Atheros' Adaptive WLAN Leverages Spectrum in Adjacent Channels

Atheros Communications announced the first commercial deployment of adaptive bandwidth technology that provides performance-on-demand based on channel availability. The variable-bandwidth radio system monitors the entire 802.11g band and automatically increase the throughput when channels are available.



Atheros said its "Super G" technology operates in two modes to increase bandwidth. The base mode uses standards-based data compression, large frames and bursting features to deliver real-world network throughput in excess of 40 Mbps for typical data files, an increase of up to two times over traditional 802.11g networks. The enhanced mode, called Dynamic Turbo, further increases throughput by extending the bandwidth of the signal to provide a total throughput of over 60 Mbps for typical data, up to three times greater than traditional 802.11g networks. http://www.atheros.com