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STANDARD FREQUENCY ALLOCATION CHARTS
802.11 ISM Band
Band Name Abbreviation Frequencies
Extremely low frequency ELF 3-300 Hz
Ultra low frequency ULF 300-3000 Hz
Very low frequency VLF 3-30 kHz
Low frequency LF 30-300 kHz
Medium frequency MF 300-3000 kHz
High frequency HF 3-30 MHz
Very high frequency VHF 30-300 MHz
Ultra high frequency UHF 300-3000 MHz
Super high frequency SHF 3-30 GHz
Extremely high frequency EHF 20-300 GHz
Above 300 GHz
Below 2 Hz
Format Standard Frequencies Data Rates Supported
802.11 legacy 2.4 GHz, IR 1, 2 Mbit/s
802.11b 2.4 GHz 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbit/s
“802.11b+” non-standard 2.4 GHz 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 22, 33, 44 Mb/s
802.11a 5.2 GHz, 5.5 GHz 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54
802.11g 2.4 GHz 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24,
Microwave Frequency Bands
Designation Frequency Range
L band 1-2 GHz
S band 2-4 GHz
C band 4-8 GHz
X band 8-12 GHz
Ku band 12-18 GHz
K band 18-26 GHz
Ka band 26-40 GHz
Q band 30-50 GHz
U band 40-60 GHz
V band 46-56 GHz
W band 56-100 GHz