IEEE 802.11

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IEEE standard Wi‑Fi standard wireless networking standard

IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.

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All labels observed (53)

Label	Occurrences
IEEE 802.11 canonical	33
IEEE 802.11g	10
IEEE 802.11b	9
IEEE 802.11n	8
IEEE 802.11a	5
Wi‑Fi	4
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi	3
IEEE 802.11ac	3
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi standards	2
IEEE 802.11 Working Group	2
IEEE 802.11 b	2
IEEE 802.11 family	2
IEEE 802.11 g	2
IEEE 802.11 n	2
IEEE 802.11 standard	2
IEEE 802.11 wireless networks	2
IEEE 802.11-2016 amendment	2
IEEE 802.11ax	2
IEEE 802.11b/g	2
IEEE 802.11be	2
IEEE 802.11u	2
802.11a	1
802.11n	1
IEEE 802 WLAN	1
IEEE 802 standards family	1
IEEE 802 wireless standards	1
IEEE 802.11 (conceptually via CSMA/CA)	1
IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n	1
IEEE 802.11 standard family	1
IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs	1
IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces	1
IEEE 802.11-1997	1
IEEE 802.11-2016 and later amendments	1
IEEE 802.11ac Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11ad	1
IEEE 802.11ad WiGig standard	1
IEEE 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 standard	1
IEEE 802.11ax amendment	1
IEEE 802.11ax specification	1
IEEE 802.11ax-related security specifications	1
IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi	1
IEEE 802.11b/g/n	1
IEEE 802.11i	1
IEEE 802.11i wireless LAN security standard	1
IEEE 802.11k	1
IEEE 802.11n Wi‑Fi standard	1
IEEE 802.11p wireless access in vehicular environments standard	1
IEEE 802.11r	1
IEEE 802.11u amendment	1
IEEE 802.11u‑2011	1
IEEE 802.11v	1
Wi‑Fi 4	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1454 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IEEE 802.11
Context triple: [Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, notableStandard, IEEE 802.11]

A. IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
B. IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
C. IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society is a professional society within IEEE focused on the advancement of microwave theory, techniques, and technologies in areas such as wireless communications, radar, and RF engineering.
D. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society is a professional society within IEEE that focuses on the advancement of theory, practice, and applications of aerospace systems, electronic systems, and related technologies.
E. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a leading global professional association dedicated to advancing technology through standards development, publications, conferences, and educational activities in electrical engineering, electronics, and related fields.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: IEEE 802.11
Target entity description: IEEE 802.11 is a family of wireless networking standards that define the protocols for implementing Wi‑Fi local area networks.

A. IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
B. IEEE Standards Association
The IEEE Standards Association is a leading global organization that develops and maintains technical standards across a wide range of industries, including electronics, communications, and information technology.
C. IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society is a professional society within IEEE focused on the advancement of microwave theory, techniques, and technologies in areas such as wireless communications, radar, and RF engineering.
D. IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society is a professional society within IEEE that focuses on the advancement of theory, practice, and applications of aerospace systems, electronic systems, and related technologies.
E. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a leading global professional association dedicated to advancing technology through standards development, publications, conferences, and educational activities in electrical engineering, electronics, and related fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE standard ⓘ Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ wireless networking standard ⓘ
applicationDomain	enterprise networking ⓘ home networking ⓘ public hotspots ⓘ
defines	MAC layer for wireless LAN ⓘ PHY layer for wireless LAN ⓘ wireless local area network protocols ⓘ
developedBy	IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee ⓘ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ
field	computer networking ⓘ wireless communication ⓘ
firstStandardApproved	1997 ⓘ
frequencyBand	2.4 GHz ISM band ⓘ 5 GHz band ⓘ 6 GHz band ⓘ 60 GHz band ⓘ
governs	wireless LAN medium access control ⓘ wireless LAN physical layer signaling ⓘ
includes	IEEE 802.11a ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11ac ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11ad ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11ax ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11b ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11be ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11g ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11n ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.11
organization	IEEE 802.11 Working Group ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
partOf	IEEE 802 family of standards ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
relatedTo	IEEE 802.15 ⓘ IEEE 802.3 ⓘ linked to: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard Wi‑Fi Alliance ⓘ
securityMechanism	Wired Equivalent Privacy ⓘ Wi‑Fi Protected Access ⓘ Wi‑Fi Protected Access 3 ⓘ linked to: Wi‑Fi Protected Access Wi‑Fi Protected Access II ⓘ linked to: Wi‑Fi Protected Access
standardType	layer 1 and layer 2 of OSI model ⓘ
supports	ad hoc mode ⓘ infrastructure mode ⓘ multiple‑input multiple‑output antennas ⓘ orthogonal frequency‑division multiplexing ⓘ quality of service mechanisms ⓘ roaming between access points ⓘ station mobility within a basic service set ⓘ
supportsTopology	basic service set ⓘ extended service set ⓘ
usedFor	Wi‑Fi local area networks ⓘ wireless Internet access ⓘ

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Referenced by (133)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers → notableStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802 standards family ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11 Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11n Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11ac Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11ad WiGig standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11p wireless access in vehicular environments standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE Standards Association → develops → IEEE 802.11i wireless LAN security standard ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11a ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11b ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11g ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11n ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11ac ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11ax ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11ad ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.11 → includes → IEEE 802.11be ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Internet of Things → usesTechnology → Wi‑Fi ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.3 → relatedTo → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

subject linked to: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → standardizes → Wi‑Fi ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasWorkingGroup → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasTaskGroup → IEEE 802.11ax ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasTaskGroup → IEEE 802.11ac ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee → hasStandardFamily → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

Wired Equivalent Privacy → definedInStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

Wired Equivalent Privacy → introducedInStandard → IEEE 802.11-1997 ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wired Equivalent Privacy → introducedInStandard → IEEE 802.11b ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi Alliance → standardizes → Wi‑Fi ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi Alliance → trademarkOwner → Wi‑Fi ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi Alliance → focusesOnTechnology → Wi‑Fi 4 ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi Alliance → collaboratesWith → IEEE 802.11 Working Group ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi Alliance → basedOnStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

Wi‑Fi Protected Access → basedOnStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

Wi‑Fi Protected Access → appliesTo → IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.11a ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.11b ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.11g ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802 family of standards → includesStandard → IEEE 802.11n ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE standards → includesExample → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

IEEE standards → includesExample → IEEE 802.11n ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Aircrack-ng → supportsStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

subject linked to: Aircrack‑ng

WECA → focusesOn → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

WECA → relatedStandard → IEEE 802.11b ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

WECA → relatedStandard → IEEE 802.11a ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

WECA → relatedStandard → IEEE 802.11g ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

WECA → collaboratesWith → IEEE 802.11 Working Group ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

IEEE 802.18 → supportsStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 → basedOn → IEEE 802.11ax specification ⓘ

linked to: IEEE 802.11

Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Location → basedOnStandard → IEEE 802.11 ⓘ

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