Wireless
Network Types |
| 802.11 |
The original WLAN Standard. Supports 1 Mbps
to 2 Mbps. |
| 802.11a |
High speed WLAN standard for 5 GHz band.
Supports 54 Mbps. |
| 802.11b |
WLAN standard for 2.4 GHz band. Supports 11
Mbps. |
| 802.11d |
International roaming — automatically
configures devices to meet local RF regulations |
| 802.11e |
Addresses quality of service requirements for
all IEEE WLAN radio interfaces. |
| 802.11f |
Defines inter-access point communications to
facilitate multiple vendor-distributed WLAN networks. |
| 802.11g |
Establishes an additional modulation
technique for 2.4 GHz band. Supports speeds up to 54 Mbps. |
| 802.11h |
Defines the spectrum management of the 5 GHz
band. |
| 802.11k |
Defines and exposes radio and network
information to facilitate radio resource management of a mobile
Wireless LAN. |
| 802.11n |
Provides higher throughput improvements.
Intended to provide speeds up to 500 Mbps. |
| 802.11s |
Defines how wireless devices can interconnect
to create an ad-hoc (mesh) network. |
|
802.11r |
Provides fast (<50 millisecond), secure and
QoS-enabled inter-access point roaming protocol for clients. |
| 802.11u |
Adds features to improve interworking with
external (non-802) networks where the user is not pre-authorized for
access. |
| 802.11v |
Enhances client manageability, infrastructure
assisted roaming management, and filtering services. |
| 802.11z |
Creates tunnel direct link setup between
clients to improve peer-peer video throughput. |
| 802.11aa |
Robust video transport streaming |
