under the name “WiMAX” (from "Worldwide Interoperability for
Microwave Access") by the WiMAX Forum industry alliance.
802.16a: 802.16a, also known as WiMAX, extends throughput up to
70Mbit/s transmission rate within the distance of 30 miles.
802.20: Delivers 1Mbit/s throughput for wireless MAN (Metropolitan
area network).
IEEE 802.1X: IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based
Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of the IEEE 802.1 group of
networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to
devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the
encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over
IEEE 802 which is known as "EAP over LAN" or EAPOL.
WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for
IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Introduced as part of the original
802.11 standard, its intention was to provide data confidentiality
comparable to that of a traditional wired network.
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II
(WPA2) are two security protocols and security certification programs
developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer
networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious
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