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OFDM
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up to 54Mbps
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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
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CCK
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up to 11Mbps
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Complementary Code Keying
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PBCC-22
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up to 22Mbps
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Packet Binary Convolutional Coding
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CCK-OFDM
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up to 33Mbps
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| Wireless Differences |
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- 2Mbps
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- 54Mbps regulated 5Ghz ( up to 12 channels )
- signals have more difficulty penetrating walls and other obstructions
- can go 2x faster in non-standard mode
- mandatory CCK supports up to 11Mbps
- uses OFDM - up to 54Mbps
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- 11Mbps unregulated 2.4GHz ( up to 3 channels )
- gear can incur interference from microwave ovens, cordless phones,
bluetooth devices and other appliances using the same 2.4 GHz range
- most widely used wireless local area network (WLAN) technolog
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- 54Mbps 2.4Ghz transmitted data in 30Mhz range ( up to 3 channels )
- backwards compatible with 802.11b
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- Bluetooth is an alternative wireless network technology similar and different from 802.11
- Bluetooth supports a very short range (approximately 10 meters
- Up to 1Mbps - Relatively low bandwidth
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Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption
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| Wireless Encryptions |
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