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Intel's mobile PC platform extends battery life and supports both 802.11b and 802.11a.


INTEL'S UPCOMING Mobile PC platform, codenamed Banias See Pentium M. , will not only use battery power more efficiently, it will let you go wireless, Intel claims the platform will provide extended battery life, outstanding performance, new thin and light form factors, and simple, seamless wireless connectivity.

A key feature of the Banias platform is dual-band wireless connectivity, delivering both 802.11a and 802.1 lb wireless connections at 54Mbps and 11Mbps, respectively. As wireless technologies evolve, the practice of combining the standards is gaining popularity among wireless equipment makers. The 802.11a standard creates a much faster network than 802.11b, but it's more expensive. It's also a less mature standard.

The Intel wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area  component of the Banias platform will also improve the simultaneous operation Noun 1. simultaneous operation - the simultaneous execution of two or more operations
parallel operation

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 of Bluetooth and 802.1 lb wireless technologies in mobile PCs. The goal is to minimize conflicts between the two wireless technologies and provide optimal data throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together.

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, operating range, and responsiveness on both 802.11b and Bluetooth wireless networks.

Intel is also addressing another pain point for mobile workers: battery life. The wireless chips will power down when not transmitting transmitting,
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Title Annotation:Intel Banias; News: trends standard products
Publication:Mobile Business Advisor
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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