Wireless Standards

IEEE Standards IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs IEEE 802.15 Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN) IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access (BBWA) IEEE 802.20 Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover

IEEE 802.11 (WLAN) 802.11a 5 GHz, up to 54 Mbps 802.11b 802.11d Enables 802.11 to work in various countries where it can't today 802.11e QoS Enhancement 802.11f Adds Access Point Interoperability 802.11g 2.4 GHz, up to 54 GHz, compatible with 802.11b 802.11h Resolves interference issues 802.11i Security Enhancement 802.11j Japanese regulatory extensions 802.11k Radio resource measurement 802.11m Enhanced maintenance features, improvements, and amendments 802.11n Next generation of 802.11 with throughput in excess of 100-500Mbps 802.11r Enhancements for fast roaming of WLAN units 802.11s Wireless mesh networks

IEEE 802.15 (WPAN) 802.15.1 Bluetooth v1.2 802.15.2 Coexistence of WLAN and WPAN 802.15.3 High Rate WPAN (20+ Mbps) 802.15.4 Low Rate WPAN (<200 kbps) 802.15.5 WPAN Mesh Networking

Common Aliases for Wireless Standards 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.15.1 Bluetooth 802.15.3 Ultra Wideband 802.15.4 ZigBee 802.16 WiMAX