IEEE 802.11

This page contains all the different 802.11 standards and what they mean for the MadWifi driver. It also summarizes the important topics of the standards (RTS/CTS, DFS, TPC, etc) and if they're implemented or not.

Partial Information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11

802.11

• 1Mbps/2Mbps
• 2.4GHz RF
• STA (station)
• BSS (AP)
• IBSS (adhoc)
• ESS

• Authentication
• Association
• Deauthentication
• Disassociation
• Distribution
• Integration
• Privacy
• Reassociation
• MSDU Delivery

802.11a

• 54Mbps for 5GHz

802.11b

• 5.5Mbps/11Mbps for 2.4 GHz

802.11c

• Bridge Operations (now part of IEEE 802.1D)

802.11d

• International (country-to-country) Roaming Extensions, Global Harmonization)

802.11g

• 54Mbps for 2.4GHz

802.11h

• Spectrum Mangement for 802.11a (5GHz) EU compatibility
• ticket:113

802.11i

• Also known as WPA2

802.11j

• 4.9 - 5 GHz Operation in Japan

802.11k

• Radio Resource Management

802.11m

• Editorial Maintenance

802.11n

• MIMO support

802.11p

• Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (WAVE)

802.11r

• Fast BSS Transitions

802.11s

• ESS Mesh Networking

802.11t

• Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP)

802.11u

• Internetworking with non-802 networks

802.11v

• Wireless Network Management

802.11w

• Protected Managment Frames

802.11y

• 3650-3700 MHz Operation in USA