IEEE 802.11 (legacy mode)

Wi-Fi generations
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Gen.^[1]	Vi- sual	IEEE standard	Adopt.	Link rate (Mbit/s)	RF (GHz)
Wi-Fi	—	802.11	1997	1–2	2.4
Wi-Fi 1	—	802.11b	1999	1–11	2.4
Wi-Fi 2	—	802.11a	1999	6–54	5
Wi-Fi 3	—	802.11g	2003	6–54	2.4
Wi-Fi 4		802.11n	2009	6.5–600	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 5		802.11ac	2013	6.5–6933	5^[a]
Wi-Fi 6		802.11ax	2021	0.4–9608	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 6E^[b]		802.11ax	2021	0.4–9608	6
Wi-Fi 7		802.11be	2024^[c]	0.4–23,059	2.4, 5, 6
Wi-Fi 8^[2]^[3]	—	802.11bn		100,000	2.4, 5, 6

IEEE 802.11 (legacy mode) – or more correctly IEEE 802.11-1997 or IEEE 802.11-1999 – refers to the original version of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard released in 1997 and clarified in 1999. Most of the protocols described by this early version are rarely used today.

^ https://standards.ieee.org/beyond-standards/the-evolution-of-wi-fi-technology-and-standards/
^ Reshef, Ehud; Cordeiro, Carlos (2023). "Future Directions for Wi-Fi 8 and Beyond". IEEE Communications Magazine. 60 (10). IEEE. doi:10.1109/MCOM.003.2200037. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ Giordano, Lorenzo; Geraci, Giovanni; Carrascosa, Marc; Bellalta, Boris (November 21, 2023). "What Will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability". arXiv:2303.10442.

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[1] ttps://standards.ieee.org/beyond-standards/the-evolution-of-wi-fi-technology-and-standards/

[5] Reshef, Ehud; Cordeiro, Carlos (2023). "Future Directions for Wi-Fi 8 and Beyond". IEEE Communications Magazine. 60 (10). IEEE. doi:10.1109/MCOM.003.2200037. Retrieved 2024-05-21.

[primer-6] Giordano, Lorenzo; Geraci, Giovanni; Carrascosa, Marc; Bellalta, Boris (November 21, 2023). "What Will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability". arXiv:2303.10442.

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