Is 54Mbit wireless like "hub" or "switch"?

[Sadiq Saif]

Ah, I see now. So WiFi is not duplex? Interesting.


On 2010-08-26, at 10:59 PM, James Knott wrote:

> Sadiq wrote:
>> It is like a switch, local area traffic is dedicated to each device like a switch.
> Actually, it's more like a hub.  With a switch, each device can transmit independently of any other and can also receive at the same time.  With WiFi, only one device can transmit at a time and no device can receive while transmitting, just like with a hub.
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