IEEE 802.11b-1999
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IEEE 802.11b-1999 or 802.11b is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking specification that extends throughout up to 11 Mbit/s using the same 2.4 GHz band. A related amendment was incorporated into the IEEE 802.11-2007 standard.
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Generation | IEEE standard |
Adopted | Maximum link rate (Mbit/s) |
Radio frequency (GHz) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Wi-Fi 8 | 802.11bn | 2028 | 100,000[1] | 2.4, 5, 6, 7, 42.5, 71[2] |
Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 1376–46,120 | 2.4, 5, 6[3] |
Wi-Fi 6E | 802.11ax | 2020 | 574–9608[4] | 6[lower-alpha 1] |
Wi-Fi 6 | 2019 | 2.4, 5 | ||
Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2014 | 433–6933 | 5[lower-alpha 2] |
Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2008 | 72–600 | 2.4, 5 |
(Wi-Fi 3)* | 802.11g | 2003 | 6–54 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 2)* | 802.11a | 1999 | 5 | |
(Wi-Fi 1)* | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | 2.4 |
(Wi-Fi 0)* | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | 2.4 |
*Wi‑Fi 0, 1, 2, and 3 are named by retroactive inference. They do not exist in the official nomenclature.[5][6][7] |
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802.11 is a set of IEEE standards that govern wireless networking transmission methods. They are commonly used today in their 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax versions to provide wireless connectivity in the home, office and some commercial establishments.