802.11m

The 802.11m initiative, sometimes called "802.11 housekeeping" or "802.11 cleanup," was begun in 1999 by IEEE Task Group M, a part of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. The 802.11 family is an evolving set of standards for wireless local area networks (WLANs).

Read more about 802.11m: - IEEE Task Group M publishes status updates for 802.11m. - The 802 Standards Committee provides links to general information concerning WLAN standards. - SearchMobileComputing.com provides a Wireless Learning Guide. - The 802.xx Fast Reference summarizes all 802.11 specifications and links to definitions.

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