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| 2.5/5 Gigabit Ethernet over Cat-5/Cat-6 twisted pair | | 2.5/5 Gigabit Ethernet over Cat-5/Cat-6 twisted pair | ||
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| 802.11a | |||
| 1999 | |||
| WiFi 1 | |||
| 54Mbps on 5GHz | |||
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| 802.11b | |||
| 1999 | |||
| WiFi 2 | |||
| 11Mbps on 2.4GHz | |||
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| 802.11g | |||
| 2003 | |||
| WiFi 3 | |||
| 54Mbps on 2.4GHz | |||
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| 802.11n | |||
| 2009 | |||
| WiFi 4 | |||
| 20/40MHz on 2.4GHz/5GHz | |||
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| 802.11ac | |||
| 2013 | |||
| WiFi 5 | |||
| 80/160MHz on 5GHz | |||
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| 802.11ax | |||
| 2021 | |||
| WiFi 6/6E | |||
| 1GHz–6GHz wireless | |||
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| 802.11ad | |||
| 2012 | |||
| WiGig | |||
| 6.76Gbps on 60GHz | |||
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| 802.11ay | |||
| 2020 | |||
| WiGig 2 | |||
| 277Gbps on 60GHz | |||
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Revision as of 13:17, 19 January 2021
The IEEE 802.3 Working Group develops standards for Ethernet. 802.1 develops networking best practices. 802.11 handles WiFi. Their WG web pages are ugly.
Ones worth knowing include:
| Standard | Year | Common name | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 802.1d | 1990, 1998, 2004 | Bridges | Bridging and spanning trees 802.1d-2004 incorporates 802.1w |
| 802.1q | 1998, 2003, 2014, 2018 | VLANs | Virtual LANs 802.1q-2014 incorporates 802.1aq |
| 802.1w | 2001 | RSTP | Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol |
| 802.1ad | 2011 | QinQ | "Stacked VLANs" (multiple VLAN tags in a frame) |
| 802.1aq | 2012 | SPB | Shortest path bridging |
| 802.16 | 2001 | WirelessMAN/WiMAX | Fixed Broadband Wireless Access (10--66GHz) |
| 802.3ad | 2000 | Link aggregation | L2 port trunking |
| 802.3ax | 2008 | Link aggregation | Became 802.1ax |
| 802.3by | 2016 | 2.5GBASE-T and 5GBASE-T | 2.5/5 Gigabit Ethernet over Cat-5/Cat-6 twisted pair |
| 802.11a | 1999 | WiFi 1 | 54Mbps on 5GHz |
| 802.11b | 1999 | WiFi 2 | 11Mbps on 2.4GHz |
| 802.11g | 2003 | WiFi 3 | 54Mbps on 2.4GHz |
| 802.11n | 2009 | WiFi 4 | 20/40MHz on 2.4GHz/5GHz |
| 802.11ac | 2013 | WiFi 5 | 80/160MHz on 5GHz |
| 802.11ax | 2021 | WiFi 6/6E | 1GHz–6GHz wireless |
| 802.11ad | 2012 | WiGig | 6.76Gbps on 60GHz |
| 802.11ay | 2020 | WiGig 2 | 277Gbps on 60GHz |
