IEEE 802.11s:2011
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IEEE 802.11s:2011

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 Amendment 10: Mesh Networking
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Summary

Amendment Standard - Superseded.
This amendment describes protocols for IEEE 802.11 stations to form self-configuring multi-hop networks that support both broadcast/multicast and unicast data delivery.

Insert the following dash list item to the end of 1.2:
-- Defines the MAC procedures that are necessary for wireless multi-hop communication to support wireless LAN mesh topologies.

Notes

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Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Date 09/10/2011
Edition
Page Count 372
EAN ---
ISBN ---
Weight (in grams) ---
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