It's all paperwork
at this point, but you had to know that the Wi-Fi Alliance wouldn't just let the two-year old 802.11n draft 2.0 program remain as it was now that the protocol is
finally finished, right? Announced today, said organization is updating the Wi-Fi Certified program to add testing for "popular optional features now more widely available in WiFi equipment," all of which are detailed in the read link. The real news, however, is the new face. On the same day that we were shown an absolutely spectacular new
Windows 7 logo -- one that will inevitably mar your next laptop's palm rest -- the Wi-Fi Alliance (or the WFA, as we call 'em at the poker table) is rolling out an updated logo, family of taglines and product labeling matrix. Thrilling, isn't it? Head on past the break for a few more... if you're into that kind of thing.
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posted Oct 1st 2009 3:31AM
That logo is getting longer and longer. They should just make the b/g/n under the wifi logo, and keep the logo compact.
Orange you glad they didn't do the whole alphabet? :)
I think the reason they have the letters on the sides is because they resemble the "WiFi Radio waves" commonly found on most computer wireless icons.
this logo blesses my life. i will now go eat a chipotle burrito.
chipotle? gross.
panchero's, eff tee dubya.
You do know that Freebirds is THE burrito maker?
'nuff said.
fruity.
But is it also OBGYN certified?
Maybe they could name it... b.a.n.g certified?
you win.
they should call rename it b/a/n/g my wifi
they should go with numbers from now one...letters are limited, numbers are infinite.
Wireless 1
Wireless 2
Wireless 3
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Wireless n
You mean so the official name can be 802.11-12, 802.11-13 etc? I rather have them add 1 more letter if they run out: 802.11aa, ab, etc
@jK: They're already at 802.11ad
802.11aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!
at the rate they finalized n, it'll be a VERY long time before we see another alphabet number, don't you worry
WiFi Ep. 5 - So Very Fast
∞ certified.
Whatever. As long as I can peel off the sticker...
Their design team needs some serious help, they should just run a design contest at a daycare next time.
Shiny!
(Not to fret, Cap'n)
n is presumably backwards compatible with b and g,
so it should just be WiFi n or WiFi an.
Life Savers anyone?
More than the logo itself, I want to see devices (laptops, routers and NICs) stamped with it...
Is there any available already in market for us mere mortal consumers?
More than the logo itself, I want to see the actual devices (laptops, routers, NICs) stamped with it...
Is there any available in market for us mere mortal consumers?
Why did they jump from a to b to g to n? What is wrong with a/b/c/d?
For the same reason radio stations are 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/etc...
* IEEE 802.11 - The WLAN standard was original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and infrared [IR] standard (1997), all the others listed below are Amendments to this standard, except for Recommended Practices 802.11F and 802.11T.
* IEEE 802.11a - 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in 2001)
* IEEE 802.11b - Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s (1999)
* IEEE 802.11c — Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
* IEEE 802.11d - International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
* IEEE 802.11e - Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting (2005)
* IEEE 802.11F - Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) Withdrawn February 2006
* IEEE 802.11g - 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
* IEEE 802.11h - Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
* IEEE 802.11i - Enhanced security (2004)
* IEEE 802.11j - Extensions for Japan (2004)
* IEEE 802.11-2007 - A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h, i & j. (July 2007)
* IEEE 802.11k - Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
* IEEE 802.11n - Higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas) (September 2009)
* IEEE 802.11p - WAVE — Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) (working — June 2010)
* IEEE 802.11r - Fast roaming Working "Task Group r" - (2008)
* IEEE 802.11s - Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (working — September 2010)
* IEEE 802.11T — Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP) - test methods and metrics Recommendation cancelled
* IEEE 802.11u - Interworking with non-802 networks (for example, cellular) (working — September 2010)
* IEEE 802.11v - Wireless network management (working — June 2010)
* IEEE 802.11w - Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
* IEEE 802.11y - 3650-3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
* IEEE 802.11z - Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (August 2007 - December 2011)
* IEEE 802.11aa - Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport Streams (March 2008 - June 2011)
* IEEE 802.11mb — Maintenance of the standard. Expected to become 802.11-2011. (ongoing)
* IEEE 802.11ac - Very High Throughput
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Why not just call it Wi-Fi BANG certified? That's catchy. Really, does anyone really care about alphabetical order? Release order or strength order would make sense but alphabetical?
B.A.N.G. isn't as bad as B.A.M. (Bikers Against Motorists) which conjures up very tragic, but humorous, images of the point of impact.
http://www.russbrown.com/
Lifesavers is right.
What's the most successful/recognizable logo out there- Apple (http://adwido.com/view_content?vkey=45f860d0c3dcd6dae30230b50e32a6af). And all it is is...an apple.
Wait people still use 802.11a?
ahaha
I don't know why people are always dumping on 802.11 a. It was faster than b and as fast as g.
And b/a/n/g my wifi wins the internet.