802.11n group approves draft 2.0

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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/0122...p-approves.html

The 2.0 draft spec is expected to be mailed to the membership for comments and voting by the end of January. Voting is expected to be completed on version 2.0 by the end of March with a new draft, version 3.0, ready by the end of May.

At that time, draft 3.0 would be created, and if 75% of the members approve, the spec will go into recirculation balloting.

"At this point, the documents are considered stable," said McFarland.

Assuming 3.0 is approved, it will go out for "sponsor" balloting by January 2008.

"The sponsor ballot process and completion takes time," said McFarland.

Final approval, called the publication date, is expected by October 2008.

Benefits of 802.11n include higher throughput (about 120Mbps real world) than the current standard and a range that's 50 percent longer. Also, because of its multiple antennas that can stitch together a fractured signal, it eliminates many indoor spots where the signal would normally be dropped.

Sounds like Draft 3.0 will be the truly safe buy-in point for those who just can't wait.