Understanding IEEE 802.11ac VHT Wireless (.PDF Download)

Jan. 26, 2016

The most recent version of the IEEE’s wireless local-area network (WLAN) standard, 802.11ac, uses the 5-GHz unlicensed band and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) to significantly boost data speeds while minimizing the interference inherent in the already crowded 2.4-GHz band. Chips are now available, and engineers are beginning to incorporate this new technology into products....

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