Talk:IEEE 802.11

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the IEEE 802.11 article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Computing: Networking High‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of computers, computing, and information technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ComputingWikipedia:WikiProject ComputingTemplate:WikiProject ComputingComputing articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.
	This article is supported by Networking task force (assessed as High-importance).

Technology

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Technology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TechnologyWikipedia:WikiProject TechnologyTemplate:WikiProject TechnologyTechnology articles

Electrical engineering High‑importance

	Engineering portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Electrical engineering, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Electrical engineering on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Electrical engineeringWikipedia:WikiProject Electrical engineeringTemplate:WikiProject Electrical engineeringelectrical engineering articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Telecommunications High‑importance

	Telecommunication portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Telecommunications, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Telecommunications on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.TelecommunicationsWikipedia:WikiProject TelecommunicationsTemplate:WikiProject TelecommunicationsTelecommunications articles
High	This article has been rated as High-importance on the project's importance scale.

Archives

Index

Archive 1

Archive 2

This page has archives. Sections older than 365 days may be automatically archived by when more than 4 sections are present.

WiFi 6 (new designation naming scheme)[edit]

FYI - the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new designation naming scheme.

Wi-Fi 6 to identify devices that support 802.11ax technology.
Wi-Fi 5 to identify devices that support 802.11ac technology.
Wi-Fi 4 to identify devices that support 802.11n technology.

https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-6

https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-certified-wpa3-security

• Sbmeirow • Talk • 18:31, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Frame Types[edit]

I've added more detailed info about 802.11 frame types, which I think would be too long and too detail to be crammed in single subsection of the article. Currently it is not linked to this article (orphaned), but IMHO should be linked.

Buhadram (talk) 17:10, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious use of source [1][edit]

Part of the history section of this article reads:

802.11 technology has its origins in a 1985 ruling by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that released the ISM band for unlicensed use.

And references source [1]. Neither the current nor archived version of source [1] actually references 802.11 or any court ruling by name. Should the reference be removed? Trickypr (talk) 11:43, 31 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Spatial Streams[edit]

What exactly is a "spatial stream" ?

The term appears in every one of these Wikipedia 802.11 articles, 802.11n,ac,ax, and referenced MIMO links, &tc. (and everywhere else on the internet). But invariably, the only definitions of the concept are just substitutions of other words, like "multiplexing". And some hand-waving about doing it with separate antennas.

That doesn't explain even fundamentally what it is and how it's accomplished. For later 802.11 variants (802.11ax) it's easy to understand segregation of OFDMA subcarrier bands, much like channel bonding, that's a good starting point for the concept. Otherwise, for earlier 802.11 levels where "spatial stream" originated, what is it, how is it accomplished. Slots, timeslice, request+grants, what 2601:40D:8100:9400:6972:CAEC:953C:4038 (talk) 07:09, 20 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]