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802.11-2016 - IEEE 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
Description: Technical corrections and clarifications to IEEE Std 802.11 for wireless local area networks (WLANs) as well as enhancements to the existing medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) functions are specified in this revision. Amendments 1 to 5 published in 2012 and 2013 have also been incorporated into this revision.
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Working Group: WG802.11 - Wireless LAN Working Group
Oversight Committee: C/LM - LAN/MAN Standards Committee 
Sponsor: IEEE Computer Society
Superseded by: 802.11ai-2016
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