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802.11e
Last modified: Tuesday, August 26, 2008  

An extension to 802.11 specification developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN (WLAN) technology. 802.11eis a  wireless draft standard that defines the Quality of Service (QoS) support. 802.11e adds QoS features and multimedia support to the existing IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a wireless standards, while maintaining full backward compatibility with these standards.

See 802.11 for a complete overview of the 802.11x family of specifications.
Also see the "Wireless LAN Standards chart" in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.
See also "How Wireless Networks Work" in the Did You Know... section of Webopedia.

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