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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi 6 by gonzo on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @01:03PM (#18132320)
> Or does it share a number with b, because they're the same technology?

802.11b is part of 802.11-1999. 802.11-1997 describes the older Direct Spread (DS) and Frequency-Hopping (FS) standards in 2.4GHz.

802.11a and 802.11b were both ratified on 16 September 1999. 802.11g wasn't ratified until 12 June 2003.

http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/Reports/802.11_Timelin...

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi 6 by colanderman on Wednesday October 03, 2018 @01:38PM (#18132646)
Right, 802.11b extended DSSS used by 802.11-1997 for 1 and 2 Mbps through 5.5 and 11 Mbps rates. No other Wi-Fi standards used DSSS.
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