802.11b and 802.11a were birthed at the same time. http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11a-1999.pdf http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11b-1999.pdf http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11b-1999_Cor1-2001.pdf
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 02:39 AM, evilbunny wrote:
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...
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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.
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