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TL-WN620G 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide
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Appendix B: Glossary
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108M Super G TM WLAN Transmission Technology - 108M Super G TM WLAN
Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques including
packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode that combine to
improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products. Users can experience link
rates of up to 108Mbps, twice the industry-standard maximum data link rate of 54Mbps, while
preserving full compatibility with traditional 802.11g or 802.11b networks. 108M Super G
TM
products offer the highest throughput performance available on the market today. In dynamic
108M mode, the device can attach 802.11b, 802.11g and 108Mbps Super G
TM devices at the
same time in an integrated environment.
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2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x
to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which
gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. With this
range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM based client and access point can
maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b
and 802.11g products, for a coverage area that is up to nine times greater. A traditional 802.11b
and 802.11g product transmission distance is about 300m, A TP-LINK 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
based client and access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to
830m.
¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps using
direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio
spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to
as Wi-Fi networks.
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802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b devices,
and WEP encryption for security.
¾ Ad-hoc Network - An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless adapter,
connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless computers operate on a
peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other without the use of an access point.
Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as
peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a departmental scale or SOHO operation.
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DSSS (Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum) - DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern for all
data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one or more bits
in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques embedded in the receiver
can recover the original data without the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver,
DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband
receivers. However, to an intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS
signal is recognized as the only valid signal, and interference is inherently rejected (ignored).