A series of standards for
WLAN (wireless
LAN) connections. These standards currently include physical communication standards such as
802.11b and
802.11a. Other standards under the 802.11 umbrella are in development at the time of this writing.
Standard
|
Function
|
Approved (est.)
|
802.11a
|
Fast WLAN
|
current
|
802.11b
|
Slower WLAN
|
current
|
802.11e
|
Quality of Service
|
current
|
802.11f
|
Multivendor access-point roaming
|
current
|
802.11g
|
a & b compatible WLAN
|
current
|
802.11n
|
100M bit/sec. WLAN
|
(2008?)
|
802.11i
|
WLAN Security
|
current
|