Wired - 802.3

Wireless - 802.11

Frequency

channels

No wave travels faster than others. All waves travel at the same speed but the differnce is that the information carried by the wave can be differ

Decible laws

dBm

EIRP

RSSI

SNR

Carrier Signal

Modulation

Spread Spectrum

FHSS

DSSS

OFDM

Regulatory Bodies

Regulates the frequency, band, power, channel

Standard bodies

Determines the technology we use within those bands

2.4

Based on the Modulation technique the CW and Channels would change.

5GHz

802.11

802.11b

802.11a

802.11g

802.11n

Channel Aggregation

Spatial Multiplexing

MAC Layer Efficiency

Transmit Beamforming

802.11ac

802.11ac waves

Co-Channel Interference

Neighboring channel interference

Other Interference

Free space path loss

Dynamic Rate Shifting