Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Normative references
3. Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations
4. General description
5. MAC service definition
6. Layer management
7. DS SAP specification
8. PHY service specification
9. Frame formats
10. MAC sublayer functional description
11. MLME
12. Security
13. Fast BSS transition
14. MLME mesh procedures
15. DSSS PHY specification for the 2.4 GHz band
    designated for ISM applications
16. High rate direct sequence spread spectrum (HR/DSSS)
    PHY specification
17. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) PHY
    specification
18. Extended Rate PHY (ERP) specification
19. High-throughput (HT) PHY specification
20. Directional multi-gigabit (DMG) PHY specification
21. Very high throughput (VHT) PHY specification
22. Television very high throughput (TVHT) PHY specification
23. Sub 1 GHz (S1G) PHY specification
24. China directional multi-gigabit (CDMG) PHY specification
25. China millimeter-wave multi-gigabit (CMMG) PHY specification
Annex A (informative) - Bibliography
Annex B (normative) - Protocol Implementation Conformance
        Statement (PICS) proforma
Annex C (normative) - ASN.1 encoding of the MAC and PHY
        MIB
Annex D (normative) - Regulatory references
Annex E (normative) - Country elements and operating
        classes
Annex F (normative) - HT LDPC matrix definitions
Annex G (normative) - Frame exchange sequences
Annex H (normative) - Usage of Ethertype 89-0d
Annex I (informative) - Examples of encoding a frame for
        OFDM PHYs and DMG PHYs
Annex J (informative) - RSNA reference implementations and
        test vectors
Annex K (informative) - TSPECs and Admission control
Annex L (informative) - Examples and sample code for encoding
        a TIM Partial Virtual Bitmap
Annex M (informative) - Integration function
Annex N (informative) - AP functional description
Annex O (informative) - Additional VHT and HT information
Annex P (informative) - Location and Time Difference accuracy
        test
Annex Q (informative) - Example use of the Destination URI for
        Event and Diagnostic Reports
Annex R (informative) - Interworking with external networks
Annex S (informative) - Mesh BSS operation
Annex T (informative) - Overlapping BSS (OBSS) management
Annex U (informative) - Functions of the centralized coordination
        service root (CCSR)
Annex V (informative) - TSPEC aggregation for DMG BSSs
Annex W (Informative) - procedures for CDMG STAs

Abstract

Specifies one medium access control (MAC) and several physical layer (PHY) specifications for wireless connectivity for fixed, portable, and moving stations (STAs) within a local area.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Pages
ISBN
Supersedes	IEEE 802.11W : 2009 IEEE 802.11AF : 2013 IEEE 802.11I : 2004 IEEE 802.11S : 2011 IEEE 802.11AC : 2013 IEEE 802.11D : 2001 IEEE 802.11J : 2004 IEEE 802.11Y : 2008 IEEE 802.11AE : 2012 IEEE 802.11P : 2010 IEEE 802.11A : 1999 IEEE 802.11U : 2011 IEEE 802.11N : 2009 IEEE 802.11V : 2011 IEEE 802.11R : 2008 IEEE 802.11E : 2005 IEEE 802.11K : 2008 IEEE 802.11AA : 2012 IEEE DRAFT 802.11 : D10 JAN 99 IEEE 802.11H : 2003 IEEE 802.11Z : 2010 IEEE 802.11AD : 2012 IEEE 802.11G : 2003