Ralink MIMObility WLAN Complies with 802.11n Draft 2.0 Standard

(Product News, 25 Apr 2007)

Ralink Technology, a leading developer of 802.11x WLAN chipsets, announced that its MIMObility WLAN chipsets comply with the new IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 standard.

By complying with the draft 2.0 802.11n standard, Ralink MIMObility solutions offer truly superior performance and seamless interoperability to enhance the overall end user experience. These chipsets provide data throughput greater than 160Mbps with actual connection speeds of 300Mbps to accommodate protocol overhead. Ralink MIMObility solutions consist of a transceiver, and an integrated Baseband and Media Access Control (MAC) device that support industry standard interfaces including PCI, MiniPCI, CardBus, USB 2.0, PCIe and MiniCard. The chipsets are fully backward compatible with the existing industry wireless standards such as 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g.

A market leader in the 802.11x WLAN industry, Ralink MIMObility chipsets are currently available with reference designs and driver software for the Windows Vista operating system. Linux source code for all Ralink drivers is also available. Ralink's 802.11x WLAN solutions are currently shipping in wireless LAN routers for homes, businesses and city-wide networks. They are also used in laptops, media servers, set-top boxes, televisions, printers and projectors throughout the world.

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