Belkin F5D8636 User Manual page 4

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Revolutionary N Wireless Technology with MIMo (N MIMo)
Your Belkin N Wireless Modem Router uses a new smart-antenna
technology called Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) . N MIMO
complies with the IEEE draft 802 . 1 1n specification . It increases
speed, range, reliability, and spectral efficiency for wireless
networking systems .
The element that makes Belkin's N 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 N MIMO, on the other hand, uses two antennas .
This design helps combat distortion and interference . Belkin's N 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 N MIMO is the use of
aggregation as specified in the draft 802 . 1 1n specification . By shortening
the space between packets and combining multiple smaller packets
into one larger packet, Belkin's N MIMO can transmit more data through
available bandwidth .
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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 N 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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