D-Link ready with 11n Draft 2.0 upgrades

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Tim Higgins

D-Link today said it has Draft 2.0 product upgrades available for download for its Draft 802.11n Xtreme N product line.The firmware and driver upgrades have also achieved ‘Connect with Intel Centrino’ certification.

The 2.0 draft of the 802.11n specification brings the industry closer to final ratification, providing the next set of technical requirements for enhancing existing draft 11n products. The technical changes occurring between the draft 1.0 and 2.0 deal primarily with the protection of the legacy devices.

Upgrades are available for the following Xtreme N products: DIR-655 Gigabit Router; DWA-556 PCI Express Desktop Adapter; DWA-643 Notebook ExpressCard; DWA-552 Desktop Adapter and; DWA-652 Notebook Adapter. D-Link’s 1.0 products and 2.0 upgrades are based on Atheros’ XPAN draft 11n technologies.

Upgrades for all of D-Link’s draft 802.11n products will be available this quarter.

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