The worldwide industry standard for wireless communications that allows for interoperability among 802.11-compliant equipment.
802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards developed by the IEEE, including 802.11a, 80211b, and 80211g. 802.11a provides up to 54 Mbps on the 5GHz band. 802.11b hits 11 Mbps in the 2.4GHz band and is backward-compatible with 802.11, the original specification. 802.11g, the most recently approved, provides over 20 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band. It is compatible with 802.11b. Both 802.11b and 802.11g have effective ranges of about 300 feet; 802.11a's higher frequency limits its range to about 60 feet. Other standards in this family include 802.11e, 802.11h, and 802.11n.
The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers standard for wireless Ethernet networks. IEEE 802.11 applies to wireless LANs and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS).
A family of standards for wireless LANs. The 802.11 standard supports 1 or 2 Mbit/s transmission on the 2.4 GHz band. IEEE 802.11b supports data rates up to11 Mbit/s on the 2.4 GHz band, while 802.11g allows up to 54 Mbit/s on the 5 GHz band.
Specifies a wireless CSMA/CD network.
A standard that describes a wireless networking standard, currently working at 1 Mbps. This standard is the basis for most modern wireless networking systems.
An Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers set of standards for wireless LANs.
The family of specifications developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 committee which establishes standards for wireless Ethernet networks. 802.11 standards define the over-the-air interface between wireless clients and a base station, or access point that is physically connected to the wired network. (See 802.11, IEEE). close
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A membership organisation, which has its seat in New York and which includes engineers and scientists. IEEE has over 300 000 members and works to develop united standards for the data AB field.
Wireless Standards. There are THREE main IEEE 802.11 wireless standards : 802.11 standard allows up to 2 Mbps. 802.11b allows up to 11 Mbps. 802.11g is the latest Wireless technology and offers up to 54Mbps. 802.11 and 802.11b both use the 2.4 Ghz frequency Band while Wireless 802.11g uses the 5GHz Network.
802.11 consists of a number of different wireless data standards that can be used to link several devices, typically PCs, together in a network also called a Wireless Local Area Network. This means that several PCs and users can share the same ADSL connection or printer. 802.11 is an open standard developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and currently consists of four different standards: 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. 802.11a operates on the licence-free 5 GHz frequency band, while the others use the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b is currently the most widespread standard, and can transfer data wirelessly at a speed of 5.5 Mbit/s, with a range of 50–100 metres. 802.11a is four times faster than 802.11b, providing a speed of 27 Mbit/s and a range of 20–100 metres. 802.11g is the latest standard and is just as fast as 802.11a, but operates on the 2.4 GHz frequency band..
The official name for the Wi-Fi wireless specification. It is comprised of more than 20 different standards (802.11a, 802.11b, etc.), each of which have their own defining characteristics. Since not all standards operate on the same frequency, not all 802.11 devices are compliant with one another, so be sure to consider the compatibility when making your purchasing decision.
A common standard for wireless networking, issued by the IEEE.
IEEE 802.xx is a set of specifications for LANs from The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Most wired networks conform to 802.3, the specification for CSMA/CD based Ethernet networks or 802.5, the specification for token ring networks. 802.11 defines the standard for wireless LANs encompassing three incompatible (non-interoperable) technologies: Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS), Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), and Infrared. WECA's focus is on 802.11b, an 11 Mbps high rate standard for wireless networks
Specifies the standards usedbetween a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. IEEE 802.11a -- an add on to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band. IEEE 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) -- an add on to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANS and provides 11 Mbps transmission (all includes 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11g -- applies to wireless LANs and provides 20+ Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.
The IEEE 802.xx is a set of specifications for LANs from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Most wired networks conform to 802.3, the specification for CSMA/CD-based Ethernet networks or 802.5, the specification for token ring networks. IEEE 802.11 defines the standard for wireless LANs encompassing three incompatible (non-interoperable) technologies: Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS), Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), and Infrared. IEEE standards ensure interoperability between systems of the same type.
The standard for wireless Local Area Networks. 802.11a: 54Mbps, 5GHz band 802.11b: 11Mbps, 2.4GHz band 802.11g: 54Mbps, 2.4GHz band
IEEE 802.11 also known by the brand Wi-Fi, denotes a set of Wireless LAN/WLAN standards developed by working group 11 of the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802). The term 802.11x is also used to denote this set of standards and is not to be mistaken for any one of its elements. There is no single 802.11x standard.