Hello Jim, If i remember correctly 802.11a was only ratified earlier this year/late last year... 802.11b has been ratified for a few years now...
The task groups may have been founded in that order, that I'm not sure about... -- Best regards, evilbunny mailto:evilbunny@;sydneywireless.com http://www.cacert.org - Free Security Certificates http://www.sydneywireless.com - Telecommunications Freedom Thursday, October 17, 2002, 4:45:50 PM, you wrote: JT> Actually, 802.11a and 802.11b were ratified at the same time (Sept JT> 1999), so JT> its not actually true that 802.11a is a follow-on to 802.11b. 802.11g JT> is a follow-on JT> to 802.11b. JT> On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 05:00 PM, Klotz, Leigh wrote: >> Whaddya expect from the people who bought us 802.11a, the follow-on to >> 802.11b ;-)? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jack Grimes [mailto:jgrimes@;grimesonline.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:20 PM >> To: Wireless List List >> Subject: [BAWUG] The "Wi-Fi5" designation is history >> >> >> "WiFi5" is Dead ; Long Live WiFi >> >> Wi-Fi5 designation was expected to be the moniker, the Wi-Fi Alliance >> planned to give any wireless networking product it certified that used >> the >> 802.11a standard.� >> >> But a week ago, the alliance - -an association of companies that >> certifies >> whether wireless local area networking products meet Institute of >> Electrical >> and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standards--scrapped those plans. It >> instead >> decided to call the new products "Wi-Fi," the same name it gives >> certified >> equipment based on the 802.11b standard, said Wi-Fi Alliance President >> Dennis Eaton. >> >> "A single brand name for both products will reduce confusion and help >> consumers with their buying decision," Eaton said. >> >> Those who got an early glimpse of the Wi-Fi5 name on certification >> labels >> didn't get it, Eaton said. It left them wondering, "what happened to >> WiFi2, >> WiF3 and Wi-Fi4," Eaton said. But those technologies don't exist. The >> "5" in >> Wi-Fi5 referred to the 5GHz radio frequency that 802.11a uses. >> >> >> >> -- >> general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> >> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> JT> -- JT> general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> JT> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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