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Old 30-04-2012, 18:48   #12
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Re: Netgear release first 802.11ac router

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq View Post
Most 5Ghz channels require the router to monitor the channel for 60 seconds for radar signals before being allowed to use it. 802.11ac uses 8 channels so 8 times that, plus the channel switch time, and additional time to find an entire block of 8 free channels with nothing else using the whole range.
Wow, I've never heard that one before. Could it not just monitor all 8 channels simultaneously? Or at least 2 channels at a time to cut down that start time?
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