✅ 802.11 Chart

Question 1

What frequency does 802.11a use?

Answer 1

5 GHz

Question 2

What is the maximum speed of 802.11a?

Answer 2

54 Mbps

Question 3

What is the maximum distance of 802.11a?

Answer 3

100 ft

Question 4

How many non-overlapping channels does 802.11a have?

Answer 4

23 (12 usable in US)

Question 5

Is 802.11a backward compatible?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What frequency does 802.11b use?

Answer 6

2.4 GHz

Question 7

What is the maximum speed of 802.11b?

Answer 7

11 Mbps

Question 8

What is the maximum distance of 802.11b?

Answer 8

150 ft

Question 9

How many channels does 802.11b offer in the U.S. and how many of them are non-overlapping?

Answer 9

11 (3 non-overlapping)

Question 10

Is 802.11b backward compatible?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

What frequency does 802.11g use?

Answer 11

2.4 GHz

Question 12

What is the maximum speed of 802.11g?

Answer 12

54 Mbps

Question 13

What is the maximum distance of 802.11g?

Answer 13

150 ft

Question 14

How many channels does 802.11g make available to the U.S. and how many of them are non-overlapping?

Answer 14

11 (3 non-overlapping)
(same as 802.11b)

Question 15

Is 802.11g backward compatible?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What frequencies does 802.11n use?

Answer 16

2.4 GHz or 5 GHz

Question 17

What is the maximum speed of 802.11n?

Answer 17

600 Mbps

Question 18

What is the maximum distance of 802.11n?

Answer 18

300 ft

Question 19

How many channels does 802.11n support at 2.4 GHz?

Answer 19

11 (3 or 1 non-overlapping)

Question 20

How many channels does 802.11n support at 5 GHz?

Answer 20

23 (12 or 6 non-overlapping)

Question 21

What is 802.11n backward compatible with?

Answer 21

802.11a/b/g

Question 22

What frequency does 802.11ac use?

Answer 22

5 GHz only

Question 23

What is the maximum speed of 802.11ac?

Answer 23

3.46 Gbps

Question 24

What is the maximum distance of 802.11ac?

Answer 24

300 ft

Question 25

Are channel counts fixed for 802.11ac?

Answer 25

No

Question 26

What is 802.11ac backward compatible with?

Answer 26

802.11b/g/n

Question 27

What frequencies does 802.11ax use?

Answer 27

2.4 GHz or 5 GHz

Question 28

What is the maximum speed of 802.11ax?

Answer 28

14 Gbps

Question 29

What is the maximum distance of 802.11ax?

Answer 29

300 ft

Question 30

Are channel counts fixed for 802.11ax?

Answer 30

No

Question 31

What is 802.11ax backward compatible with?

Answer 31

802.11b/g/n/ac

Question 32

802.11a has 23 non-overlapping channels. How many are usable in the US?

Answer 32

12.