Template:802.11 network standards

802.11 network PHY standards
802.11 protocol	Release date	Fre- quency	Band- width	Stream data rate	Allowable MIMO streams	Modulation	Approximate range
							Indoor		Outdoor
		(GHz)	(MHz)	(Mbit/s)			(m)	(ft)	(m)	(ft)
802.11-1997	Jun 1997	2.4	22	1, 2	N/A	DSSS, FHSS	20	66	100	330
a	Sep 1999	5	20	6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54	N/A	OFDM	35	115	120	390
		3.7					—	—	5,000	16,000
b	Sep 1999	2.4	22	1, 2, 5.5, 11	N/A	DSSS	35	115	140	460
g	Jun 2003	2.4	20	6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54	N/A	OFDM	38	125	140	460
n	Oct 2009	2.4/5	20	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	MIMO-OFDM	70	230	250	820
			40	15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150 (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135)			70	230	250	820
ac	Dec 2013	5	20	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		35	115
			40	15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, 150, 180, 200 (13.5, 27, 40.5, 54, 81, 108, 121.5, 135, 162, 180)			35	115
			80	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)			35	115
			160	65, 130, 195, 260, 390, 520, 585, 650, 780, 866.7 (58.5, 117, 175.5, 234, 351, 468, 702, 780)			35	115
ad	Dec 2012	60	2,160	Up to 6,912 (6.75 Gbit/s)	N/A	OFDM, single carrier, low-power single carrier	60	200	100	300
ah	Est. 2016	0.9
aj	Est. 2016	45/60
ax	Est. 2019	2.4/5				MIMO-OFDM
ay	2017	60	8000	Up to 100,000 (100 Gbit/s)	4	OFDM, single carrier,	60	200	1000	3000
A1 A2 IEEE 802.11y-2008 extended operation of 802.11a to the licensed 3.7 GHz band. Increased power limits allow a range up to 5,000 m. As of 2009, it is only being licensed in the United States by the FCC. B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Assumes short guard interval (SGI) enabled. C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Assumes short guard interval (SGI) disabled.