Information AboutHomerf |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT HOMERF | |
| wireless networking | |
| history of computing | |
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It is a Wireless networking specification that uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS ) in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and can achieve a maximum of 10 Mbit/s throughput and its nodes can travel within a 50 meter range of an access point while remaining connected to the PAN. Both traditional telephone signals and data signals can be exchanged over the same wireless network. Therefore, in HomeRF, cordless telephones and laptops, for example, can share the same bandwidth in the same home of office. HomeRF was developed by the HomeRF Working Group, a consortium of mobile wireless companies that includes Siemens AG and Motorola . The working group was disbanded in January 2003 however, after 802.11b networks became accessible to home users and Microsoft began including support for Bluetooth in its Windows operating systems. HomeRF became obsolete, and no group is developing the standard further. The archive of the HomeRF Working Group http://www.palowireless.com/homerf/homerf.asp is maintained by Palo Wireless. |