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# Wi-Fi Network Fundamentals

## IEEE 802.11 (1963)

* ***I**nstitute of **E**lectrical and **E**lectronic **E**ngineers.*
* Formed in **1963**
* Is separated into various ***comities*** in this case ***802.11.***

### Standards

#### ***802.11 (1963)***

**The original WLAN Standard - 1 Mbit and 2Mbit, 2.4 GHz and IR**

#### ***802.11b (1997)***

***5.5 Mbit/s and 11 Mbit/s on 2.4GHz***

#### ***802.11A (1999)***

***Up to 54 Mbit/s on 5 Mbit/s***

#### ***802.11G (2003)***

**Up to 54 Mbit/s on 2.4 GHz. Backward compatible with 802.11b**

#### ***802.11I (2004)***

**Provides enhanced security**

#### ***802.11N (2009)***

**Provides higher throughput with Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO)**