IEEE 802.11

E445

IEEE standard Wi‑Fi standard wireless networking standard

IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.

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All labels observed (44)

Label	Occurrences
IEEE 802.11 canonical	26
IEEE 802.11g	8
IEEE 802.11b	7
IEEE 802.11n	7
IEEE 802.11a	5
Wi‑Fi	4
IEEE 802.11ac	3
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi standards	2
IEEE 802.11 Working Group	2
IEEE 802.11 family	2
IEEE 802.11ax	2
IEEE 802.11be	2
IEEE 802.11u	2
802.11a	1
802.11n	1
IEEE 802 WLAN	1
IEEE 802 standards family	1
IEEE 802.11 (conceptually via CSMA/CA)	1
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi	1
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11 b	1
IEEE 802.11 g	1
IEEE 802.11 n	1
IEEE 802.11 standard family	1
IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs	1
IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces	1
IEEE 802.11-1997	1
IEEE 802.11-2016 amendment	1
IEEE 802.11ac Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11ad	1
IEEE 802.11ad WiGig standard	1
IEEE 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 standard	1
IEEE 802.11ax amendment	1
IEEE 802.11ax specification	1
IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi	1
IEEE 802.11b/g	1
IEEE 802.11i	1
IEEE 802.11i wireless LAN security standard	1
IEEE 802.11k	1
IEEE 802.11n Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11p wireless access in vehicular environments standard	1
IEEE 802.11r	1
IEEE 802.11v	1
Wi‑Fi 4	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE standard ⓘ Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ wireless networking standard ⓘ
applicationDomain	enterprise networking ⓘ home networking ⓘ public hotspots ⓘ
defines	MAC layer for wireless LAN ⓘ PHY layer for wireless LAN ⓘ wireless local area network protocols ⓘ
developedBy	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
field	computer networking ⓘ wireless communication ⓘ
firstStandardApproved	1997 ⓘ
frequencyBand	2.4 GHz ISM band ⓘ 5 GHz band ⓘ 6 GHz band ⓘ 60 GHz band ⓘ
governs	wireless LAN medium access control ⓘ wireless LAN physical layer signaling ⓘ
includes	IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ad IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ax IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11be IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11n
organization	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11 Working Group
partOf	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802 family of standards
relatedTo	IEEE 802.15 ⓘ IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.3 Wi‑Fi Alliance ⓘ
securityMechanism	Wired Equivalent Privacy ⓘ Wi‑Fi Protected Access ⓘ Wi‑Fi Protected Access ⓘ surface form: Wi‑Fi Protected Access 3 Wi‑Fi Protected Access ⓘ surface form: Wi‑Fi Protected Access II
standardType	layer 1 and layer 2 of OSI model ⓘ
supports	ad hoc mode ⓘ infrastructure mode ⓘ multiple‑input multiple‑output antennas ⓘ orthogonal frequency‑division multiplexing ⓘ quality of service mechanisms ⓘ roaming between access points ⓘ station mobility within a basic service set ⓘ
supportsTopology	basic service set ⓘ extended service set ⓘ
usedFor	Wi‑Fi local area networks ⓘ wireless Internet access ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nokia N79 → supportsWiFi → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.11b/g

DSAP → usedOver → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

IEEE 802.11i → partOf → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

this entity surface form: IEEE 802.11 family