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Wireless Comparison Chart

Wireless Networks

802.11b

802.11g

802.11a+g

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Speed

11Mbps

54Mbps

108Mbps

108Mbps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses the

 

 

 

 

uncrowded

 

 

Common

Common

5GHz band

Common

 

which is not

household

 

household

household

 

susceptible

devices such

Frequency

devices such as

devices such as

cordless phones

cordless phones

such as

ovens may

 

to common

as cordless

 

and microwave

and microwave

household

phones and

 

ovens may

ovens may

devices

microwave

 

 

 

 

interfere with the

interfere with

microwaves

interfere with

 

unlicensed band

the unlicensed

 

and cordless

the unlicensed

 

2.4GHz

band 2.4GHz

 

phones that

band 2.4GHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

use the

 

 

 

 

2.4GHz band

 

Compatibility

 

 

Compatible

Compatible

 

 

 

 

Compatible

Compatible

with 802.11b,

with 802.11a,

 

with 802.11g

with 802.11b

802.11g, or

802.11b, or

 

 

 

802.11a

802.11g

 

 

 

 

 

Coverage

Depends on

Depends on

Less

 

interference

800% the

interference

interference—

 

 

100-200 ft.

802.11g

 

- typically

typically

in 802.11a

coverage of

 

100–200 ft.

100-200 ft.

- typically

standard

 

 

 

 

indoors

Indoors

indoors

 

 

 

 

 

Adoption

 

Expected

Popular

Expected

 

in media

Mature –

to continue

to continue

 

 

devices and

 

widely adopted

to grow in

business

to grow in

 

 

popularity

popularity

 

 

environments

 

 

 

 

 

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