Template:802.11 network standards
| 802.11 protocol |
Release date[1] |
Fre- quency |
Band- width |
Stream data rate[2] | Allowable MIMO streams |
Modulation | Approximate range[citation needed] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor | Outdoor | |||||||||
| (GHz) | (MHz) | (Mbit/s) | (m) | (ft) | (m) | (ft) | ||||
| 802.11-1997 | Jun 1997 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2 | — | DSSS, FHSS | 20 | 66 | 100 | 330 |
| a | Sep 1999 | 5 | 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 | — | OFDM | 35 | 115 | 120 | 390 |
| 3.7[A] | — | — | 5,000 | 16,000[A] | ||||||
| b | Sep 1999 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2, 5.5, 11 | — | DSSS | 35 | 115 | 140 | 460 |
| g | Jun 2003 | 2.4 | 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 | — | OFDM, DSSS | 38 | 125 | 140 | 460 |
| n | Oct 2009 | 2.4/5 | 20 | 7.2, 14.4, 21.7, 28.9, 43.3, 57.8, 65, 72.2 [B] (6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 39, 52, 58.5, 65) [C] |
4 | OFDM | 70 | 230 | 250 | 820[3] |
| 40 | 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150 [B] (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135) [C] |
70 | 230 | 250 | 820[3] | |||||
| ac | Dec 2013 | 5 | 20 | 7.2, 14.4, 21.7, 28.9, 43.3, 57.8, 65, 72.2, 86.7, 96.3 [B] (6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 39, 52, 58.5, 65, 78, 86.7) [C] |
8 | 35 | 115[4] | |||
| 40 | 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 200 [B] (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135, 162, 180) [C] |
35 | 115[4] | |||||||
| 80 | 32.5, 65, 97.5, 130, 195, 260, 292.5, 325, 390, 433.3 [B] (29.2, 58.5, 87.8, 117, 175.5, 234, 263.2, 292.5, 351, 390) [C] |
35 | 115[4] | |||||||
| 160 | 65, 130, 195, 260, 390, 520, 585, 650, 780, 866.7 [B] (58.5, 117, 175.5, 234, 351, 468, 702, 780) [C] |
35 | 115[4] | |||||||
| ad | Dec 2012 | 60 | 2,160 | Up to 6,912 (6.75 Gbit/s) [5] | — | OFDM, single carrier, low-power single carrier |
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| ah | Est. 2016[1] | 0.9 | ||||||||
| aj | Est. 2016[1] | 45/60 | ||||||||
| ax | Est. 2019[1] | 2.4/5 | MIMO-OFDM | |||||||
- A1 A2 IEEE 802.11y-2008 extended operation of 802.11a to the licensed 3.7 GHz band. Increased power limits allow a range up to 5,000 m. As of 2009[update], it is only being licensed in the United States by the FCC.
- B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Assumes short guard interval (SGI) enabled.
- C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Assumes short guard interval (SGI) disabled.
- ^ a b c d "Official IEEE 802.11 working group project timelines". June 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n: Longer-Range, Faster-Throughput, Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi® Networks" (registration required). Wi-Fi Alliance. September 2009.
- ^ a b "802.11n Delivers Better Range". Wi-Fi Planet. 2007-05-31.
- ^ a b c d "IEEE 802.11ac: What Does it Mean for Test?" (PDF). LitePoint. October 2013.
- ^ "WiGig and IEEE 802.11ad For Multi-Gigabyte-Per-Second WPAN and WLAN" (PDF). Tensorcom Inc.