IEEE 802.11ac

Wi-Fi-Primer100-RIEEE 802.11ac ― Wi-Fi for the Mobile and Video Generation

IEEE 802.11ac AT A GLANCE
IEEE 802.11ac is the fifth generation in Wi-Fi networking standards and will bring fast, highquality video streaming and nearly instantaneous data syncing and backup to the notebooks, tablets, and mobile phones that have become our everyday companions. Improvements in transmission speeds will be dramatic. Entry-level IEEE 802.11ac products will provide a data rate of 433 Mbps (megabits per second), which is at least three times faster

IEEE 802.11ac is the fifth generation of Wi-Fi to come along since Wi-Fi was introduced in 1997. The roll-out of new IEEE 802.11ac devices, like those of previous generations, is expected to take between one and three years, beginning first with home networking products and