Wireless Standards

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Wireless Standards

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IEEE Standards
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs
IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access (BBWA)
IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA)
IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover
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IEEE 802.11 (WLAN)
802.11a 5 GHz, up to 54 Mbps
802.11b 2.4 GHz, up to 11 Mbps
802.11d Enables 802.11 to work in various countries where it can't today
802.11e QoS Enhancement
802.11f Adds Access Point Interoperability
802.11g 2.4 GHz, up to 54 GHz, compatible with 802.11b
802.11h Resolves interference issues
802.11i Security Enhancement
802.11j Japanese regulatory extensions
802.11k Radio resource measurement
802.11m Enhanced maintenance features, improvements, and amendments
802.11n Next generation of 802.11 with throughput in excess of 100-500Mbps
802.11r Enhancements for fast roaming of WLAN units
802.11s Wireless mesh networks
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IEEE 802.15 (WPAN)
802.15.1 Bluetooth v1.2
802.15.2 Coexistence of WLAN and WPAN
802.15.3 High Rate WPAN (20 Mbps)
802.15.4 Low Rate WPAN (lt200 kbps)
802.15.5 WPAN Mesh Networking
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Common Aliases for Wireless Standards
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
802.15.1 Bluetooth
802.15.3 Ultra Wideband
802.15.4 ZigBee
802.16 WiMAX