802.11x

• 802.11e -- Adds Quality of Service (QoS) features to existing 802.11 family specifications
• 802.11f -- Adds Access Point Interoperability to existing 802.11 family specifications
• 802.11h -- Resolves interference issues with existing 802.11 family specifications
• 802.11j -- Japanese regulatory extensions to 802.11 family specifications
• 802.11k -- Radio resource measurement for 802.11 specifications so that a wireless network can be used more efficiently
• 802.11m -- Enhanced maintenance features, improvements, and amendments to existing 802.11 family specifications
• 802.11n -- Next generation of 802.11 family specifications, with throughput in excess of 100 Mbps

These standards are being developed with the goal that they support all the 802.11 family specifications in current use.

802.11x is also sometimes used as a generic term for any existing or proposed standard of the 802.11 family.

Read more about 802.11x: - The 802.xx Fast Reference summarizes all 802.11 specifications and links to definitions. - The IEEE provides free downloads of all 802.11 specifications. - SearchMobileComputing.com provides a Wireless Learning Guide.

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