Chapter 5

IEEE 802.11 Standards

In this chapter, you will learn about the following:

Original IEEE 802.11 standard IEEE 802.11-2007 ratified amendments

802.11b

802.11a

802.11g

802.11d

802.11h

802.11i

802.11j

802.11e

Post-2007 ratified amendments

802.11r-2008

802.11k-2008

802.11y-2008

802.11w-2009

802.11n-2009

802.11p-2010

802.11z-2010

802.11u-2011

802.11v-2011

802.11s-2011

IEEE 802.11 draft amendments

802.11aa

802.11ac

802.11ad

802.11ae

802.11af

802.11ah

Defunct amendments

802.11F

802.11T

802.11m Task group

As discussed in Chapter 1, “Overview of Wireless Standards, Organizations, and Fundamentals,” the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the professional society that creates and maintains standards that we use for communications, ...

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