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Figure 1. AMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
2.2 Features
lCompatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless Ethernet speeds
of 11Mbps data rate
lDynamic data rate switching with 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps
lAllows auto fallback data rate for optimized reliability, throughput and transmission
range
lSupports wireless data encryption with 40-bit WEP standard for security
lIntegrated Microstrip dual diversity antennas for the multi-path environment
lOne-piece PC Card design to fully support PCMCIA type II defined mechanical and
environmental stress conditions
2.3 Requirements
lAMBIT 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC Card
lWindows drivers and utilities
lA notebook computer with the following requirements
ØPentium or above processor
ØRunning Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT or 2000.
ØPCMCIA type II slot.
ØCD-ROM drive.
3.4 Usage Model
lAd-hoc Networking
Ad-hoc network also is called Peer-to-Peer network. Without Access Point, notebook
users with each 11Mbps Wireless High Rate PC card can build a Ad-hoc Peer-to-Peer
wireless networks to share files with each other, share a public office printer and other
peripheral resources, and even access the Internet via a modem.
lInfrastructure Networking
802.11b-compatible Access Point is a bridge or router for connect to the wired
Ethernet network and wireless network. Through the deployment of Access Point,
wireless LAN can be extended to the reach of a wired network. Therefore, A notebook
