| Details | 802.11 | 802.11a | 802.11b | 802.11g | 802.11n | 802.11ac |
| 2.4 GHz ISM Band | x | x | x | x | ||
| 5 GHz UNII Bands | x | x | x | |||
| FHSS | x | |||||
| DHSS | x | x | x | x | ||
| HR/DSSS | x | x | x | |||
| OFDM | x | n | ||||
| ERP-OFDM | x | x | ||||
| HT-OFDM | x | x | ||||
| VHT-OFDM | x | |||||
| 1 and 2 Mbps | x | x | x | x | ||
| 5.5 und 11 Mbps | x | x | x | x | ||
| 6,9,12,18,24,36,48 und 54 Mbps | x | x | x | x | ||
| mehr als 600Mbps | x | x | ||||
| bis zu 6,93 Gbps | x |