WIRELESS NETWORK AND
FREQUENCY BANDS
Wireless LAN
The wireless local area computer network is based on the IEEE 802.11 ac standard. This standard was
developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) in order to insure inter-operability
between different WLAN vendors.
802.11 Standard
Release date
Frequency (GHz)
Maximum bit rate (Mbits/sec)
Modulation type
Wi-Fi 5 (ac)
2013
2.4/5
1300
OFDM
Table 1-1
Wireless LAN standards
The 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands are license free world wide.
However, you must be aware of country specific limitations and follow them.
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