Remember 802.11a
Full name: IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN amendment
Memory aid: a takes the early five-gigahertz Airway.
Its nominal PHY rate is not application throughput.
Study area: Wi-Fi & radio · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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802.11a — IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN amendment
Defines a legacy OFDM wireless LAN technology in 5 GHz.
Why learn 802.11a — IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN amendment?
Defines a legacy OFDM wireless LAN technology in 5 GHz.
Where it came from
Its nominal PHY rate is not application throughput.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): a takes the early five-gigahertz Airway.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand 802.11a: IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN amendment.
- Recall this memory aid: a takes the early five-gigahertz Airway.
- Explain the practical use: Defines a legacy OFDM wireless LAN technology in 5 GHz.
- Explain this distinction: Its nominal PHY rate is not application throughput.
- Identify 802.11a in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- Wi-Fi Alliance technology (www.wi-fi.org)
- IEEE wireless LAN working group (www.ieee802.org)