Differences between version 5 and predecessor to the previous major change of IEEE.
Other diffs: Previous Revision, Previous Author, or view the Annotated Edit History
| Newer page: | version 5 | Last edited on Friday, February 6, 2009 2:34:12 pm | by LawrenceDoliveiro | Revert |
| Older page: | version 4 | Last edited on Friday, February 6, 2009 2:12:19 pm | by LawrenceDoliveiro | Revert |
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
The definition for the common frame format used in Ethernet, Wi-Fi and other IEEE 802 protocols.
__IEEE 802.3__
- Also known as [Ethernet].
+ Also known as [Ethernet]. Addenda to the original (10Mb/s) spec include 802.3u (“fast” Ethernet, 100Mb/s) and 802.3z (gigabit Ethernet, 1000Mb/s)
.
__IEEE [802.11]__
A set of specifications for wireless networks, also known as [Wi-Fi]. Comes in various flavours: [802.11b] (the first popular form, on the 2.4GHz band, with a claimed bandwidth of 11Mb/s), 802.11a (on the 5GHz band, never very popular), [802.11g] (also on 2.4GHz but with claimed bandwidth up to 54Mb/s, probably the most common nowadays), 802.11n (even higher bandwidth, still not yet finalized, which hasn’t stopped vendors bringing out products conforming to “pre-N” or “draft-N” specs).
