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| | The Telecom Network for Professionals and Users Network is not currently active and cannot accept new posts | | IEEE 802.11n: The Vendor-Neutering of a Once-Promising Standard | Views: 527 | | Jan 25, 2007 2:31 pm | | IEEE 802.11n: The Vendor-Neutering of a Once-Promising Standard | # | 
Ira Stoller | | Quoted from this morning's "IT BUSINESS EDGE" The last sentence in this summary seems to be an unfortunate truth, "Pure engineering always will lose in a battle against the business side of the industry."
This piece looks at the evolution of the 802.11n specification and compares it to a similar evolution of the analog modem. The writer, an engineer, makes the point that the specification as it is written now will provide great value to users. However, he says, vendors have run ahead with draft standards that now must be reconciled. The story provides a tremendous amount of background; the takeaway simply is that the standard that will emerge won't be as fast or technically elegant as the one that would have emerged if the vendors had waited. Indeed, for all the complexities and valuable information in the story, the moral is fairly simple: Pure engineering always will lose in a battle against the business side of the industry.
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6405195.html?industryid=2284Private Reply to Ira Stoller | | Jan 26, 2007 6:19 am | | re: IEEE 802.11n: The Vendor-Neutering of a Once-Promising Standard | # |
mark adams | | This sounds very interesting. I will check out this article. The standard that will emerge, will this be a "defacto" standard or a "dejure" standard?
A standard in Dejure is enforceable by law as in it is a set standard and you dare not mess with that set standard.
If it is a "defacto" standard then the standrad can be changed if I am not mistaken. The business side does win out quite a bit unfortunatly. It is the belief that first to market gets the lions share of that market. This is not always true though. some go to market and later say in six months or a year later a competitor one ups the pioneer in that market.
AOL was among the first to market with alot of Internet technology and take a look at where they are at now.Please correct me on any of this Ira if I am mistaken.
Mark Adams
Telecommunications Consultant
Total Business Solutions Communication
http://tele456com.ld.netPrivate Reply to mark adams | | Jan 26, 2007 12:01 pm | | re: IEEE 802.11n: The Vendor-Neutering of a Once-Promising Standard | # | 
Mike Olszewski | | The article was an interesting read for me, having lived through most of the standards evolutions. The writers point is well taken, but there is certainly another side to the issue. Vendors would not rush anything to market, in fact would be unable to, if there was not commercial demand.
People buy these products, either knowing full well, or being completely ignorant to the fact that the standards are not fully defined.
Also, let's not forget that it is the sale of commercial products that pays for the engineering.
Just my two cents.
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