> I also learn from a previous email the reasons why b/g are not > so good in our meeting, and may be thru our liaison with IEEE > we need to make some noise over there, so the market use a > better technology. >From the perspective of RF attenuation (and signals not going through air walls in hotels), 802.11a is actually a better technology. The spectrum used is at a higher frequency, and the standard includes more channels which can be used to deploy a WLAN in tight quarters (like an IETF meeting). If making noise would help, I think petitioning Apple to include 802.11a in their machines would be more effective in the market than asking IEEE802 to develop yet another WLAN standard (imho). However, I agree with your observation that using 802.11a may not be a choice for a lot of people in Dallas, at IETF 65. Regards, Ed J. -----Original Message----- From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of JORDI PALET MARTINEZ Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 7:40 AM To: ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Meeting Survey Results Hi David, Don't want to start a new useless thread here, my point was basically to show that b/g has a wider adoption and 75% of the laptops don't have built-in a, so it makes sense to make additional effort to get it working. I also learn from a previous email the reasons why b/g are not so good in our meeting, and may be thru our liaison with IEEE we need to make some noise over there, so the market use a better technology. I also got some folks confirming that a cards where available also in previous meetings, but probably that was not properly advertised, may be ? Regards, Jordi > De: David Kessens <david.kessens@xxxxxxxxx> > Responder a: <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> > Fecha: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:38:51 -0800 > Para: JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <jordi.palet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > CC: "ietf@xxxxxxxx" <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Asunto: Re: Meeting Survey Results > > > Jordi, > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 02:44:15PM -0400, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote: >> >> I'm not sure if I got it. My MUST was on the other way around: We >> really need to warrantee good coverage for b/g to 75% of the >> participants. > > We hope to offer good connectivity to the other 25% of the > participants as well. > > You can help us by bringing a configured 802.11a card. > > David Kessens > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf ********************************************** The IPv6 Portal: http://www.ipv6tf.org Barcelona 2005 Global IPv6 Summit Slides available at: http://www.ipv6-es.com This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, including attached files, is prohibited. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf