Can’t I just use an off-the-shelf WiFi Access Points and adapters for video streaming?
While the common perception in the industry has always been that 802.11 a/b/g WiFi technology fails to meet the stringent requirements for wireless video home networking, the expectations were that the emerging 802.11n standard will bridge the gap. But unfortunately, it is rare for even the advanced 802.11n based access points to effectively stream even a single SD video stream from the dent to the living room without any artifacts. Most of the progress achieved by 802.11n has been made in the area of burst throughput increase. While it is possible to use off the shelf AP’s and Adapters to stream video in very short distances, unfortunately as the distance grows, the affects of decreasing sustained throughput and robustness shows and quality of experience degrades. For a true wireless HD video home networking a leap beyond traditional MIMO is required.
