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Wi-Fi Alliance to Certify Pre-Standard IEEE 802.11n Second phase of certification program	By Anca Rusu, Technology Editor 1st of September 2006, 12:22 GMT Adjust text size:


After it has announced it will fully certify the 802.11n standard in 2008, the Wi-Fi Alliance stated that it also intends to attest interoperability of Wi-Fi products that include baseline features from the developing IEEE 802.11n standard in the first half of 2007. More exactly, the 2007 certification will be the first phase of the full alignment with the ratified standard that will take place in 2008. "This two-phase approach balances our longstanding commitment to standards-based technology with the current market need for product interoperability certification," said Wi-Fi Alliance Managing Director Frank Hanzlik. "While we are committed to supporting a full 802.11n standard when it is available, pre-standard products are reaching a level of maturity and there is enough market uptake that a certification program makes sense for the industry." If you decide to buy a product that has been certified in the first phase, then you will own a pre-standard product, which is not based on a ratified IEEE standard. The second phase of the certification program, to be launched at the time of final IEEE 802.11n ratification, will support compatibility between Wi-Fi certified pre-standard products and those certified to the full standard. "The ratified IEEE 802.11n is likely to include a larger set of features and will be a fully-reviewed standard," Hanzlik said. "We believe the maturity of the baseline features in the pre-standard certification diminishes the risk that products won't comply with IEEE 802.11n when it is ratified."

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