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The document outlines the various IEEE standards and amendments related to WiFi networks. It lists the original 802.11 standard from 1997 supporting 1-2 Mbps networks on 2.4 GHz and infrared. It then describes amendments added over time to improve speeds, add 5 GHz support, enhance security, enable roaming and international compatibility, and more recently improvements for high throughput, vehicular environments, mesh networking and use of TV white spaces. The latest standards release from 2016 incorporates amendments up to that point for improved performance and new applications.

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Ieee 802-11

The document outlines the various IEEE standards and amendments related to WiFi networks. It lists the original 802.11 standard from 1997 supporting 1-2 Mbps networks on 2.4 GHz and infrared. It then describes amendments added over time to improve speeds, add 5 GHz support, enhance security, enable roaming and international compatibility, and more recently improvements for high throughput, vehicular environments, mesh networking and use of TV white spaces. The latest standards release from 2016 incorporates amendments up to that point for improved performance and new applications.

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WIFI: Standards and amendments

Within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group,the following IEEE Standards Association Standard and
Amendments exist:

• IEEE 802.11-1997: The WLAN standard was originally 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF
and infrared (IR) standard (1997), all the others listed below are Amendments to this
standard, except for Recommended Practices 802.11F and 802.11T.
• 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 Mbit/s 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 (2005)
• IEEE 802.11F: Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) Withdrawn February 2006
• IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
• IEEE 802.11h: Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
• IEEE 802.11i: Enhanced security (2004)
• IEEE 802.11j: Extensions for Japan (2004)
• IEEE 802.11-2007: A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h,
i, and j. (July 2007)
• IEEE 802.11k: Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
• IEEE 802.11n: Higher-throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-
output antennas) (September 2009)
• IEEE 802.11p: WAVE—Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as
ambulances and passenger cars) (July 2010)
• IEEE 802.11r: Fast BSS transition (FT) (2008)
• IEEE 802.11s: Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (July 2011)
• IEEE 802.11T: Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP)—test methods and metrics
Recommendation cancelled
• IEEE 802.11u: Improvements related to HotSpots and 3rd-party authorization of clients,
e.g., cellular network offload (February 2011)
• IEEE 802.11v: Wireless network management (February 2011)
• IEEE 802.11w: Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
• IEEE 802.11y: 3650–3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
• IEEE 802.11z: Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (September 2010)
• IEEE 802.11-2012: A new release of the standard that includes amendments k, n, p, r, s, u,
v, w, y, and z (March 2012)
• IEEE 802.11aa: Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport Streams (June 2012)
• IEEE 802.11ac: Very High Throughput <6 GHz;[55] potential improvements over 802.11n:
better modulation scheme (expected ~10% throughput increase), wider channels (estimate in
future time 80 to 160 MHz), multi user MIMO;[56] (December 2013)
• IEEE 802.11ad: Very High Throughput 60 GHz (December 2012) — see WiGig
• IEEE 802.11ae: Prioritization of Management Frames (March 2012)
• IEEE 802.11af: TV Whitespace (February 2014)
• IEEE 802.11ah: Sub-1 GHz license exempt operation (e.g., sensor network, smart
metering) (December 2016)
• IEEE 802.11ai: Fast Initial Link Setup (December 2016)
• IEEE 802.11-2016: A new release of the standard that includes amendments ae, aa, ad, ac,
and af (December 2016)

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