MSI US60SE, User Manual

US60SE 

 108M Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 

Appendix B: Glossary 

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108M Super G

TM

 WLAN Transmission Technology

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 108M Super G

TM

 WLAN 

Transmission Technology employs multiple performance-enhancing techniques 

including packet bursting, fast frames, data compression, and dynamic turbo mode 

that combine to improve the throughput and range of wireless networking products. 

Users can experience link rates of up to 108Mbps, twice the industry-standard 

maximum data link rate of 54Mbps, while preserving full compatibility with traditional 

802.11g or 802.11b networks. 108M Super G

TM

products offer the highest throughput 

performance available on the market today. In dynamic 108M mode, the device can 

attach 802.11b, 802.11g and 108Mbps Super G

TM

 devices at the same time in an 

integrated environment. 

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2x to 3x eXtended Range

TM

 WLAN Transmission Technology -

 The WLAN device 

with 2x to 3x eXtended Range

TM

 WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity up to 

105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless connections. 

With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range

TM

 based client and 

access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times the transmission 

distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.11g products, for a coverage area that is up to nine 

times greater. A traditional 802.11b and 802.11g product transmission distance is about 

300m, A MSI 2x to 3x eXtended Range

TM

 based client and access point can maintain a 

connection transmission distance may be up to 830m. 

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802.11b

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 The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless product networking at 11 Mbps 

using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the 

unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b 

networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks. 

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802.11g

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 specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence 

spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the 

unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b 

devices, and WEP encryption for security. 

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Ad-hoc Network -

 An ad-hoc network is a group of computers, each with a wireless 

adapter, connected as an independent 802.11 wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless 

computers operate on a peer-to-peer basis, communicating directly with each other 

without the use of an access point. Ad-hoc mode is also referred to as an 

Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS) or as peer-to-peer mode, and is useful at a 

departmental scale or SOHO operation. 

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DSSS 

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D

irect-

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equence 

S

pread 

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pectrum)

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 DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern 

for all data transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). Even if one 

or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical techniques 

embedded in the receiver can recover the original data without the need for 

retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband 

noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. However, to an 

intended receiver (i.e. another wireless LAN endpoint), the DSSS signal is recognized 

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