CNT1512 Midterm Project - Memo After Presentation - Sara Foss

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CNT1512 3/10/2023 Midterm Project - Memo After Presentation 2 & Up! is presented with deciding whether or not their 802.11a/b/g devices can or should still be used following the implementation of 802.11n network devices and MIMO. The 802.11n standard is, in fact, backwards compatible with most 802.11a/b/g devices. So, newer 802.11n devices can support 802.11a/b/g devices. However, unless those devices are capable of switching to using 802.11n, they will not be able to utilize MIMO. MIMO can only be used with 802.11n. It should be noted that utilizing backwards compatibility to “downgrade” 802.11n to using 802.11a/b/g would be redundant if the purpose of this whole upgrade was to use 802.11n and MIMO – but it is still possible. 802.11a/b/g devices cannot use MIMO unless they are able to use 802.11n. 802.11a/b/g devices can co-exist in a commercial network environment alongside 802.11n devices, but the legacy devices will not be able to take advantage of the benefits of MIMO. With the increased data transfer speeds offered by MIMO and the more efficient usage of power, Nautilus IT Consulting should consider cost-benefit analysis of replacing the 802.11a/b/g devices with newer 802.11n compatible devices. If certain legacy devices for whatever reason do not want to be or cannot be replaced with newer devices, they can still be used – they simply will not be able to benefit from the pros of implementing MIMO alongside newer devices. The legacy standard devices and newer 802.11n standard devices can coexist, but this is not an optimal setup as the legacy devices will not benefit from the MIMO upgrade. With that, it is advised for 2 & Up! to upgrade as many legacy devices as possible to 802.11n compatible equivalents, so that the store can see the maximum amount of benefit from the upgrade to MIMO.
CNT1512 3/10/2023 References: SignalBoosters.com. (2023, March 9). What are the WIFI IEEE 802.11 standards? SignalBoosters. Retrieved March 10, 2023, from https://www.signalboosters.com/blog/what-are-the-wifi-ieee-80211-standards/ #:~:text=IEEE%20802.11n%20(Wireless%2DN%20or%20WiFi%204)&text=In %20addition%2C%20it%20was%20the,a%2Fb%2Fg%20devices . Services, G. V. E. C. I. (2023, January 17). Legacy devices and how they impact internet speed: GVEC. GVEC Internet. Retrieved March 10, 2023, from https://www.gvec.net/legacy-devices-and-how-they-impact-internet-speed/
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