Wireless Network Engineering

R

Research - Technology may be under evaluation and is not being used in production

P

Pilot - Technology approved for small-scale production use only.

I

Invest - Technology recommended for wide-spread deployment.

M

Maintain - New implementations are not encouraged. Existing systems may continue to rely upon these components and extend existing implementations. Product may be maintained but not planned for upgrades except bug fixes.

D

Disinvest - Technology is in the process of being phased out.

U

Unsupported - Technology is not advised for use in production systems.

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802.11 b

11mb

M

M 

M 

M 

M

M 

M 

M 

D 

D 

D 

D 

802.11 a/g

54mb

I

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I

802.11 n

300mb

R

R 

 P

P 

I 

 I

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

WiMAX

R

R 

R 

R 

P 

P 

P 

P 

WiMAX Mobile

R

R 

R

R