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| New Multi-Channel Software From Kiyon Kiyon has announced the release of a new wireless software core that can transform wireless access points, routers, switches and client devices (such as cellphones) into high-performance multi-channel wireless solutions with carrier-grade quality. This new multi-channel technology dramatically improves capacity, Internet throughput, and quality of service (QoS) for 802.11 and UWB (ultra-wideband) systems that normally use a single RF channel over a single radio, while mitigating interference from other WiFi or radio devices. This latest upgrade to the Kiyon Autonomic Network (KAN) software is in beta test and will ship later this month, and is also applicable to 802.16e mobile WIMAX/WiBRO systems. Increasing the number of hops, nodes, or clients in a conventional WiFi network environment causes severe problems with throughput, interference, and quality. More importantly, QoS for broadband applications such as voice over IP (VoIP) or real-time and HD video, is very poor on 802.11 radios (even with 802.11e added), since the network infrastructure can't guarantee or prioritize packet flow properly. Kiyon's new technology overcomes these limitations by taking advantage of the multiple, non-overlapping RF channels in WiFi and UWB, and using a TDMA-based MAC protocol combined with ultra-fast dynamic (no central controller) channel data switching resulting in separate queuing for different traffic flows. This new KAN software MAC architecture works for both peer-to-peer (single-hop) and mesh (multi-hop) networks to provide sufficient QoS bandwidth to support convergent voice, real-time and HD video, and data traffic on the same wireless infrastructure. For WiFi and UWB users, this dramatically improves multi-service bandwidth, quality, IP roaming with persistent IP addressing, and security. Kiyon's new multi-channel software incorporates its previously released "levelized broadband throughput" technology to offer a highly scalable wireless solution with ultra low latency and jitter that has wide ranging applicability for seamless indoor and outdoor mobile connectivity. It can also be embedded in common wireless devices such as WiFi/dual-mode handsets, multi-player game devices and other consumer electronics. Ideally for optimum benefit Kiyon's technology would be used in both the client and infrastructure network but quality and throughput advantages result even if it is applied asymmetrically to just clients, or the infrastructure routers. Kiyon enabled Networks will be able to support higher user density over a wider area and will be suited for establishing temporary and variable load networks, upgrading legacy buildings, and delivering location based and social networking services. Kiyon's multi-channel technology is compliant with the alphabet of wireless Internet standards, including 802.11a, b, g, e, i, r and the pending 801.11s and n that defines product compatibility, QoS, security, inter and intra network roaming, power conservation, and mesh networking; in fact, a multichannel "enhancement" on the 802.11s standard is seriously being considered. The multi-channel algorithm also improves ad hoc peer-to-peer networking and network security for WiFi and UWB, and has implications for emerging WiMAX initiatives. Kiyon is licensing its new multi-channel software, as well as incorporating it in its own products. Kiyon's KAN systems are self-managing and offer ad hoc recognition, broadband multi-hopping and alternate path routing for secure, easy-to-use wireless networking and scalability to any number or wireless client or infrastructure devices. KAN is currently packaged in building automation control routers (BACnet) for companies such as Honeywell, Siemens, Trane, and Johnson Controls; Wireless Broadband Routers for businesses, WISPs, gaming, and residential and digital home applications; and in client devices such as cellphones, PDA's, Laptops, and WLAN switches. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |