Appendix A. Wireless Standards Summary

This appendix provides a summary table of the 802.11 standards. It also includes related standards such as 802.1x and 802.16.

Table A-1. Wireless Standards
StandardDescription
802.1x802.1x defines a new framework of authentication and encryption procedures that are designed to improve security. Some vendors have begun to incorporate proprietary adaptations of these features into their wireless equipment.
802.11802.11 is the original wireless LAN standard. It specifies both direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) and frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) modulation techniques. DSSS modulation is specified with raw data rates of 1 Mbps and 2 Mbps on 11 (in the U.S.) 22 MHz-wide channels at 2.4 GHz. FHSS modulation ...

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