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| 802.11 protocol |
Release date |
Frequency | Bandwidth | Stream data rate |
Allowable MIMO streams |
Modulation | Appr. range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor | Outdoor | |||||||
| (GHz) | (MHz) | (Mbps) | (m) | (m) | ||||
| 802.11-1997 (legacy mode) |
Jun 1997 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2 | N/A | DSSS, FHSS |
20m | 100m |
| 802.11a (Wi-Fi 1) |
Sep 1999 | 5 | 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 |
N/A | OFDM | 35m | 120m |
| 3.7 | — | 5000m | ||||||
| 802.11b (Wi-Fi 2) |
Sep 1999 | 2.4 | 22 | 1, 2, 5.5, 11 |
N/A | DSSS | 35m | 140m |
| 802.11g (Wi-Fi 3) |
Jun 2003 | 2.4 | 20 | 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 |
N/A | OFDM, DSSS |
38m | 140m |
| 802.11n (Wi-Fi 4) |
Oct 2009 | 2.4 / 5 | HT20 | 7.2, 14.4, 21.7, 28.9, 43.3, 57.8, 65, 72.2} (6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 39, 52, 58.5, 65} |
4 | OFDM | 70m | 250m |
| HT40 | 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150 (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135} |
70m | 250m | |||||
| 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) |
Dec 2013 | 5.2 / 5.8 | VHT20 | 7.2, 14.4, 21.7, 28.9, 43.3, 57.8, 65, 72.2, 86.7, 96.3 (6.5, 13, 19.5, 26, 39, 52, 58.5, 65, 78, 86.7} |
8 | 35m | ||
| VHT40 | 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 200 (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135, 162, 180} |
35m | ||||||
| VHT80 | 32.5, 65, 97.5, 130, 195, 260, 292.5, 325, 390, 433.3 (29.2, 58.5, 87.8, 117, 175.5, 234, 263.2, 292.5, 351, 390} |
35m | ||||||
| VHT160 | 65, 130, 195, 260, 390, 520, 585, 650, 780, 866.7 (58.5, 117, 175.5, 234, 351, 468, 702, 780} |
35m | ||||||
| 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) |
Est. 2019 | 2.4 / 5 | HE80, HE160 |
Up to 10.530 (10.53 Gbit/s) | 8 | MIMO-OFDM | 50 | - |
| 802.11ad (Wi-Fi 7) |
Dec 2012 | 60 GHz mmWave |
2.160 | Up to 6.912 (6.75 Gbit/s) | N/A | OFDM, single carrier, (low-power) |
60 | 100 |
| 802.11aj | Apr 2018 | 45/60 GHz mmWave |
540/1.080 | Up to 15.000 (15 Gbit/s) | 4 | OFDM, single carrier |
- | - |
| 802.11ay | Est. 2020 | 60 GHz mmWave |
8000 | Up to 20.000 (20 Gbit/s) | 4 | OFDM, single carrier |
10 | 100 |
| 802.11ah | Dec 2016 | 0.7~0.9 | 1–16 | Up to 8.67 (@2MHz) | 4 | MIMO-OFDM | - | - |
| 802.11af | Feb 2014 | 0.054~0.79 | 6–8 | Up to 568.9 | 4 | MIMO-OFDM | - | - |