802.11d is a wireless network
communications specification for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802.11 family are not
allowed to operate.
The 802.11d specification is similar in most respects to 802.11b. The main
difference is that the configuration can be fine-tuned at the Media Access
Control layer (MAC layer) level to comply with the rules of the country or district in which
the network is to be used. Rules subject to variation include allowed frequencies, allowed power
levels, and allowed signal
bandwidth. The
specification eliminates the need for designing and manufacturing dozens of different hardware
solutions, each for use in a particular jurisdiction. The 802.11d specification is thus well suited
for systems that want to provide global roaming.
The 802.xx
Fast Reference lists related specifications and provides a link to each of them.
This was last updated in April 2006
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