Selecting the Right Wireless Technology
Understanding technology capabilities and application requirements is important when selecting a wireless technology for your application. The reasons to choose wireless include reduced installation costs, installation and deployment flexibility, and the ability to address new applications. Before selecting wireless, you first need to ensure the bandwidth available with wireless meets your application requirements.
Choosing the Right Technology - Wired or Wireless
Although the ability to eliminate cabling costs with wireless installations presents potential cost savings, wireless technology must address the application requirements. Two of the main reasons to select a wired protocol are bandwidth and reliability. Standard wired 100BASE-TX Ethernet is faster than both wireless IEEE 802.11g, or Wi-Fi, and IEEE 802.15.4, which provides the basis for ZigBee. When gigabit Ethernet at 1 Gbit/s is included, the bandwidth advantage for Ethernet is clear. If you do not require a bandwidth above 100 Mbit/s, then the cost savings combined with installation flexibility make wireless an effective option.
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