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CompTIA A+ Core Certification: Wireless Ethernet Standards

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Wireless    Ethernet Type Frequency Maximum Speed MIMO Support Estimated Range Indoors/Outdoors Channel Width/Number of Channels Interoperable With
802.11a 5GHz 54Mbps No 35m/120m 20MHz/12* Requires dual-mode (802.11a/b or 802.11a/g) hardware; 802.11n networks that support 5GHz frequency
802.11b 2.4GHz 11Mbps No 32m/140m 20MHz/3 802.11g
802.11g 2.4GHz 54Mbps No 32m/140m 20MHz/3 802.11b, 802.11n
802.11n 2.4GHz 72Mbps per stream (20MHz channel) Yes* 70m/250m 20MHz/3 802.11b, 802.11g; 802.11a on networks that also support 5GHz frequency
802.11n (optional) (Wi-Fi 4) 5GHz 150Mbps per stream (40MHz channel) Yes* 70m/250m 20MHz or 40MHz/12* 802.11a (20MHz-wide channels only)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) 5GHz 433Mbps per stream (80MHz channel) Yes* 70m/250m 20MHz or 40MHz or 80MHz 802.11a, 802.11n (5GHz); 802.11ac routers that also support previous standards
802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 9.6Gpbs, 1Gbps (5GHz channel) Mu-MIMO Same, but better throughput at longer ranges 160MHz Supports previous standards
802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6E) 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz Up to 9.6Gbps Mu-MIMO Same as Wi-Fi 6, but 6GHz has a shorter range 160MHz Supports previous standards


* Non-overlapping channels; exact number varies by country.
Non-overlapping channels.
* Up to four streams supported. Most devices have up to three antennas but can receive/transmit only two streams at a time.


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