Understanding IEEE 802.11
At the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE), there are several committees working together on several projects, and one of these is 802, which is responsible for developing LAN standards. A free white paper can be downloaded from the IEEE website based on 802 standards. Specifically, 802.11 contains WLAN standards. If you want to analyze what normal traffic looks like, you should be aware of the standards and the present working technologies within 802.11.
There are a couple of 802.11 standards, but the few important ones that we should know about are 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n, which are explained in the following list:
- 802.11: This only supports a network bandwidth of 1-2 Mbps. This is the reason why many 802.11-compatible devices have become obsolete. Hence, it became necessary to develop other 802.11 standards.
- 802.11b: This specification uses a signaling frequency of 2.4 Ghz that is similar to the 802.11 standard. A maximum of...
