IEEE 802.11 working group

The following IEEE Standards and task groups exist within the IEEE 802.11 working group^[2]:

• IEEE 802.11 - The original 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz RF and IR standard (1999)
• IEEE 802.11a - 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999, shipping products in 2001)
• IEEE 802.11b - Enhancements to 802.11 to support 5.5 and 11 Mbit/s (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• IEEE 802.11F - Inter-Access Point Protocol (2003) _{Withdrawn February 2006}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 (2004)
• IEEE 802.11k - Radio resource measurement enhancements _{(proposed - 2007?)}

• IEEE 802.11l - _{(reserved and will not be used)}
• IEEE 802.11m - Maintenance of the standard; odds and ends. _(ongoing)
• IEEE 802.11n - Higher throughput improvements using MIMO (multiple input, multiple output antennas) _{(pre-draft - 2007?)}
• IEEE 802.11o - _{(reserved and will not be used)}
• IEEE 802.11p - WAVE - Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment (such as ambulances and passenger cars) _{(working - 2008?)}
• IEEE 802.11q - _{(reserved and will not be used, can be confused with 802.1Q VLAN trunking)}
• IEEE 802.11r - Fast roaming _{Working "Task Group r" - 2007?}
• IEEE 802.11s - ESS Mesh Networking _{(working - 2008?)}
• IEEE 802.11T - Wireless Performance Prediction (WPP) - test methods and metrics Recommendation _{(working - 2008?)}
• IEEE 802.11u - Interworking with non-802 networks (for example, cellular) _{(proposal evaluation - ?)}
• IEEE 802.11v - Wireless network management _{(early proposal stages - ?)}
• IEEE 802.11w - Protected Management Frames _{(early proposal stages - 2008?)}
• IEEE 802.11x - _{(reserved and will not be used)}
• IEEE 802.11y - 3650-3700 Operation in the U.S. _{(early proposal stages - ?)}