COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

WIRELESS NETWORKS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What frequency band does 802.11ac operate at?
A
5.0 GHz
B
2.4 GHz
C
5.4 GHz
D
2.0 GHz
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 802.11ac wireless standard uses only the 5 GHz frequency band (802.11n operates in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands).

Detailed explanation-2: -IEEE 802.11ac-2013 or 802.11ac is a wireless networking standard in the IEEE 802.11 set of protocols (which is part of the Wi-Fi networking family), providing high-throughput wireless local area networks (WLANs) on the 5 GHz band. The standard has been retroactively labelled as Wi-Fi 5 by Wi-Fi Alliance.

Detailed explanation-3: -802.11n and 802.11ax can use either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band; 802.11ac uses only the 5 GHz band.

Detailed explanation-4: -The full 5 GHz range spans frequencies from 5.15 GHz to 5.85 GHz. 5GHz wireless communication takes place over a large spectrum with a number of non-overlapping channels of sizable bandwidth.

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