THe Radio Link and band used for 802.11

 

Three physical layers were standardized in the initial revision of 802.11, which was published in 1997:

• Frequency-hopping (FH) spread-spectrum radio PHY

• Direct-sequence (DS) spread-spectrum radio PHY

• Infrared light (IR) PHY

Later, three further physical layers based on radio technology were developed:

• 802.11a: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) PHY

• 802.11b: High-Rate Direct Sequence (HR/DS or HR/DSSS) PHY

• 802.11g: Extended Rate PHY (ERP)

• The future 802.11n, which is colloquially called the MIMO PHY or the High-Throughput PHY

 

 

The band used for 802.11 is in the ISM band. "industrial, scientific, and medical".

 

Two categories are used:

2.4G

5G