IEEE SA - P802.11ah - Standard for Information Technology - Telecommunications and Information Exchange Between Systems - Local and Metropolitan Area Networks - Specific Requirements - Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications: Amendment- Sub 1 GHz License-Exempt Operation

This amendment defines an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Physical layer (PHY) operating in the license-exempt bands below 1 GHz, e.g., 868-868.6 MHz (Europe), 950 MHz -958 MHz (Japan), 314-316 MHz, 430-434 MHz, 470-510 MHz, and 779-787 MHz (China), 917 - 923.5 MHz (Korea) and 902-928 MHz (USA), and enhancements to the IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control (MAC) to support this PHY, and provides mechanisms that enable coexistence with other systems in the bands including IEEE 802.15.4 and IEEE P802.15.4g. The data rates defined in this amendment optimize the rate vs range performance of the specific channelization in a given band. This amendment also adds support for: -transmission range up to 1 km -data rates > 100 kbit/s while maintaining the IEEE 802.11 WLAN user experience for fixed, outdoor, point to multi point applications.

Status:

Working Group: WG802.11 - Wireless LAN Working Group

Sponsor: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee

Society: C - IEEE Computer Society

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