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For cable operators and consumers, "the home network," where HDTV, data, digital voice, and music streams are beamed throughout the entire home wirelessly via a central device, is becoming more and more desired.

 

In the past, issues with WiFi quality and performance kept this technology from being fully achieved, even with the introduction of the 802.11n standard, which maximizes network performance, there was still noticed areas of concern including, environmental and quality issues that occurred.

 

Now, Ruckus Wireless is introducing new "Smart N" technology as an answer to the hindrances in current 802.11n devices.

 

As we move in the direction of the "whole-home DVR," where homes will be connected via a central media center, we need reliable wireless technology to deliver real-time streams throughout the various parts of the home.

 

With the new Smart-N system from Ruckus Wireless, there is no longer a need for cables and wires, and homes can transport reliable HDTV streams, data, music and digital voice throughout the home, free of quality or perfromance issues.

 

"This is the killer application that consumers and carriers really care about and this is what we're demonstrating to the world," commented Ruckus Wireless president and CEO, Selina Lo in a statement.

 

The Smart-N system takes away any of the current problems seen in 802.11n implementations including environmental issues, noise and location problems and has become much better than pre-N implementations-- boosting performance maximums from about 54 Mbps, offered by current WiFi (News - Alert) technology, to 600 Mbps, a news release noted.  

 

Before this technology can be adapted completely in the home however, efficient and perfected distribution of the various content throughout the home must be achieved.

 

As a solution, the company notes that "an adaptable WiFi system that automatically tunes a myriad of new 802.11n parameters and controls RF signals to ensure predictable performance anywhere in the home has become the new industry benchmark."

 

Ruckus' Smart-N system combines, their BeamFlex-N antenna system, for improved transmission and reduced interference and SmartCast, wireless QoS technology that is IPTV (News - Alert)-ready to improve bandwidth based on each incoming packet with 3x3 XSPAN 802.11n silicon technology from Atheros Communications. With all technologies combined together the Smart-N system delivers, for the first time, a high-performance, smart multimedia system that is able to adapt to environmental changes, answer to noise levels and delay concerns.

 

Ruckus Wireless has said they plan to begin shipping Smart WiFi 802.11 products in the second half of 2007.

 

A demonstration of the new Smart WiFi system and other emerging technologies from Ruckus will take place at the January Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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