802.

11

In 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) created the first WLAN
standard. They called it 802.11 after the name of the group formed to oversee its development.
Unfortunately, 802.11 only supported a maximum network bandwidth of 2 Mbps - too slow for
most applications. For this reason, ordinary 802.11 wireless products are no longer manufactured.

802.11b

IEEE expanded on the original 802.11 standard in July 1999, creating the 802.11b specification.
802.11b supports bandwidth up to 11 Mbps, comparable to traditional Ethernet.

802.11b uses the same unregulated radio signaling frequency (2.4 GHz) as the original 802.11
standard. Vendors often prefer using these frequencies to lower their production costs. Being
unregulated, 802.11b gear can incur interference from microwave ovens, cordless phones, and
other appliances using the same 2.4 GHz range. However, by installing 802.11b gear a reasonable
distance from other appliances, interference can easily be avoided.

 Pros of 802.11b - lowest cost; signal range is good and not easily obstructed
 Cons of 802.11b - slowest maximum speed; home appliances may interfere on the
unregulated frequency band

802.11a

While 802.11b was in development, IEEE created a second extension to the original 802.11
standard called 802.11a. Because 802.11b gained in popularity much faster than did 802.11a,
some folks believe that 802.11a was created after 802.11b. In fact, 802.11a was created at the
same time. Due to its higher cost, 802.11a is usually found on business networks whereas
802.11b better serves the home market.

802.11a supports bandwidth up to 54 Mbps and signals in a regulated frequency spectrum around
5 GHz. This higher frequency compared to 802.11b shortens the range of 802.11a networks. The
higher frequency also means 802.11a signals have more difficulty penetrating walls and other
obstructions.

Because 802.11a and 802.11b utilize different frequencies, the two technologies are incompatible
with each other. Some vendors offer hybrid 802.11a/b network gear, but these products merely
implement the two standards side by side (each connected devices must use one or the other).

 Pros of 802.11a - fast maximum speed; regulated frequencies prevent signal interference
from other devices
 Cons of 802.11a - highest cost; shorter range signal that is more easily obstructed

802.11g

In 2002 and 2003, WLAN products supporting a newer standard called 802.11g emerged on the
market. 802.11g attempts to combine the best of both 802.11a and 802.11b. 802.11g supports
bandwidth up to 54 Mbps, and it uses the 2.4 Ghz frequency for greater range. 802.11g is
backwards compatible with 802.11b, meaning that 802.11g access points will work with 802.11b
wireless network adapters and vice versa.

 Pros of 802.11g - fast maximum speed; signal range is good and not easily obstructed
 Cons of 802.11g - costs more than 802.11b; appliances may interfere on the unregulated
signal frequency
802.11n

The newest IEEE standard in the Wi-Fi category is 802.11n. It was designed to improve on
802.11g in the amount of bandwidth supported by utilizing multiple wireless signals and antennas
(called MIMO technology) instead of one.

When this standard is finalized, 802.11n connections should support data rates of over 100 Mbps.
802.11n also offers somewhat better range over earlier Wi-Fi standards due to its increased signal
intensity. 802.11n equipment will be backward compatible with 802.11g gear.

 Pros of 802.11n - fastest maximum speed and best signal range; more resistant to signal
interference from outside sources
 Cons of 802.11n - standard is not yet finalized; costs more than 802.11g; the use of multiple
signals may greatly interfere with nearby 802.11b/g based networks.

What About Bluetooth and the Rest?

Aside from these four general-purpose Wi-Fi standards, several other related wireless network
technologies exist.

 Other IEEE 802.11 working group standards like 802.11h and 802.11j are extensions or
offshoots of Wi-Fi technology that each serve a very specific purpose.

 Bluetooth is an alternative wireless network technology that followed a different development

path than the 802.11 family. Bluetooth supports a very short range (approximately 10 meters)
and relatively low bandwidth (1-3 Mbps in practice) designed for low-power network devices
like handhelds. The low manufacturing cost of Bluetooth hardware also appeals to industry
vendors. You can readily find Bluetooth in the netowrking of PDAs or cell phones with PCs, but it
is rarely used for general-purpose WLAN networking due to the range and speed considerations.

 WiMax also was developed separately from Wi-Fi. WiMax is designed for long-range networking
(spanning miles or kilometers) as opposed to local area wireless networking.

The following IEEE 802.11 standards exist or are in development to support the creation of
technologies for wireless local area networking:

 802.11a - 54 Mbps standard, 5 GHz signaling (ratified 1999)

 802.11b - 11 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (1999)
 802.11c - operation of bridge connections (moved to 802.1D)
 802.11d - worldwide compliance with regulations for use of wireless signal spectrum (2001)
 802.11e - Quality of Service (QoS) support (not yet ratified)
 802.11F - Inter-Access Point Protocol recommendation for communication between access
points to support roaming clients (2003)
 802.11g - 54 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (2003)
 802.11h - enhanced version of 802.11a to support European regulatory requirements (2003)
 802.11i - security improvements for the 802.11 family (2004)
 802.11j - enhancements to 5 GHz signaling to support Japan regulatory requirements (2004)
 802.11k - WLAN system management (in progress)
 802.11l - skipped to avoid confusion with 802.11i
 802.11m - maintenance of 802.11 family documentation
 802.11n - 100+ Mbps standard improvements over 802.11g (in progress)
 802.11o - skipped
 802.11p - Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment
 802.11q - skipped
 802.11r - fast roaming support via Basic Service Set transitions
 802.11s - ESS mesh networking for access points
 802.11T - Wireless Performance Prediction - recommendation for testing standards and metrics
 802.11u - internetworking with 3G / cellular and other forms of external networks
 802.11v - wireless network management / device configuration
 802.11w - Protected Management Frames security enhancement
 802.11x - skipped (generic name for the 802.11 family)
 802.11y - Contention Based Protocol for interference avoidance

The Official IEEE 802.11 Working Group Project Timelines page is published by IEEE to indicate the
status of each of the networking standards under development.

Use this wireless networking standards chart to get quick information to help you differentiate between the
available wireless networking standards and choose which standard might be the right fit for your business. See
the links below the chart for further information on wireless networking standards.

Modulation
Standard Data Rate Security Pros/Cons & More Info
Scheme
Up to 2Mbps
This specification has been extended
IEEE 802.11 in the 2.4GHz FHSS or DSSS WEP & WPA
into 802.11b.
band

Products that adhere to this standard

are considered "Wi-Fi Certified." Eight
available channels. Less potential for RF
interference than 802.11b and 802.11g.
IEEE Up to 54Mbps
Better than 802.11b at supporting
802.11a in the 5GHz OFDM WEP & WPA
multimedia voice, video and large-image
(Wi-Fi) band
applications in densely populated user
environments. Relatively shorter range
than 802.11b. Not interoperable with
802.11b.

Products that adhere to this standard

are considered "Wi-Fi Certified." Not
interoperable with 802.11a. Requires
fewer access points than 802.11a for
IEEE Up to 11Mbps coverage of large areas. Offers high-
802.11b in the 2.4GHz DSSS with CCK WEP & WPA speed access to data at up to 300 feet
(Wi-Fi) band from base station. 14 channels available
in the 2.4GHz band (only 11 of which
can be used in the U.S. due to FCC
regulations) with only three non-
overlapping channels.

Products that adhere to this standard

are considered "Wi-Fi Certified." May
replace 802.11b. Improved security
OFDM above
IEEE Up to 54Mbps enhancements over 802.11. Compatible
20Mbps, DSSS
802.11g in the 2.4GHz WEP & WPA with 802.11b. 14 channels available in
with CCK below
(Wi-Fi) band the 2.4GHz band (only 11 of which can
20Mbps
be used in the U.S. due to FCC
regulations) with only three non-
overlapping channels.
 Commonly referred to as WiMAX or less
Specifies commonly as WirelessMAN or the Air
IEEE
WiMAX in the Interface Standard, IEEE 802.16 is a
802.16 OFDM DES3 and AES
10 to 66 GHz specification for fixed broadband
(WiMAX)
range wireless metropolitan access networks
(MANs)

Commonly referred to as WiMAX or less

commonly as WirelessMAN or the Air
IEEE Added support
Interface Standard, IEEE 802.16 is a
802.16a for the 2 to 11 OFDM DES3 and AES
specification for fixed broadband
(WiMAX) GHz range.
wireless metropolitan access networks
(MANs)

No native support for IP, so it does not

support TCP/IP and wireless LAN
Up to 2Mbps
applications well. Not originally created
Bluetooth in the 2.45GHz FHSS PPTP, SSL or VPN
to support wireless LANs. Best suited for
band
connecting PDAs, cell phones and PCs
in short intervals.

Note: HomeRF is no longer being

supported by any vendors or working
groups. Intended for use in homes, not
Independent network enterprises. Range is only 150 feet from
Up to 10Mbps IP addresses for each base station. Relatively inexpensive to
HomeRF in the 2.4GHZ FHSS network. Data is sent set up and maintain. Voice quality is
band with a 56-bit always good because it continuously
encryption algorithm. reserves a chunk of bandwidth for voice
services. Responds well to interference
because of frequency-hopping
modulation.

Only in Europe. HiperLAN is totally ad-

Per-session hoc, requiring no configuration and no
Up to 20Mbps
HiperLAN/1 encryption and central controller. Doesn't provide real
in the 5GHz CSMA/CA
(Europe) individual isochronous services. Relatively
band
authentication. expensive to operate and maintain. No
guarantee of bandwidth.

Strong security
Only in Europe. Designed to carry ATM
features with support
Up to 54Mbps cells, IP packets, Firewire packets (IEEE
HiperLAN/2 for individual
in the 5GHz OFDM 1394) and digital voice (from cellular
(Europe) authentication and
band phones). Better quality of service than
per-session
HiperLAN/1 and guarantees bandwidth.
encryption keys.

Pre-802.11 OpenAir doesn't

protocol, using implement any
Frequency CSMA/CA with encryption at the OpenAir is the proprietary protocol from
OpenAir Hopping and MAC MAC layer, but Proxim. All OpenAir products are based
0.8 and retransmissions generates Network ID on Proxim's module.
1.6 Mb/s bit based on a password
rate (Security ID)
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 1 Introduction
 2 Standards
o 2.1 Wide Area (WAN)
o 2.2 Local Area (WLAN)
o 2.3 Personal Area (WPAN)
 3 Overview
 4 Peak bit rate and throughput
 5 Typical Spectral use
o 5.1 Frequency
 6 See also
 7 References
 8 External links

[edit] Introduction

A wide variety of different wireless data technologies exist, some in direct competition with
one another, others designed for specific applications. Wireless technologies can be evaluated
by a variety of different metrics of which some are described in this entry.

Standards can be grouped as follows in increasing range order:

Personal Area Network (PAN) systems are intended for short range communication between
devices typically controlled by a single person. Some examples include wireless headsets for
mobile phones or wireless heart rate sensors communicating with a wrist watch. Some of
these technologies include standards such as ANT UWB, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Wireless
USB

For wider area communications, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is used. WLANs are
often known by their commercial product name Wi-Fi. These systems are used to provide
wireless access to other systems on the local network such as other computers, shared
printers, and other such devices or even the internet. Typically a WLAN offers much better
speeds and delays within the local network than an average consumer's Internet access. Older
systems that provide WLAN functionality include DECT and HIPERLAN. These however
are no longer in widespread use. One typical characteristic of WLANs is that they are mostly
very local, without the capability of seamless movement from one network to another.
Cellular networks or WAN are designed for city-wide/national/global coverage areas and
seamless mobility from one access point (often defined as a Base Station) to another allowing
seamless coverage for very wide areas. Cellular network technologies are often split into 2nd
generation 2G, 3G and 4G networks. Originally 2G networks were voice centric or even
voice only digital cellular systems (as opposed to the analog 1G networks). Typical 2G
standards include GSM and IS-95 with extensions via GPRS, EDGE and 1xRTT, providing
Internet access to users of originally voice centric 2G networks. Both EDGE and 1xRTT are
3G standards, as defined by the ITU, but are usually marketed as 2.9G due to their
comparatively low speeds and high delays when compared to true 3G technologies.

True 3G systems such as EV-DO, W-CDMA (including HSPA) provide combined circuit
switched and packet switched data and voice services from the outset, usually at far better
data rates than 2G networks with their extensions. All of these services can be used to
provide combined mobile voice access and Internet access at remote locations.

4G networks provide even higher bitrates and many architectural improvements, which are
not necessarily visible to the consumer. The current 4G systems that are deployed widely are
HSPA+, WIMAX and LTE. The latter two are pure packet based networks without traditional
voice circuit capabilities. These networks provide voice services via VoIP.

Some systems are designed for point-to-point line-of-sight communications, once two such
nodes get too far apart they can no longer communicate. Other systems are designed to form
a wireless mesh network using one of a variety of routing protocols. In a mesh network, when
nodes get too far apart to communicate directly, they can still communicate indirectly through
intermediate nodes.

[edit] Standards

The following standards are included in this comparison.

[edit] Wide Area (WAN)

 RTT
 EDGE
 EV-DO x1 Rev 0, Rev A, Rev B and x3 standards.
 Flash-OFDM: FLASH(Fast Low-latency Access with Seamless Handoff)-OFDM (Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing)
 GPRS
 HSPA D and U standards.
 LTE
 UMTS over W-CDMA
 UMTS-TDD
 Wi-Fi: 802.11 standard
 WiMAX: 802.16 standard

[edit] Local Area (WLAN)

 Wi-Fi: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac standards.

[edit] Personal Area (WPAN)

 Bluetooth V4.0 with standard protocol and with low energy protocol
 IEEE 802.15.4-2006
 Wireless USB
 UWB
 6loWPAN
 ZigBee

[edit] Overview
Comparison of Mobile Internet Access methods

Downstrea
Common Upstream
Family Primary Use Radio Tech m Notes
Name (Mbit/s)
(Mbit/s)

HSPA+ is
widely
deployed.
Revision 11 of
21 5.8 the 3GPP
CDMA/FDD 42 11.5 states that
HSPA+ 3GPP Used in 4G
MIMO 84 22 HSPA+ is
672 168 expected to
have a
throughput
capacity of 672
Mbps.

LTE-Advanced
update
100 Cat3 expected to
50 Cat3/4
150 Cat4 offer peak
OFDMA/MIMO/S 75 Cat5
LTE 3GPP General 4G 300 Cat5 rates up to 1
C-FDMA (in 20 MHz
(in 20 MHz Gbit/s fixed
[1]
FDD)[1]
FDD) speeds and
100 Mb/s to
mobile users.

17
37 (10 MHz With 2x2
WiMax rel 1 802.16 WirelessMAN MIMO-SOFDMA (10 MHz
TDD) MIMO.[2]
TDD)

WiMax rel 802.16- 83 (20 MHz 46 With 2x2

WirelessMAN MIMO-SOFDMA TDD) (20 MHz MIMO.Enhanc
1.5 2009
141 TDD) ed with 20Mhz
 Comparison of Mobile Internet Access methods

Downstrea
Common Upstream
Family Primary Use Radio Tech m Notes
Name (Mbit/s)
(Mbit/s)

(2x20 MHz 138 channels in

FDD) (2x20 MHz 802.16-2009[2]
FDD)

2x2 MIMO
2x2 MIMO
110
70
(20 MHz
(20 MHz
TDD) Also low
TDD)
183 mobility users
188
(2x20 MHz can aggregate
(2x20 MHz
FDD) multiple
WiMAX rel 2 802.16m WirelessMAN MIMO-SOFDMA FDD)
4x4 MIMO channels for up
4x4 MIMO
219 to DL
140(20 M
(20 MHz throughput
Hz TDD)
TDD) 1Gbps[2]
376
365
(2x20 MHz
(2x20 MHz
FDD)
FDD)

Mobile range
Mobile
30 km (18
Internet 5.3 1.8
Flash- miles)
Flash-OFDM mobility up to Flash-OFDM 10.6 3.6
OFDM extended
200 mph 15.9 5.4
range 55 km
(350 km/h)
(34 miles)

Mobile
HIPERMAN HIPERMAN OFDM 56.9
Internet

Antenna, RF
front end
288.8 (using 4x4 enhancements
configuration in and minor
protocol timer
802.11 Mobile Intern 20 MHz bandwidth) or
Wi-Fi OFDM/MIMO tweaks have
(11n) et 600 (using 4x4 helped deploy
configuration in long range
40 MHz bandwidth) P2P networks
compromisin
g on radial
coverage,
 Comparison of Mobile Internet Access methods

Downstrea
Common Upstream
Family Primary Use Radio Tech m Notes
Name (Mbit/s)
(Mbit/s)

throughput
and/or spectra
efficiency
(310 km &
382 km)
Cell Radius: 3–
12 km
Speed:
250 km/h
HC-
Mobile Intern Spectral
iBurst 802.20 SDMA/TDD/MIM 95 36
et Efficiency: 13
O
bits/s/Hz/cell
Spectrum
Reuse Factor:
"1"

EDGE Mobile Intern

GSM TDMA/FDD 1.6 0.5 3GPP Release 7
Evolution et

HSDPA is
widely
deployed.
UMTS W- CDMA/FDD Typical
CDMA UMTS/3GS 0.384 0.384 downlink rates
General 3G
HSDPA+HSUP M CDMA/FDD/MIM 14.4 5.76 today 2 Mbit/s,
A O ~200 kbit/s
uplink; HSPA+
downlink up to
56 Mbit/s.

Reported
speeds
according to
UMTS/3GS Mobile IPWireless
UMTS-TDD CDMA/TDD 16
M Internet using 16QAM
modulation
similar to
HSDPA+HSUPA
 Comparison of Mobile Internet Access methods

Downstrea
Common Upstream
Family Primary Use Radio Tech m Notes
Name (Mbit/s)
(Mbit/s)

Rev B note: N
is the number
of 1.25 MHz
chunks of
spectrum used.
EV-DO is not
EV-DO Rel. 0 2.45 0.15
Mobile designed for
EV-DO Rev.A CDMA2000 CDMA/FDD 3.1 1.8
Internet voice, and
EV-DO Rev.B 4.9xN 1.8xN
requires a
fallback to
1xRTT when a
voice call is
placed or
received.

Notes: All speeds are theoretical maximums and will vary by a number of factors, including
the use of external antennae, distance from the tower and the ground speed (e.g.
communications on a train may be poorer than when standing still). Usually the bandwidth is
shared between several terminals. The performance of each technology is determined by a
number of constraints, including the spectral efficiency of the technology, the cell sizes used,
and the amount of spectrum available. For more information, see Comparison of wireless
data standards.

For more comparison tables, see bit rate progress trends, comparison of mobile phone
standards, spectral efficiency comparison table and OFDM system comparison table.

[edit] Peak bit rate and throughput

The peak bit rate of the standard is the net bit rate provided by the physical layer in the fastest
transmission mode (using the fastest modulation scheme and error code), excluding forward
error correction coding and other physical layer overhead. In practice, higher layer overhead
causes the maximum throughput to be lower than the peak data rate. The typical throughput
however is hard to measure, and depends on many protocol issues such as transmission
schemes (slower schemes are used at longer distance from the access point), packet
retransmissions and packet size. The real throughput is even lower because of other traffic
sharing the same network or cell, and other facts.

For PAN and LAN standards like WiFi these levels of performance are attainable under ideal
radio conditions (that is, a complete lack of interference and at close range without obstacles).
For WAN standards, though, these figures are often impractical to achieve (for instance they
assume you are the only user in the cell) or are not implemented or provisioned by any
providers in such a way.

The typical throughput is what users have experienced most of the time when well within the
usable range to the base station. This value is not known for the newest experimental
standards. Note that these figures cannot be used to predict the performance of any given
standard in any given environment, but rather as benchmarks against which actual experience
might be compared.

Bit rate (Mbit/s)

Peak Peak Typical Downlink

Standard Range
Downlink Uplink throughput

CDMA RTT 1x 0.3072 0.1536 ~29km (18 mi) 0.125

CDMA EV-DO Rev. 0 2.4580 0.1536 ~29km (18 mi) 0.75[citation needed]

CDMA EV-DO Rev. A 3.1000 1.8000 ~29km (18 mi)

CDMA EV-DO Rev. B 4.9000 1.8000 ~29km (18 mi)

GSM GPRS Class 10 0.0856 0.0428 ~26km (16 mi) 0.014[citation needed]

GSM EDGE type 2 0.4736 0.4736 ~26km (16 mi) 0.034[citation needed]

GSM EDGE Evolution 1.8944 0.9472 ~26km (16 mi)

UMTS W-CDMA R99 0.3840 0.3840 ~29km (18 mi) 0.195[citation needed]

up to 200km
UMTS W-CDMA HSDPA 14.400 0.3840 4.1[citation needed] (Tre 2007)
(124 mi)[2]

up to 200km
UMTS W-CDMA HSUPA 14.400 5.7600
(124 mi)[2]

up to 200km
UMTS W-CDMA HSPA+ 672.000 168.000
(124 mi)[2]

UMTS-TDD 16.000[3] 16.000

LTE 326.4 86.4

iBurst: iBurst 24 8 ~12km (7.5 mi) >2

Flash-OFDM: Flash-
5.3 1.8 ~29km (18 mi) avg 2.5[citation needed]
OFDM
 Bit rate (Mbit/s)

Peak Peak Typical Downlink

Standard Range
Downlink Uplink throughput

WiMAX: 802.16e 70.000 70.000 ~6.4km (4 mi) >10[citation needed]

WiFi: 802.11a 54 54 ~30m 20

WiFi: 802.11b 11 11 ~30m 5[citation needed]

WiFi: 802.11g 54 54 ~30m 20[citation needed]

WiFi: 802.11n 600 600 ~50m

WiFi: 802.11ac 1300 1300

 Downlink is the throughput from the base station to the user handset or computer.
 Uplink is the throughput from the user handset or computer to the base station.
 Range is the maximum range possible to receive data at 25% of the typical rate.

[edit] Typical Spectral use

[edit] Frequency
Allocated Frequencies

Standard Frequencies Spectrum Type

850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.9, 1.9/2.1,

UMTS FDD Licensed
2.1 and 1.7/2.1 GHz

450, 850 MHz, 1.9, 2, 2.5, and Licensed (Cellular, 3G TDD,

UMTS-TDD 3.5 GHz[4] BRS/IMT-ext, FWA)
2 GHz Unlicensed (see note)

CDMA2000 (inc. EV- 450, 850, 900 MHz 1.7, 1.8, 1.9,
Licensed (Cellular/PCS/3G/AWS)
DO, 1xRTT) and 2.1 GHz

EDGE/GPRS 850 MHz 900 MHz 1.8 GHz 1.9 GHz Licensed (Cellular/PCS/PCN)

iBurst 1.8, 1.9 and 2.1 GHz Licensed

Flash-OFDM 450 and 870 MHz Licensed

802.16e 2.3, 2.5, 3.5, 3.7 and 5.8 GHz Licensed

 802.11a 5.25, 5.6 and 5.8 GHz Unlicensed 802.11a and ISM

802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz Unlicensed ISM

Bluetooth 2.4 GHz Unlicensed ISM

Wibree 2.4 GHz Unlicensed ISM

802.15.4 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 2.4 GHz Unlicensed ISM

Wireless USB, UWB 3.1 to 10.6 GHz Unlicensed Ultrawideband

VEmesh* 868 MHz, 915 MHz, 953 MHz Unlicensed ISM

EnOcean* 868.3 MHz Unlicensed ISM

[edit] See also

 Comparison of mobile phone standards

 List of device bandwidths
 OFDM system comparison table
 Spectral efficiency comparison table

[edit] References

1. ^ a b "LTE". 3GPP web site. 2009. http://www.3gpp.org/article/lte. Retrieved August 20,

2011.
2. ^ a b c d e f "WiMAX and the IEEE 802.16m Air Interface Standard". WiMax Forum. 4 April
2010.
http://www.wimaxforum.org/sites/wimaxforum.org/files/document_library/wimax_802.16
m.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
3. ^ IPWireless
4. ^ UMTS-TDD developer's frequency notes

[edit] External links

 Mobile WiMAX - Part I: A Technical Overview and Performance Evaluation

 Mobile WiMAX – Part II: A Comparative Analysis
 A Comparison of Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11
 WLAN Trainer at different speeds
 IEEE 802.11 Standard Overview

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  e

Cellular network standards

0G (radio telephones) MTS · MTA · MTB · MTC · IMTS · MTD · AMTS · OLT · Autoradiopuhelin

AMPS (TIA/EIA/IS-3, ANSI/TIA/EIA-553) · N-AMPS

AMPS family
(TIA/EIA/IS-91) · TACS · ETACS
1G

Other NMT · C-450 · Hicap · Mobitex · DataTAC

GSM/3GPP family GSM · CSD

3GPP2 family cdmaOne (TIA/EIA/IS-95 and ANSI-J-STD 008)

2G
AMPS family D-AMPS (IS-54 and IS-136)

Other CDPD · iDEN · PDC · PHS

GSM/3GPP family HSCSD · GPRS · EDGE/EGPRS (UWC-136)

2G transitional
3GPP2 family CDMA2000 1X (TIA/EIA/IS-2000) · 1X Advanced
(2.5G, 2.75G)

Other WiDEN

UMTS (UTRAN) · WCDMA-FDD · WCDMA-TDD · UTRA-TDD

3GPP family
LCR (TD-SCDMA)
3G (IMT-2000)

3GPP2 family CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Release 0 (TIA/IS-856)

3GPP family HSPA · HSPA+ · LTE (E-UTRA)

3G transitional CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (TIA/EIA/IS-856-A) · EV-DO

3GPP2 family
(3.5G, 3.75G, 3.9G) Revision B (TIA/EIA/IS-856-B) · DO Advanced

IEEE family Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e) · Flash-OFDM · IEEE 802.20

3GPP family LTE Advanced (E-UTRA)

4G
(IMT-Advanced)
IEEE family WiMAX-Advanced (IEEE 802.16m)

5G Research concept, not under formal development

Links Related articles Cellular networks · Mobile telephony · History · List of

standards · Comparison of standards · Channel access
 methods · Spectral efficiency comparison table · Cellular
frequencies · GSM frequency bands · UMTS frequency
bands · Mobile broadband · NGMN Alliance · MIMO

3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) · Third

Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) · IMT-
2000/IMT-Advanced Portal · Institute of Electrical and
External links
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Telecommunication Union (ITU) · Telecommunications
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 Computing comparisons
 Wireless networking
  Telecommunications standards

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