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FAMILY OF WIRELESS NETWORK PROTOCOLS, BASED ON IEEE'S 802.11 STANDARDS
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<
networking> Either of two different incompatible radio-based
LAN protocols, namely
802.11b (which speaks
DSSS at
2.4GHz) and
802.11a (which speaks
OFDM at 5GHz).
The term was invented by the marketing departments of
wi-
fi
equipment manufacturers. It is, notionally, short for
"wireless fidelity", on the analogy of hi-
fi for "high
fidelity" audio.
(2003-09-02)