IEEE 802 Standards
Name |
Description |
Status |
Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group |
Active |
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Disbanded |
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Active |
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Disbanded |
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Token Ring MAC layer |
Disbanded |
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Disbanded |
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Broadband LAN using Coaxial Cable |
Disbanded |
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Fiber Optic TAG |
Disbanded |
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Integrated Services LAN (ISLAN or isoEthernet) |
Disbanded |
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Interoperable LAN Security |
Disbanded |
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Wireless LAN (WLAN) & Mesh (Wi-Fi certification) |
Active |
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IEEE 802.12 |
Disbanded |
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IEEE 802.13 |
Unused[2] |
Reserved for Fast Ethernet development |
IEEE 802.14 |
Disbanded |
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Active |
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Bluetooth certification |
Disbanded |
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IEEE 802.15 and IEEE 802.11 coexistence |
Hibernating |
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High-Rate wireless PAN (e.g., UWB, etc.) |
? |
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Low-Rate wireless PAN (e.g., ZigBee, WirelessHART, MiWi, etc.) |
Active |
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Mesh networking for WPAN |
? |
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Active |
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Visible light communications |
? |
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Broadband Wireless Access (WiMAX certification) |
Hibernating |
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IEEE 802.16.1 |
Hibernating |
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IEEE 802.16.2 |
Coexistence wireless access |
Hibernating |
Resilient packet ring |
Disbanded |
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Radio Regulatory TAG |
? |
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Wireless Coexistence Working Group |
? |
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Mobile Broadband Wireless Access |
Disbanded |
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Media Independent Handoff |
Hibernating |
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Wireless Regional Area Network |
Hibernating |
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Emergency Services Working Group |
Disbanded |
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Vertical Applications TAG |
? |
Wi-Fi Generations |
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Generation |
IEEE |
Maximum |
Adopted |
Radio |
Wi‑Fi 7 |
40000 |
TBA |
2.4/5/6 |
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Wi‑Fi 6E |
600 to 9608 |
2020 |
2.4/5/6 |
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Wi‑Fi 6 |
2019 |
2.4/5 |
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Wi‑Fi 5 |
433 to 6933 |
2014 |
5 |
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Wi‑Fi 4 |
72 to 600 |
2008 |
2.4/5 |
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(Wi-Fi 3*) |
6 to 54 |
2003 |
2.4 |
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(Wi-Fi 2*) |
6 to 54 |
1999 |
5 |
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(Wi-Fi 1*) |
1 to 11 |
1999 |
2.4 |
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(Wi-Fi 0*) |
1 to 2 |
1997 |
2.4 |
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*: (Wi-Fi 0, 1, 2, 3, are unbranded common usage.) |
Protocol
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Frequency |
PHY |
Protocol |
Release date |
Frequency |
Bandwidth |
Stream data rate |
Allowable |
Modulation |
Approximate range |
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Indoor |
Outdoor |
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(GHz) |
(MHz) |
(Mbit/s) |
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1–6 GHz |
DSSS/FHSS |
Jun 1997 |
2.4 |
22 |
1, 2 |
— |
20 m (66 ft) |
100 m (330 ft) |
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HR-DSSS |
Sep 1999 |
2.4 |
22 |
1, 2, 5.5, 11 |
— |
35 m (115 ft) |
140 m (460 ft) |
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OFDM |
Sep 1999 |
5 |
5/10/20 |
6, 9, 12, 18,
24, 36, 48, 54 |
— |
35 m (115 ft) |
120 m (390 ft) |
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Nov 2004 |
4.9/5.0[D]failed verification] |
? |
? |
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Jul 2010 |
5.9 |
? |
1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
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Nov 2008 |
3.7[A] |
? |
5,000 m (16,000 ft)[A] |
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ERP-OFDM |
Jun 2003 |
2.4 |
38 m (125 ft) |
140 m (460 ft) |
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HT-OFDM |
802.11n |
Oct 2009 |
2.4/5 |
20 |
Up to 288.8[B] |
4 |
70 m (230 ft) |
250 m (820 ft)[failed verification] |
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40 |
Up to 600[B] |
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VHT-OFDM |
802.11ac |
Dec 2013 |
5 |
20 |
Up to 346.8[B] |
8 |
35 m (115 ft) |
? |
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40 |
Up to 800[B] |
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80 |
Up to 1733.2[B] |
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160 |
Up to 3466.8[B] |
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HE-OFDMA |
802.11ax |
Feb 2021 |
2.4/5/6 |
20 |
Up to 1147[F] |
8 |
30 m (98 ft) |
120 m (390 ft) [G] |
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40 |
Up to 2294[F] |
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80 |
Up to 4804[F] |
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80+80 |
Up to 9608[F] |
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mmWave |
DMG |
Dec 2012 |
60 |
2,160 |
Up to 6,757 |
— |
OFDM, single carrier, low-power single carrier |
3.3 m (11 ft) |
? |
|
Apr 2018 |
45/60[C] |
540/1,080 |
Up to 15,000 |
4 |
OFDM, single carrier |
? |
? |
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EDMG |
Est. March 2021 |
60 |
8000 |
Up to 20,000 (20 Gbit/s) |
4 |
OFDM, single carrier |
10 m (33 ft) |
100 m (328 ft) |
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Sub-1 GHz IoT |
TVHT |
Feb 2014 |
6–8 |
Up to 568.9 |
4 |
? |
? |
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S1G |
Dec 2016 |
0.7/0.8/0.9 |
1–16 |
Up to 8.67 (@2 MHz) |
4 |
? |
? |
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2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
WUR |
802.11ba[E] |
Oct 2021 |
2.4/5 |
4.06 |
0.0625, 0.25 (62.5 kbit/s, 250 kbit/s) |
— |
OOK (Multi-carrier OOK) |
? |
? |
Light (Li-Fi) |
Jun 1997 |
? |
? |
1, 2 |
— |
? |
? |
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? |
802.11bb |
Est. Jul 2022 |
60000-790000 |
? |
? |
— |
? |
? |
? |
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802.11 Standard rollups |
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802.11-2007 |
Mar 2007 |
2.4, 5 |
Up to 54 |
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802.11-2012 |
Mar 2012 |
2.4, 5 |
Up to 150[B] |
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802.11-2016 |
Dec 2016 |
2.4, 5, 60 |
Up to 866.7 or 6,757[B] |
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802.11-2020 |
Dec 2020 |
2.4, 5, 60 |
Up to 866.7 or 6,757[B] |
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Standards and amendments
Within the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, the following IEEE Standards Association Standard and Amendments exist:
- IEEE 802.11-1997: The WLAN standard was originally 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and infrared (IR) standard (1997), all the others listed below are Amendments to this standard, except for Recommended Practices 802.11F and 802.11T.
- IEEE 802.11a: 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in 2001)
- IEEE 802.11b: 5.5 Mbit/s and 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (1999)
- IEEE 802.11c: Bridge operation procedures; included in the IEEE 802.1D standard (2001)
- IEEE 802.11d: International (country-to-country) roaming extensions (2001)
- IEEE 802.11e: Enhancements: QoS, including packet bursting (2005)
- IEEE 802.11F: Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) Withdrawn February 2006
- IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible with b) (2003)
- IEEE 802.11h: Spectrum Managed 802.11a (5 GHz) for European compatibility (2004)
- IEEE 802.11i: Enhanced security (2004)
- IEEE 802.11j: Extensions for Japan (4.9-5.0 GHz) (2004)
- IEEE 802.11-2007: A new release of the standard that includes amendments a, b, d, e, g, h, i, and j. (July 2007)
- IEEE 802.11k: Radio resource measurement enhancements (2008)
- IEEE 802.11n: Higher Throughput WLAN at 2.4 and 5 GHz; 20 and 40 MHz channels; introduces MIMO to Wi-Fi (September 2009)
- IEEE 802.11p: WAVE—Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) (July 2010)
- IEEE 802.11r: Fast BSS transition (FT) (2008)
- IEEE 802.11s: Mesh Networking, Extended Service Set (ESS) (July 2011)
- IEEE 802.11T: Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP)—test methods and metrics Recommendation cancelled
- IEEE 802.11u: Improvements related to HotSpots and 3rd-party authorization of clients, e.g., cellular network offload (February 2011)
- IEEE 802.11v: Wireless network management (February 2011)
- IEEE 802.11w: Protected Management Frames (September 2009)
- IEEE 802.11y: 3650–3700 MHz Operation in the U.S. (2008)
- IEEE 802.11z: Extensions to Direct Link Setup (DLS) (September 2010)
- IEEE 802.11-2012: A new release of the standard that includes amendments k, n, p, r, s, u, v, w, y, and z (March 2012)
- IEEE 802.11aa: Robust streaming of Audio Video Transport Streams (June 2012) - see Stream Reservation Protocol
- IEEE 802.11ac: Very High Throughput WLAN at 5 GHz; wider channels (80 and 160 MHz); Multi-user MIMO (down-link only) (December 2013)
- IEEE 802.11ad: Very High Throughput 60 GHz (December 2012) — see WiGig
- IEEE 802.11ae: Prioritization of Management Frames (March 2012)
- IEEE 802.11af: TV Whitespace (February 2014)
- IEEE 802.11-2016: A new release of the standard that includes amendments aa, ac, ad, ae, and af (December 2016)
- IEEE 802.11ah: Sub-1 GHz license exempt operation (e.g., sensor network, smart metering) (December 2016)
- IEEE 802.11ai: Fast Initial Link Setup (December 2016)
- IEEE 802.11aj: China Millimeter Wave (February 2018)
- IEEE 802.11ak: Transit Links within Bridged Networks (June 2018)
- IEEE 802.11aq: Pre-association Discovery (July 2018)
- IEEE 802.11-2020: A new release of the standard that includes amendments ah, ai, aj, ak, and aq (December 2020)
- IEEE 802.11ax: High Efficiency WLAN at 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz; introduces OFDMA to Wi-Fi (February 2021)
- IEEE 802.11ay: Enhancements for Ultra High Throughput in and around the 60 GHz Band (March 2021)
- IEEE 802.11ba: Wake Up Radio (March 2021)
In process
- IEEE 802.11az: Next Generation Positioning (~ March 2021 for .11az final
- IEEE 802.11bb: Light Communications
- IEEE 802.11bc: Enhanced Broadcast Service
- IEEE 802.11bd: Enhancements for Next Generation V2X
- IEEE 802.11be: Extremely High Throughput
- IEEE 802.11bf: WLAN Sensing
- IEEE 802.11bh: Randomized and Changing MAC Addresses
- IEEE 802.11me: 802.11 Accumulated Maintenance Changes
- IEEE 802.11bi: Enhanced Data Privacy
802.11F and 802.11T are recommended practices rather than standards and are capitalized as such.
802.11m is used for standard maintenance. 802.11ma was completed for 802.11-2007, 802.11mb for 802.11-2012, 802.11mc for 802.11-2016, and 802.11md for 802.11-2020.
IEEE 802 Working Groups and Study Groups
- 802.1 Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group
- 802.3 Ethernet Working Group
- 802.11 Wireless LAN Working Group
- 802.15 Wireless Specialty Network (WSN) Working Group
- 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG
- 802.19 Wireless Coexistence Working Group
- 802.24 Vertical Applications TAG
· List of Hibernating and Disbanded Working Groups and Study Groups
IEEE 802 General Information
- IEEE-SA Policies
- Approved/In process IEEE 802 Activities (Standards/Projects/Pre-par)
- IEEE 802 Orientation
- IEEE 802 Policies & Procedures and other documents related to standards development
- List of active IEEE 802 Standards
- IEEE 802 Archived and Obsolete Documents
- Join a ballot pool for 802 standards (and other IEEE standards)
- Appeals made to the 802 Executive Committee
- IEEE 802 Liaison Contacts
- IEEE 802 Public Statements to Government Bodies
- IEEE Computer Society Home Page
- Standards Development Toolbox
- Participation in IEEE activities by Participants on the BIS Entity List
Working groups
The working groups are the different areas of focus within the 802 specifications. They are numbered from 802.1 onward.
802 |
Overview |
Basics of physical and logical networking concepts. |
802.1 |
Bridging |
LAN/MAN bridging and management. Covers management and the lower sub-layers of OSI Layer 2, including MAC-based bridging (Media Access Control), virtual LANs and port-based access control. This also contains the time-sensitive networking task group. |
802.2 |
Logical Link |
Disbanded |
"Grandaddy" of the 802 specifications. Provides asynchronous networking using "carrier sense, multiple access with collision detect" (CSMA/CD) over coax, twisted-pair copper and optical fiber media. Current speeds range from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Check on the commonly used list of 802.3 technologies. |
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802.4 |
Token Bus |
Disbanded |
802.5 |
Disbanded |
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802.6 |
Distributed queue dual bus (DQDB) |
Superseded. Revision of 802.1D. Superseded by 802.1D-2004. |
802.7 |
Broadband LAN Practices |
Disbanded |
802.8 |
Fiber Optic Practices |
Disbanded |
802.9 |
Integrated Services LAN |
Disbanded |
802.10 |
Interoperable LAN security |
Disbanded |
Wireless LAN Media Access Control and Physical Layer specification. 802.11a, b, g, etc. are amendments to the original 802.11 standard. Products that implement 802.11 standards must pass tests and are referred to as "Wi-Fi certified." |
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802.11a |
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802.11b |
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802.11e |
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802.11g |
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802.11j |
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802.11k |
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802.11m |
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802.12 |
Demand Priority |
Disbanded |
802.13 |
Not used |
Not used |
802.14 |
Cable modems |
Disbanded |
Wireless Personal Area Networks |
Communications specification that was approved in early 2002 by the IEEE for wireless personal area networks (WPANs). |
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802.15.1 |
Short range (10 m) wireless technology for cordless mouse, keyboard and wireless headphones at 2.4 GHz. |
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802.15.3a |
UWB |
Short-range, high-bandwidth "ultra wideband" link |
802.15.4 |
Short-range wireless sensor networks |
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802.15.5 |
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802.16 |
Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks |
Hibernating. This covers Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Access methods that are used to create Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. Connects Base Stations to the Internet using OFDM in unlicensed (900 MHz, 2.4, 5.8 GHz) or licensed (700 MHz, 2.5 - 3.6 GHz) frequency bands. Products that implement 802.16 standards can undergo WiMAX> certification testing. |
802.17 |
Resilient Packet Ring |
Disbanded |
802.18 |
Radio Regulatory TAG |
Supports IEEE 802 LMSC and IEEE 802 wireless Working Groups. Actively participates in and monitors radio regulatory matters. |
802.19 |
Coexistence |
Makes standards for coexistence between different wireless standards for unlicensed devices. |
802.20 |
Mobile Broadband Wireless Access |
Disbanded |
802.21 |
Media Independent Handoff |
Hibernating. Enables optimization of higher layer services. This includes IoT and handover services -- specifically between IEEE 802 networks. |
802.22 |
Wireless Regional Area Network |
Hibernating. Creates a standard to enable spectrum sharing. |
802.23 |
Emergency Services Working Group |
Disbanded |
802.24 |
Vertical Applications Technical Advisory Group (TAG) |
Focused on application categories which use IEEE 802 Standards, or use multiple work groups. For these, 802.24 acts as a point of contact with other organizations focused on other IEEE 802 standards. 802.24 can also serve as a resource for understanding the IEEE 802 standards by developing white papers and other documents. |
Check here for a list of disbanded and hibernating standards.
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