Question | Answer |
802.11 | standard for wireless networking |
802.11a | standard for wireless networking technique that uses multiple frequency bands in the 5 GHz range |
802.11b | standard for wireless techniques that uses direct sequence spread spectrum signaling in the 2.4 frequency range.seperates the 2.4 GHz band into 14 overlapping 22-MHz channels |
802.11g | standard for a wireless networking technique designed to be compatible with 802.11b while using different encoding techniques |
802.11i | standard for wireless encryption and authentication that uses the EAP authentication method,strong encryption,and dynamically assigned keys,different for every transmission.specifies AES encryption and weaves a key into each packet |
802.11n | standard for a wireless networking technique that may issue signals in the 2.4 or 5 Ghz band.accomplishes this thru several means,including MIMO,channel bonding,and frame aggregation |
802.16 | standard for wireless MANs.antennas may operate in line of sight or non line of sight.networks use frequencies between 2 and 66 GHz. |
802.16e | most popular version of WiMAX.improved the mobility and quality of service of the technology,making it more suitable for VoIP and mobile phone users. |
802.1d | standard that describes,among other things,bridging and spanning tree protocol |
802.1w | standard that describes rapid spanning tree protocol |
802.1x | a vendor independent standard for securing transmission between nodes according to the transmissions port,whether physical or logical. |
802.2 | standard for flow control in data frames |
802.3 | standard for ethernet networking devices and data handling using the csma/cd access method |
802.3ab | standard that describes 1000Base-T,a 1-gigbit ethernet technology that runs over four pairs of cat 5 or better cable |
802.3ae | standard that describes 10-Gigabit ethernet technologies. INCLUDES 10GBase-SR, 10GBase-SW, 10GBase-LR, 10GBase-LW, 10GBase-ER and 10GBase-EW |
802.af | standard that specifies a way of supplying electrical power over ethernet, PoE. requires Cat 5 or better UTP or STP cabling and uses power sourcing equipment to supply current over a wire to powered devices |
802.3an | standard that describes 10GBase-T,a 10-Gbps ethernet technology that runs on Cat 6 or cat 7 twisted pair cable |
802.3u | standard that describes fast ethernet technologies,including 100Base-TX |
802.3z | standard that describes 1000Base,or 1 gigabit, ethernet technologies,including 1000Base-LX and 1000base-SX |
802.5 | standard for token ring networking devices and data handling |