Atheros Introduces Highest-Performance XSPAN Dual-Concurrent Wireless Router Solution

Atheros Introduces Highest-Performance XSPAN Dual-Concurrent Wireless Router Solution

Atheros Communications, Inc. announced the launch of its highest performance 802.11n solution to date. The AR5008AP-3NX2 chipset, combines Atheros XSPAN™ draft 802.11n technology with the industry’s most powerful Wireless Network Processor Unit (WNPU), the Atheros AR7161. The chipset’s concurrent operation in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless LAN (WLAN) frequency bands delivers up to 600 megabits-per-second (Mbps) aggregate physical data rates and the flexibility to segregate application content into the channels that provide the best user experience.

New Chipset Delivers Ultimate Networking Experience for Simultaneous Operation of High-Bandwidth 802.11n Applications

The AR5008AP-3NX2 targets Atheros’ retail, SOHO and enterprise networking customers that want to provide the highest wireless throughput, coverage and capacity. With up to 27 non-overlapping channels, end users can run numerous WLAN applications simultaneously while avoiding interference which often plagues networks operating solely in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The combined 2.4 and 5 GHz channel capacity supports uninterrupted, jitter-free transmission of multimedia applications.