Re: SMC2802W V2 (prism54 nitro)

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:44:13 -0500
"Dave Feller" <[email protected]> wrote:

> There are actually two revisions of Nitro - the first released early
> last year is simply a software addition of packet bursting and
> protection mechanisms for G solutions - this did two things - it helps G
> radios play better when b radios are around (before the release if a b
> radio entered the network the whole thing would come down to b speeds
> and the whole benefit og G went away) - and by sending more packets
> through the air with less dead time in between sped up the whole network
> by about 15%...
> 
> The new Nitro (NitroXM) adds compression (actually much like WinZip
> compression but real time), more packet bursting, concatenation, and a
> new feature we call DirectLink that allows client to "associate"
> directly with each other bypassing the AP if they need to send data
> locally thereby effectively doubling the throughput... We are claiming a
> max of 140Mbps throughput  - we have shown 90ish using Chariot TCPIP
> client to client. UDP goes even faster... SMC announced XM but have not
> seem it on the shelves myself - expect it very soon.

Are the present chips capable of the NitroXM? From the product brief it
seems to be software update too, as was the old Nitro. That would be
very nice :)

Feyd