802.11 White Papers
WLAN Channel Bonding: Causing Greater Problems Than It Solves
Overview Several enhancements have been proposed for increasing 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN) throughput. Some of these, such as increasing the modulation density, improvements to the media access (MAC) layer and techniques like multiple in, multiple out (MIMO), show real promise. But the use of channel bonding is short-sighted because it could sacrifice long-term WLAN market growth for short-term increases in throughput. This white paper illustrates how, as the market grows, the effects of WLAN channel bonded implementations will become denser and interference problems will become apparent. Standard 802.11 implementations are reviewed, channel bonding is defined and its long-term effects discussed, and viable alternatives to channel bonding are proposed.
| Publisher | Texas Instruments | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | September 2003 | Downloads | 70 |
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