Belkin PM01116EA What’s the difference between 802.11g and draft 802.11n?, Technical Support

Troubleshooting

Table of Contents sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

What’s the difference between 802.11g and draft 802.11n?

Currently there are three commonly used wireless networking standards, which transmit data at very different maximum speeds. Each is based on the designation for certifying network standards. The most common wireless networking standard, 802.11g, can transmit information up

to 54Mbps; 802.11a also supports up to 54Mbps, but in the 5GHz frequency; and 802.11n draft specification can connect at up to 300Mbps. See the following chart for more detailed information.

Wireless	G	G Plus MIMO	N MIMO	N1 MIMO
Technology	(802.11g)	(802.11g with	(draft 802.11n	(draft 802.11n
		MIMO MRC)	with MIMO)	with MIMO)
Speed*	Up to 54Mbps*	Up to 54Mbps*	Up to 300Mbps*	Up to 300Mbps*
Frequency	Common	Common	Common	Common
	household	household	household	household
	devices such as	devices such as	devices such as	devices such as
	cordless phones	cordless phones	cordless phones	cordless phones
	and microwave	and microwave	and microwave	and microwave
	ovens may	ovens may	ovens may	ovens may
	interfere with	interfere with	interfere with	interfere with
	the unlicensed	the unlicensed	the unlicensed	the unlicensed
	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz	band 2.4GHz
Compatibility	Compatible with	Compatible with	Compatible with	Compatible with
	802.11b/g	802.11b/g	draft 802.11n**	draft 802.11n**
			and 802.11b/g	and 802.11b/g
Coverage*	Up to 400 ft.*	Up to 1,000 ft.*	Up to 1,200 ft.*	Up to 1,400 ft.*
Advantage	Common—	Better coverage	Enhanced	Leading edge—
	widespread	and consistent	speed and	best coverage
	use for Internet	speed and	coverage	and throughput
	sharing	range

*Distance and connection speeds will vary depending on your networking environment.

Technical Support

You can find technical support information at http://www.belkin.com/ networking or www.belkin.com/support/.

G+ MIMO Wireless Router 92