following Wi-Fi Alliance logo (Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™) on any product you have or are considering purchasing or refer to the Wi-Fi Alliance for compatibility and certification information.
For specific information on the 802.11n standard and the ratification process, please visit the IEEE website.
Posted by Johanna Fry at 09:14AM PST
Johanna Fry
Gil H. Villamater, Jr. Sep 14, 2009
Nice new “Wi-Fi certified” logo, of course - the focus here is adding the former “draft”-N (802.11n) to the list. No more “draft”, but “drafted.”