802.11 [FreeBSD WIKI]

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==== 802.11n ====

  * Download IEEE 802.11n-2009: [[http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11n-2009.pdf]] 
  * 802.11n support in net80211: [[WiFi/80211n]] 
    * 802.11n TX aggregation support: [[AdrianChadd/AtherosTxAgg]] 
    * 802.11n device bring-up: [[WiFi/BringUp]]
  * Gast, Matthew S.. (2012). 802.11n: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi Above 100 Mbps. O'Reilly Media: [[http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021988.do]] 

=== See also ===

  * Major 802.11n update (report 04-06 2007): [[ftp://ftp.uwc.ac.za/FOSS/freebsdcvs/root/doc/www/data/news/status/report-2007-04-2007-06.html#Wireless-Networking]]

=== Features ===

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  * data rate is optionally increased by bonding two 20 MHz channels (40 MHz operation)

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==== 802.11ac ====

  * Todo list for 802.11ac support in %%FreeBSD%%: [[WiFi/80211ac]] 
  * Gast, Matthew S.. (2012). 802.11ac: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi at Gigabit and Beyond. O'Reilly Media: [[http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027768.do]] 
    * Online version of the book: [[http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001739/index.html]] 
  * Download IEEE 802.11ac-2013: [[http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11ac-2013.pdf]] 

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==== Important features of 802.11n and 802.11ac ====

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  * MIMO
  * Spatial Streams
  * Transmit Beamforming
  * Frame aggregation:
    * Aggregated Mac Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)
    * Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit (A-MSDU) 

==== See also ====

  * Information-packed articles about 802.11n and 802.11ac (esp. those under the //Advanced Topics// section): [[http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/aboutcvwifi.htm]]
    * Monitoring 802.11n and 802.11ac Networks: [[http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/monitoring_802_11n_networks.htm]]
    * Capturing A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packets: [[http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/capturing_a-mpdu_and_a-msdu_pa.htm]]

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