According to Dhir, what all this means is that while the physical-layer radios for HiperLAN2 and 802.11a will be the same, the media access control (MAC) layers will differ.

Jeppe Jessen, CEO, IP Semiconductor A/S, Soeborg, Denmark, Amit Dhir, Manager, Strategic Solutions, Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, Calif. Next generation routers are providing solutions to service providers ...