From: Xam R. Time (xam_at_chalupa.wi2600.org)
Date: 2002-09-12 01:53:52 UTC
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Jeff Meden wrote:
> This is OT to hostap but... you don't *really* want one antenna RX and
> one antenna TX do you? 802.11b is half duplex, that is it never talks
> and listens at the same time... because it would hear itself no matter
Which is cheaper -- a amplifier that is forward-only, or one that incorporates Rx/Tx handoff?
There are numerous reasons appart from outright cost of outboard bidirectional gear. One may wish to have Tx-only and Rx-only paths. Say you wanted to really push the SIFS timer -- saving a few microseconds here and there is important.
Also, generaly speaking, forward-only amplifiers will exhibit reduced self-noise and less group delay accross the effective band.
--Tk