State of 802.11 Draft 10

• 802.11/D10 Ratified in May, 1999

• One common MAC for 2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz modes

• 2.4GHz (High Speed) Mode (11 Mbps)

  • 5 proposals (Major contenders: Lucent & Harris)

• 5.2GHz Mode

  • 3 proposals
    • OFDM: scalability - Kbps to Mbps
    • Also proposed in BRAN (Europe)

• Lucent contribution

  • Chair 802.11 and 802.11 DS PHY Working Group (Vic Hayes, Bell Labs, Netherlands)
  • Key contributions on MAC and PHY

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