Wireless Networking - 3
Wireless Networking - 3 Summary on What we have studied in last Tutorial :- IEEE 802.11 : Released in year 1997, this is the original version of 802.11 standard. It has a typical data rate of 1Mbps and maximum of 2Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. IEEE 802.11a : Modified in the year 1999. this is the improved version of the original 802.11 standard. The 802.11a standard operates in the 5 GHz band and uses 52-subcarrier orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) for signal generation. IEEE 802.11b : This standard was also released in 1999. It has typical data rate of 6.5 Mbps and a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. The media access method used here is also Carrier Sense Multiple Access with collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA). IEEE 802.11g : This standard was released in June 2003. It has a typical data rate 0f 22Mbps and maximum data rate 54Mbps in a 2.4 GHz band. The indoor range is 30 m. IEEE 802.11n : This is ...