Independent Review of 802.11 for MAN/WAN Connectivity
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“The wireless bridges we tested are most well-suited to joining small to medium-sized LANs that don't have high-bandwidth requirements; the throughput we achieved with these products wouldn't be sufficient for networks that need to send large amounts of data over the air.”
“…the products we tested claim to support transmission speeds of 10Mbps to 12 Mbps--though our assessments revealed that in most cases, throughput was well under half the advertised rate.”
“…on average, we found that an 11-Mbps device was able to flush out data at around 4 Mbps (half-duplex).”
“…Nonetheless, all will outperform T1 lines and represent a cost-effective solution for campus and MAN (metropolitan area network) links.”