Belkin N1 MIMO Wireless User Manual page 4

Introduction
Revolutionary N1 Wireless Technology with MIMO (N1 MIMO)
Your.Belkin.N1.Wireless.Modem.Router.uses.a.new.smart-antenna.
technology.called.Multiple.Input.Multiple.Output.(MIMO)..N1.MIMO.
complies.with.the.IEEE.draft.802.11n.specification..It.increases.
speed,.range,.reliability,.and.spectral.efficiency.for.wireless.
networking.systems.
The.element.that.makes.Belkin's.N1.MIMO.technology.different.
from.a.conventional.radio.is.the.use.of.multiple.antennas.and.two.
simultaneous.data.streams.to.deliver.wireless.transfers.around.your.
home.or.office..A.conventional.radio.uses.one.antenna.to.transmit.
a.data.stream..Belkin's.N1.MIMO,.on.the.other.hand,.uses.three.
antennas..This.design.helps.combat.distortion.and.interference..
Belkin's.N1.MIMO.is.multidimensional..It.builds.on.one-dimensional.
smart-antenna.technology.by.simultaneously.transmitting.two.data.
streams.through.the.same.channel,.which.increases. .
wireless.capacity..
Another.element.that.enhances.Belkin's.N1.MIMO.is.the.use.of.
aggregation.as.specified.in.the.draft.802.11n.specification.. .
By.shortening.the.space.between.packets.and.combining.multiple.
smaller.packets.into.one.larger.packet,.Belkin's.N1.MIMO.can.
transmit.more.data.through.available.bandwidth..
Think.of.conventional.radio.transmission.as.a.two-lane.highway..The.
speed.limit.governs.the.maximum.allowable.flow.of.traffic.through.
that.lane..Compared.with.conventional.radios,.one-dimensional.smart.
antenna.systems.help.move.traffic.through.that.lane.faster.and.more.
reliably—analogous.to.a.four-lane.road.on.which.traffic.consistently.
moves.at.a.rate.closer.to.the.speed.limit..Belkin's.N1.MIMO.helps.
traffic.move.at.the.speed.limit.and.opens.more.lanes—to.become.the.
superhighway.in.this.example..The.rate.of.traffic.flow.is.multiplied.by.
the.number.of.lanes.that.are.opened.
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