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On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 2:43 PM, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Greg Freemyer wrote:
I'm not familiar with those, so I don't know what the differences are. A quote from the web: == The 802.11n standard defined multiple "streams", or you can think of them as channels, each being capable of up to 150Mbps (theoretical). From this spawns the N150, N300, N450, N600, N750, N900... meaning MIMO, multiple radios/antennas.
I am familiar with MIMO streams. I thought you were referring to model numbers. Generally more streams mean more bandwidth, but many devices are limited in the number of streams they can handle. For example, a smart phone might not support as many streams as a notebook computer.
But why does more streams == better range? That seems to be true in both the routers and USB adapter comparison charts I've seen. My only guess is they put better components into the units with more streams since they can charge more for them. Greg -- Greg Freemyer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org