802.11 and 802.11x refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN (WLAN) technology. 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. The IEEE accepted the specification in 1997.

IEEE 802.11 is part of the IEEE 802 set of local area network (LAN) technical standards, and specifies the set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) protocols for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication.

Introduced by the IEEE in June 1997, IEEE 802.11 is a standard used for wireless Ethernet networks. It defines the protocols for the physical layer and MAC (media access control) over a WLAN (wireless local area network).

IEEE 802.11 is a set of medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications for implementing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication. The 802.11 family is a series of over-the-air modulation techniques that share the same basic protocol (Table 2).

What are IEEE 802 11 networks - IEEE 802.11 standard, popularly known as WiFi, lays down the architecture and specifications of wireless LANs (WLANs). WiFi or WLAN uses high-frequency radio waves instead of cables for connecting the devices in LAN.