1. Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi HaLow protocols

The Wi-Fi protocol (IEEE 802.11) is a wireless communication technology mainly used in local area networks. It defines the two media access layers and is fully integrated into the TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) protocol stack. The MAC (Media Access Control) layer handles media access, network association, frame encapsulation and power management. The physical layer converts the binary data stream into a waveform suitable for the transmission channel.

The initial version of the Wi-Fi protocol was completed in 1997. Since then, the standard has evolved through amendments, with the creation of working groups that have completed or modified the standard.

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Bibliography

(1) - PERAHIA (E.), STACEY (R.) - Next Generation Wireless LANs : 802.11n and 802.11ac. - Cambridge University Press (2013).
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Standards and norms

IEEE standard for information technology-telecommunications and information exchange between systems – local and metropolitan area networks-specific requirements – part 11: Wireless lan medium access control (mac) and physical layer (phy) specifications amendment 2: Sub 1 ghz license exempt operation. IEEE Std 802.11ah-2016 (Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11-2016, as amended by IEEE Std 802.11ai-2016), pp. 1-594 (2017)....