Wi-Fi changed how we connect to the internet.
Everything influences the performance of your Wi-Fiincluding the devices connected to your router.
But can an old gear running the 802.11b protocol on your online grid slow it down?
Simply put, the Wi-Fi in your house uses radio waves to transmit data.
To make the data transmission, Wi-Fi uses either a 2.4GHz frequency or a 5GHz frequency.
This frequency defines the number of waves that pass through a fixed place in one second.
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To transmit data, the Wi-Fi router changes these waves based on the data that needs to be sent.
To make these changes, Wi-Fi uses different protocols.
Below is a brief explanation of the different (older!)
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Wi-Fi protocols and the speeds they offer.
To achieve these speeds, Wi-Fi 6 usesmultiuser MIMO, increasing the channels bandwidth further.
We can get into Wi-Fi channels and subchannels.
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Instead, it uses a frequency band between 2.4GHz to 2.483GHz.
This band of frequencies is further divided into channels.
For 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, there area total of 14 channels, each providing a bandwidth of 22MHz.
It is in these bands that the data is transferred.
For devices using 802.11b, data is transmitted using DSSS.
), and the transmission channel is selected based on your router’s configuration.
This data is then transmitted on a 2.4GHz channel.
In the case of protocols using OFDM, data is transmitted differently.
This difference in Wi-Fi protocols enables newer Wi-Fi standards to transmit data faster.
Unlike DSSS, OFDM transmits data by dividing the transmission channel into subbands.
These bands use a total bandwidth of 20MHz, and this bandwidth is divided into 64 subcarriers of 312.5kHz.
It is on these subcarriers that the data is transmitted.
Why Does an 802.11b equipment on Your web connection Slow Down Your Wi-Fi?
As explained earlier, different protocols use different modulation techniques to transmit data.
Therefore, to solve this problem, the 802.11n router uses the 802.11b protocol to communicate with that rig.
It is due to this reason that your Wi-Fi slows down because of an older gear.
Therefore, the internet speed decreases because it takes longer to transmit data when the 802.11b protocol is used.
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Is Wi-Fi Going to Get Faster?
Wi-Fi transformed the way users connect to the internet.
Offering a variety of protocols, Wi-Fi has enabled users to transfer data at speeds of up to 2.4Gbps.
