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[email protected] IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands *standards Mobile Units Wind Farm Video Surveillance Distribution Distribution WiMAX Automation Automation Device Base Station (DA) (DA) Access Point (AP) Access Video Point Surveillance (AP) Power Station WiMAX Distribution Sub Base Station Automation Station Device (DA) Access Distribution Point Automation (AP) Device (DA) Control center Residentia l Area Commercial Smart Meter Area *Power system *history Data rate per Allowable 802.11 Freq. Bandwidth Release stream MIMO Modulation protocol (GHz) (MHz) (Mbit/s) streams — Jun 1997 2.4 20 1, 2 1 DSSS, FHSS 5 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, a Sep 1999 20 1 OFDM 3.7 36, 48, 54 b Sep 1999 2.4 20 5.5, 11 1 DSSS 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, g Jun 2003 2.4 20 1 OFDM, DSSS 36, 48, 54 7.2, 14.4, 21.7, 20 28.9, 43.3, 57.8, 65, 72.2 n Oct 2009 2.4/5 4 OFDM 15, 30, 45, 60, 40 90, 120, 135, 150 *history Wireless Technology Commercial Introduction Dates . WiFi has enjoyed a consistent lead in wireless technology . WiFi attracts a lot of silicon investment due to . Value to consumer . Large market-- global wireless & frequency standard . Relatively fast product cycles *history *802.11ac – Gigabit WiFi for 5GHz *802.11ad – Multi-gigabit WiFi for 60GHz *802.11af - WiFi for TV ‘White Spaces’ *Future WiFi´s ……. TVWS Overlay Gigabit PAN Free Spectrum Adaptive Mesh Backhaul + 3G & 4G Cheap Silicon Offload ============== Fixed