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re: What router should I buy?
Posted on 8/9/14 at 11:14 am to Layabout
Posted on 8/9/14 at 11:14 am to Layabout
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he router employs what's called beaconing to focus the signal on the attached devices.
The technology is called beam-forming, and it only works on clients with adapters that support it, and for 802.11n, that excludes pretty much every client that doesn't use a specifically purchased after-market adapter spec'd for beam-forming. It's really the combo of internal and external antennae and high power output that give the upper-end ASUS routers the advantage in tests.
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Posted on 8/9/14 at 12:53 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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The technology is called beam-forming, and it only works on clients with adapters that support it, and for 802.11n, that excludes pretty much every client that doesn't use a specifically purchased after-market adapter spec'd for beam-forming.
I've read that the Asus router uses implicit beam forming based on lost packets to concentrate the signal. This technique doesn't require matching client hardware. I have no idea of the true effectiveness of it but it sounds reasonable.
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 12:54 pm
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