Cnet CWP-905 User Manual

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(ignored) by most narrowband receivers. 
 
13.    What is Spread Spectrum? 
Spread Spectrum technology is a wideband radio frequency technique developed by the 
military for use in reliable, secure, mission-critical communication systems. It is 
designed to trade off bandwidth efficiency for reliability, integrity, and security. In other 
words, more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission, but 
the trade off produces a signal that is, in effect, louder and thus easier to detect, 
provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread-spectrum signal being 
broadcast. If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency, a spread –spectrum signal 
looks like background noise. There are two main alternatives, Direct Sequence Spread 
Spectrum (DSSS) and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). 
 
14.    What is WMM? 
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), a group of features for wireless networks that improve the 
user experience for audio, video and voice applications. WMM is based on a subset of 
the IEEE 802.11e WLAN QoS draft standard. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to Wi-Fi 
networks and optimizes their performance when multiple concurring applications, each 
with different latency and throughput requirements, compete for network resources. By 
using WMM, end-user satisfaction is maintained in a wider variety of environments and 
traffic conditions. WMM makes it possible for home network users and enterprise 
network managers to decide which data streams are most important and assign them a 
higher traffic priority. 
 
 
 
15.    What is WMM Power Save? 
WMM Power Save is a set of features for Wi-Fi networks that increase the efficiency 
and flexibility of data transmission in order to conserve power. WMM Power Save has 
been optimized for mobile devices running latency-sensitive applications such as voice, 
audio, or video, but can benefit any Wi-Fi device. WMM Power Save uses mechanisms 
included in the IEEE 802.11e standard and is an enhancement of IEEE 802.11 legacy 
power save. With WMM Power Save, the same amount of data can be transmitted in a 
shorter time while allowing the Wi-Fi device to remain longer in a low-power “dozing” 
state. 
 
16.    What is GI? 
GI stands for Guard Interval. It’s a measure to protect wireless devices from cross- 
interference. If there are two wireless devices using the same or near channel, and they 
are close enough, radio interference will occur and reduce the radio resource usability. 
 
17.    What is STBC? 
STBC stands for Space-Time Block Coding, which is a technique used to transfer 
multiple copies of data by multiple antenna, to improve data transfer performance. By 
using multiple antennas, not only data transfer rate is improved, but also the wireless 
stability.  
 
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