Difference between 11ac-wave1 and 11ac-wave2
This tutorial section on WLAN-11ac basics covers following sub topics:
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frame
PHY layer
MAC layer
data rates
spectral mask
beamforming
radio planning
This page compares 11n vs 11ac vs 11ad to provide difference between 11ac-wave1 and 11ac-wave2 802.11 standards. It is a 802.11 family of standard which is developed to deliver high data rate and it extends capability of 11a/b/g/n standards. It is referred as VHT(Very High Throughput) specification.
802.11ac-wave1
• The products are based on IEEE 802.11ac,draft 2.0 standard
• Channel bandwidth supported: 20,40 and 80 MHz
• Modulation technique supported: Max. upto 256QAM
• Max.speed of 1.3Gbps(with 80MHz,3 stream and 256QAM)
• Beamforming is supported
802.11ac-wave2
• The products are based on IEEE 802.11ac,final version of standard
• Channel bandwidth supported: 20,40,80 MHz, 160 MHz added in this version
• Modulation technique supported: Max. upto 256QAM
• Max.speed of 3.5Gbps(with 160MHz,4 stream and 256QAM)
• Beamforming is supported including Multiuser MIMO
Difference between 11a, 11b, 11g, 11n, 11ac and 11ad
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802.11ac RELATED LINKS
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