IEEE 802.11 or Wi-Fi denotes a set of Wireless LAN standards developed
by working group 11 of the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802).
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IEEE 802.11 - The original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and IR
standard (1999)
IEEE 802.11a - 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in
2001)
IEEE 802.11b - Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s
(1999)
IEEE 802.11c - Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
IEEE 802.11d - International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
IEEE 802.11e - Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting
IEEE 802.11f - Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003)
IEEE 802.11g - 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible
with b) (2003)
IEEE 802.11h - 5 GHz spectrum, Dynamic
Channel/Frequency Selection (DCS/DFS) and Transmit Power Control (TPC)
for European compatibility (2004)
IEEE 802.11i - Enhanced security (2004)
IEEE 802.11j - Extensions for Japan (2004)
IEEE 802.11k - Radio resource measurement enhancements
IEEE 802.11l - (reserved, typologically unsound)
IEEE 802.11m - Maintenance of the standard; odds and ends.
IEEE 802.11n - Higher throughput improvements
IEEE 802.11o - (reserved, typologically unsound)
IEEE 802.11p
- WAVE - Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as
ambulances and passenger cars)
IEEE 802.11q - (reserved, typologically unsound, can be confused
with 802.1q VLAN trunking)
IEEE 802.11r - Fast roaming
IEEE 802.11s - ESS Mesh Networking
IEEE 802.11t - Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP) - test methods and
metrics
IEEE 802.11u - Interworking with non-802 networks (e.g., cellular)