Philips SLA5520 - Manual (Page 37)

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In wireless networks, devices are connected to other devices. The connection is
either with cables (ethernet) or wireless (802.11). One of the devices is often a
DHCP server.
Example – Philips Base station (router) with connections to several PC’s.
The Philips wireless notebook adapter can connect your notebook to the wireless
network.
Web – www.philips.com
The Philips wireless USB adapter can connect your PC to the wireless network.
Web – www.philips.com.
A popular codec for audio files.
Abbreviation – Windows Media Audio.
WPA is a kind of security type.
Abbreviation – WiFi Protected Access.
General overview of bandwidths
All numbers in the table hold the same value
Bandwidth requirement for common usage
The numbers given are examples; variations to these numbers are very well possible.
Group Mega Bits per second
Wireless network IEEE 802.11g 54– 108+
Wired network 100
Audio 0.128
Movies, DivX 1
Movies, DVD 6
Movies, HDTV 12
Group Bits Bytes
Giga~ 8 1
Mega~ 8192 1024
Kilo~ 8388608 1048576
~ 8589934592 1073741824
Example - 5 Mega Bytes = 5,120 Kilo Bytes = 40,960 Kilo Bits.
Wireless network
Wireless Notebook adapter
Wireless USB adapter
WMA
WPA
Divide by 8
Multiply by 1024
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