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Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network?

This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network. Consult guide to determine if it supports operation over a network.

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Can I play computer games with other members of the wireless network?

Yes, as long as the game supports multiple players over a LAN (local area network).

Refer to the game’s user gui

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What is Spread Spectrum?

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Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency

 

technique developed by the military for use in reliable, secure,

 

mission-critical communications systems. It is designed to

 

trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and

 

security. In other words, more bandwidth is consumed than in

 

the case of narrowband transmission, but the trade-off

 

produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to

 

detect, provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the

 

spread-spectrum signal being broadcast. If a receiver is not

 

tuned to the right frequency, a spread-spectrum signal looks

 

like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct

 

Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping

 

Spread Spectrum (FHSS).

Question What is DSSS? What is FHSS? And what are their differences?

Answer Frequency-Hopping Spread-Spectrum (FHSS) uses a narrowband carrier that changes frequency in a pattern that is known to both transmitter and receiver. Properly synchronized, the net effect is to maintain a single logical channel. To an unintended receiver, FHSS appears to be short-duration impulse noise. Direct-Sequence Spread- Spectrum (DSSS) generates a redundant bit pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The longer the chip, the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original

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