As communications technology becomes increasingly more advanced, and as network connection speeds continue to climb to enable advanced applications, the need for interoperability becomes paramount to the continued success of the industry as a whole. With a few exceptions, single-vendor solutions are a vanishing phenomenon, and to prove compatibility with other vendors, systems, platforms, and devices is critical to driving the adoption of the latest technologies.

 

In its ongoing effort to promote inter-vendor compatibility, the Wi-Fi Alliance continues to put wireless products through its qualification process with the goal of creating a network of wireless devices standardized on a single set of specifications. 

 

The latest vendor to announce its product has earned Wi-Fi CERTIFIED status is Metalink’s WLANPlus chipset, which has passed Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 Certification testing, deigned to ensure compliance with IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 specifications.

 

“We believe that the Wi-Fi Alliance’s (News - Alert) decision to begin the certification process will accelerate the market penetration of 802.11n products, and we look forward to becoming a significant player in the standard-compliant 802.11n market,” said Barry Volinskey, Metalink’s vice president of WLAN marketing.

 

Metalink’s WLANPlus chipsets are designed to solve today’s high-bandwidth, time-sensitive computing needs, like large data transfers, VoIP, online gaming, high definition video, and more. Because these applications require network stability and constant availability, Metalink’s state of the art EDCA (Enhanced Distribution Channel Access) with FLA (Fast Link Adaptation), and DLS (Dynamic Link Setup) are ideal methods for increasing network efficiency and meeting customer SLAs (Service Level Agreements).

 

These cutting edge chips offer video-grade wireless network connectivity, supporting up to 300Mbps transmission speeds and twice the reach of competing 802.11n solutions, enabled by additional high-end technology, specifically, its Maximum Likelihood (ML) decoder combined with advanced Forward Error Correction (FEC) scheme, using Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) technology. Supporting a vast array of standard and proprietary algorithms, the WLANPlus can effectively support multimedia applications with minimum jitter, latency, and packet loss.

 

“We commend Metalink for achieving Wi-Fi certification for WLANPlus,” said Wi-Fi Alliance managing director Frank Hanzlik.  “Having met the rigorous requirements for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n draft 2.0 is quite an accomplishment, and reflects Metalink’s commitment to interoperable, protected next-generation Wi-Fi technology.”