Wireless Networking Standards

• For wireless networks to function, all devices IEEE 802.11 Max. Data Frequency
Standard Transfer
must use the same wireless networking standard Rate

802.11a 54 Mbps 5 GHz

• There are a number of standards that define
wireless networking 802.11b 11 Mbps 2.4 GHz
These standards are also governed by the 802.11g 54 Mbps 2.4 GHz
IEEE and are referred to as IEEE 802.11
802.11n 600 Mbps 5 GHz and/or 2.4 GHz

• IEEE 802.11, or Wi-Fi, standards dictate the data

transfer rate, connection frequency, and more
802.11n
802.11n is a standard commonly used in organizations because
of its speed, and a number of other factors

Feature Benefit(s)

Multiple-Input Multiple- Multiple antennas, which allow for simultaneous

Output (MIMO) connections and data streams.

Frame aggregation The sending of two or more frames in one transmission,

which doubles the bit rate.

Channel bonding Enables WAPs to use two channels that don’t overlap for
transmission. This doubles the amount of data that can
be sent.
Wireless Encryption Protocols
Wireless Description Encryption Level
Encryption Protocol (Key Size)
• Encryption is the process of scrambling
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 64-bit
data to make it unreadable to hackers
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 256-bit
• Data is scrambled and unscrambled
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity 128-bit using an encryption key
Protocol

AES Advanced Encryption 128-, 192-, and 256- • The longer the key, the harder it is for
Standard bit somebody to hack your data