Wipro licences 802.11 MAC to ABC

BANGALORE: Wipro Technologies, the global IT Services Division of Wipro Ltd., has announced the licencing of its dual mode 802.11 MAC core to Advanced Broadband Communications (ABC) of the US, a leader in developing low-cost Cable modem and Wireless solution for broadband access and distribution. 802.11 is an internationally recognised standard for wireless communication in local area networks.

The performance of Wipro`s low gate count and low power consuming 802.11 MAC was evaluated by ABC and found to meet their stringent requirements. Wipro`s IEEE 802.11 MAC is extremely flexible and supports both embedded and hosted kind of applications.

The MAC IP can support data rates up to 108 Mbps and above and is designed to work with both IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b systems. It also supports the CardBus functionality to address the growing market of PC/PCMCIA card chip manufacturers.

Source: IRIS