Given my role as CTO for the Ethernet and Wireless Technology Group, I am frequently asked how Ethernet relates to mobility. While this is a great question, I typically ask whether they have ever connected to an Ethernet cable other than the one in their office -- and, of course, you already know the answer. Mobility itself has many forms, including being nomadic, which is typically how most people use both wireless and wired networks with laptops/notebooks. Read More »

Wireless networks have matured to the point where security is no longer their primary concern. More and more I am hearing from customers that their primary issue these days is interference. Read More »

Has anyone noticed the large number of “enterprise class” wireless devices being delivered to the market that only support the 2.4Ghz spectrum? Read More »

With all of the recent talk about 802.11n, I am frequently asked to explain what is MIMO and its benefits. I suspect this may require a few blog sessions, so today I thought I’d focus on multipath and antenna configurations. Read More »

There has certainly been a good deal of industry discussion, or should I say a good dose of vendor hype, around the new emerging standard for Wi-Fi, 802.11n. Through all of the wild-eyed claims of performance increases and radical shifts in the world of enterprise networking, I thought I would offer up some humble (or maybe a bit beyond humble) perspectives on the state of enterprise Wi-Fi, the emerging 802.11n standard, and what customers really need to consider on this front: Read More »