Template:Wi-Fi Generations
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Jump to navigationJump to search| Generation | IEEE standard |
Adopted | Maximum link rate (Mbit/s) |
Radio frequency (GHz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi 8[1] | 802.11bn | 2028 | 100,000[2] | 2.4, 5, 6, mmWave |
| Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 1376–46,120 | 2.4, 5, 6 |
| Wi-Fi 6E | 802.11ax | 2020 | 574–9608[3] | 6[lower-alpha 1] |
| Wi-Fi 6 | 2019 | 2.4, 5 | ||
| Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2014 | 433–6933 | 5[lower-alpha 2] |
| Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2008 | 72–600 | 2.4, 5 |
| (Wi-Fi 3)* | 802.11g | 2003 | 6–54 | 2.4 |
| (Wi-Fi 2)* | 802.11a | 1999 | 5 | |
| (Wi-Fi 1)* | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | 2.4 |
| (Wi-Fi 0)* | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | 2.4 |
| *Wi‑Fi 0, 1, 2, and 3 are named by retroactive inference. They do not exist in the official nomenclature.[4][5][6] | ||||
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ↑ "What is Wi-Fi 8?". March 25, 2023. https://www.everythingrf.com/community/what-is-wi-fi-8.
- ↑ "MCS table (updated with 80211ax data rates)". https://semfionetworks.com/blog/mcs-table-updated-with-80211ax-data-rates/.
- ↑ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2018-10-03). "Wi-Fi Now Has Version Numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 Comes Out Next Year". https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17926212/wifi-6-version-numbers-announced.
- ↑ Phillips, Gavin (18 January 2021). "The Most Common Wi-Fi Standards and Types, Explained". https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/understanding-common-wifi-standards-technology-explained/.
- ↑ "Wi-Fi Generation Numbering". https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/connectivity/wifi-ieee-802-11/wifi-alliance-generations-designations-numbers.php.
