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INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 8802-11
Second edition
2005-08-01
AMENDMENT 4
2006-08-15
IEEE Std 802.11g-2003
(Amendment to
IEEE Std 802.11-1999)

Information technology —
Telecommunications and information
exchange between systems — Local and
metropolitan area networks — Specific
requirements —
Part 11:
Wireless LAN Medium Access Control
(MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
specifications
AMENDMENT 4: Further Higher Data Rate
Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band
Technologies de l'information — Télécommunications et échange
d'information entre systèmes — Réseaux locaux et métropolitains —
Exigences spécifiques
Partie 11: Spécifications pour le contrôle d'accès au support et la
couche physique
AMENDEMENT 4: Extension supplémentaire de débit supérieur dans la
bande de 2,4 GHz



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ISO/IEC 8802-11:2005/Amd.4:2006(E)
IEEE Std 802.11g-2003
(Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11-1999)

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Abstract: Changes and additions to IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition, as amended by IEEE Stds
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IEEE Std 802.11g-2003
(Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11-1999)
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Introduction
This introduction is not part of IEEE Std 802.11g-2003 (Amendment to IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition,
as amended by IEEE Stds 802.11a-1999, 802.11b-1999, 802.11b-1999/Cor 1-2001, and 802.11d-2001),
IEEE Standard for Information Technology—Telecommunications and Information Exchange between
Systems—Local and Metropolitan Area Networks—Specific Requirements—Part 11: Wireless LAN Me-
dium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications—Amendment 4: Further Higher
Data Rate Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band.
This amendment is part of a family of standards for local and metropolitan area networks. The relationship
between the standard and other members of the family is shown below. (The numbers in the figure refer to
1
IEEE standard designations. )

802.2 LOGICAL LINK
.
DATA

802.1 BRIDGING
LINK
LAYER
   

802.3 802.5 802.11 802.15 802.16
MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM MEDIUM
ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS
802.3 802.5 802.11 802.15 802.16
PHYSICAL
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL PHYSICAL
LAYER

* Formerly IEEE Std 802.1A .
This family of standards deals with the Physical and Data Link layers as defined by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Basic Reference Model (ISO/
IEC 7498-1: 1994). The access standards define five types of medium access technologies and associated
physical media, each appropriate for particular applications or system objectives. Some access standards
have been withdrawn and other types are under investigation.
The standards defining the technologies noted above are as follows:
2
• IEEE Std 802: Overview and Architecture. This standard provides an overview to the family of
IEEE 802 Standards.

• IEEE Std 802.1B LAN/MAN Management. Defines an OSI management-compatible architecture

and 802.1k and services and protocol elements for use in a LAN/MAN environment for
[ISO/IEC 15802-2] performing remote management.

• IEEE Std 802.1D Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges. Specifies an architecture and protocol
for the interconnection of IEEE 802 LANs below the MAC service boundary.
1
The IEEE standard designations referred to in the above figure and list are trademarks owned by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Incorporated.
2
The IEEE 802 Overview and Architecture Specification, originally known as IEEE Std 802.1A, has been renumbered as IEEE Std 802.
This has been done to accommodate recognition of the base standard in a family of standards. References to IEEE Std 802.1A should be
considered as references to IEEE Std 802.
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802.10 SECURITY

802 OVERVIEW & ARCHITECTURE*

802.1 MANAGEMENT

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• IEEE Std 802.1E System Load Protocol. Specifies a set of services and protocol for those aspects
[ISO/IEC 15802-4] those aspects of management concerned with the loading of systems on IEEE
802 LANs.

• IEEE Std 802.1F Common Definitions and Procedures for IEEE 802 Management Information.

• IEEE Std 802.1G Remote Media Access Control (MAC) Bridging. Specifies extensions for the
[ISO/IEC 15802-5]: interconnection, using non-LAN systems communication technologies, of
geographically separated IEEE 802 LANs below the level of the logical link
control protocol.

• IEEE Std 802.1H Recommended Practice for Media Access Control (MAC) Bridging of Ethernet
[ISO/IEC TR 11802-5] V2.0 in IEEE 802 Local Area Networks.

• IEEE Std 802.1Q Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks. Defines an architecture for Virtual
Bridged LANs, the services provided in Virtual Bridged LANs, and the proto-
cols and algorithms involved in the provision of those services.
• IEEE Std 802.2 Logical Link Control.
[ISO/IEC 8802-2]
• IEEE Std 802.3 CSMA/CD Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications.
• IEEE Std 802.5 Token Ring Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications.
[ISO/IEC 8802-5]
• IEEE Std 802.10 Standard for Interoperable LAN Security (SILS). Currently approved: Secure
Data Exchange (SDE).
• IEEE Std 802.11 Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) Sublayer and Physical Layer
[ISO/IEC 8802-11] Specifications.
• IEEE Std 802.15 Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)
Specifications for: Wireless Personal Area Networks.
• IEEE Std 802.16 Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems.
The reader of this standard is urged to become familiar with the complete family of standards.
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Participants
When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this standard, it had the following membership:
Stuart J. Kerry, Chair
Al Petrick and Harry Worstell, Vice-Chairs
Tim Godfrey, Secretary
Brian Mathews, Publicity Standing Committee
Teik-Kheong Tan, Wireless Next-Generation Standing Committee
John Fakatselis, Chair Task Group e
Duncan Kitchin, Vice-Chair Task Group e
David Bagby, Chair Task Group f
Mika Kasslin, Chair Task Group h
David Halasz, Chair Task Group i
When the IEEE 802.11 Working Group approved this standard, the Task Group G had the following
membership:
Matthew B. Shoemake, Chair
John Terry, Vice-Chair
Carl F. Andren, Technical Editor
Kevin Smart, Secretary
Bong-Rak Choi
Tomoko Adachi Peter Goidas
Sunghyun Choi
Areg Alimian Alex Gorokhov
Ken Clements
Richard Allen Rik Graulus
John T. Coffey
Keith Amann Evan Green
Terry Cole
Merwyn Andrade Larry Green
Paul Congdon
Butch Anton Patrick Green
Craig Conkling
Mitch Aramaki Kerry Greer
Todor Cooklev
Takashi Aramaki Daqing Gu
Thomas P. Costas
Larry Arnett Srikanth Gummadi
Wm. Caldwell Crosswy
Geert A. Awater Fred Haisch
Peter Dahl
Floyd Backes David Halasz
Barry Davis
David Bagby Steve D. Halford
Rolf De Vegt
Jay Bain Mark Hamilton
Javier del Prado
Dennis J. Baker Christopher J. Hansen
Michael Derby
Bala Balachander Yasuo Harada
Georg Dickmann
Raja Banerjea Amer A. Hassan
Wim Diepstraten
Boyd Bangerter Kevin Hayes
Roger Durand
Simon Barber Victor Hayes
Eryk Dutkiewicz
Gil Bar-Noy Chris Heegard
Mary DuVal
John Barr Robert Heile
Donald E. Eastlake III
Kevin M. Barry Garth Hillman
Dennis Eaton
Anuj Batra Christopher Hinsz
Peter Ecclesine
Tomer Bentzion Jun Hirano
Jon Edney
Mathilde Benveniste Mikael Hjelm
Christoph Euscher
Simon Black Jin-Meng Ho
John Fakatselis
Jan Boer Maarten Hoeben
Lars Falk
Jim Brennan Michael Hoghooghi
Augustin J. Farrugia
Ronald Brockmann Allen Hollister
Weishi Feng
Alistair G. Buttar Srinath Hosur
Norm Finn
Nancy Cam-Winget Russell Housley
Matthew James Fischer
Bill Carney Frank P Howley, Jr.
Kenji Fujisawa
Pat Carson Dave Hudak
Marcus Gahler
Clint Chaplin John Hughes
James Gardner
Hung-Kun Chen David Hunter
Atul Garg
Yi-Ming Chen David Hytha
Al Garrett
Greg Chesson Hiroshi IdeDaichi Imamura
Vafa Ghazi
Alan Chickinsky Yasuhiko Inoue
Tim Godfrey
Aik Chindapol Katsumi Ishii
Wataru Gohda
Leigh M. Chinitz Eric Jacobsen
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Robert C. Meier
Marc Jalfon Yangmin Shen
Graham Melville
Peter Johansson Matthew Sherman
Klaus Meyer
David Johnston William Shvodian
Robert Miller
V. K. Jones David Skellern
Partho Mishra
Bobby Jose Donald I. Sloan
Yasuhiko Mizoguchi
Daryl Kaiser Andrew Smith
Leo Monteban
Srinivas Kandala Dave Smith
Michael Montemurro
Jeyhan Karaoguz Yoram Solomon
Tim Moore
Kevin Karcz Wei-Jei Song
Mike Moreton
Mika Kasslin Amjad Soomro
Roy Morris
Patrick Kelly Gary Spiess
Robert Moskowitz
Stuart J. Kerry Dorothy V. Stanley
Oliver Muelhens
Andrew K. Khieu Adrian Stephens
Peter Murphy
Jamshid Khun-Jush Carl R. Stevenson
Peter Murray
Ryoji Kido Paul F Struhsaker
Andrew Myles
Dukhyun Kim Michael Su
Ravi Narasimhan
Edward Kim Masahiro Takagi
Kevin Negus
Je Woo Kim Minoru Takemoto
David B. Nelson
Joonsuk Kim Pek-Yew Tan
Dan Nemits
Ziv Kimhi Teik-Kheong Tan
Chiu Ngo
Duncan Kitchin Takuma Tanimoto
Qiang Ni
Günter Kleindl Roger Teague
Gunnar Nitsche
Cees Klik Carl Temme
Erwin R. Noble
David Kline Yossi Texerman
Hiroshi Nomura
John M. Kowalski Jerry A. Thrasher
Tzvetan D. Novkov
Bruce P. Kraemer James D. Tomcik
Ivan Oakes
Thomas Kuehnel Walt Trzaskus
Bob O’Hara
Denis Kuwahara Allen Tsai
Yoshihiro Ohtani
Joe KwakPaul A. Lambert Chih C. Tsien
Kazuhiro Okanoue
David S. Landeta Tom Tsoulogiannis
Lior Ophir
Jim Lansford Toru Ueda
Richard H. Paine
Colin Lanzl Naoki Urano
Mike Paljug
Kim Laraqui Niels Van Erven
Vijay M. Patel
Jon LaRosa Wim J. van Houtum
Lizy Paul
David J. Leach, Jr. Richard van Nee
Sebastien Perrot
Dongjun Lee Patrick Vandenameele
Al Petrick
Richard van Leeuwen Dmitri Varsanofiev
James Portaro
Martin Lefkowitz Jagannatha L. Venkatesha
Al Potter
Uriel Lemberger Madan Venugopal
Mike Press
Onno Letanche Nanci Vogtli
Ron Provencio
Mike Lewis Dennis Volpano
Henry Ptasinski
Sheung Li Toan X. Vu
Raad Raad
Jie Liang Tim Wakeley
Ali Raissinia
Isaac Lim Wei Lih Jesse R. Walker
Murali Ramadoss
Huashih A. Lin Brad Wallace
Noman Rangwala
Shawn Liu Thierry Walrant
Ivan Reede
Titus Lo Christopher Ware
Stanley A. Reible
Peter Loc Fujio Watanabe
Danny Rettig
Ralph Lombardo, Jr. Mark Webster
Edward Reuss
Luke Ludeman Menzo Wentink
Bill Rhyne
Yeong-Chang Maa Robert Whelan
Jim Richards
Akira Maeki Michael Wilhoyte
David Richkas
Douglas Makishima Richard G.C. Williams
Maximilian Riegel
Mahalingam Mani Steven D. Williams
Carlos A. Rios
Roger Marks Timothy G. Wong
Benno Ritter
Brian Mathews Harry Worstell
Kent G. Rollins
Jo-Ellen F Mathews Charles R. Wright
Stefan Rommer
Mark Mathews Micheal Wright
Jon Rosdahl
Thomas Maufer Liwen Wu
Pejman Roshan
Conrad Maxwell Yang Xiao
Reinhard Ruckriem
Justin McCann Shugong Xu
Ali Sadri
Kelly McClellan Jung Yee
Kenichi Sakusabe
Gary McCoy Kit Yong
Antonio Salloum Salazar
Bill McFarland Albert Young
John H. Santhoff
Gary McGarr Heejung Yu
Anil K. Sanwalka
Bill McIntosh Patrick Yu
Sid Schrum
Jorge Medina Glen Zorn
Erik Schylander
Mehul Mehta Arnoud Zwemmer
Michael Seals
Pratik Mehta Jim Zyren
Joe Sensendorf
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The following members of the balloting committee voted on this standard. Balloters may have voted for
approval, disapproval, or abstention.
Butch Anton Victor Hayes Satoshi Oyama
Eladio Arvelo Gerald Heller Sebastien Perrot
David Bagby Srinivas Kandala Ian Perryman
John Barnett Stuart J. Kerry Subbu Ponnuswamy
John Barr Thomas A. Kim Hugo Pues
Jan Boer Yongsuk Kim Vikram Punj
Mitchell Buchman John M. Kowalski Charles Rice
Pi-Cheng Law
Kimara Chin Maximilian Riegel
Keith Chow Amir Leshem Jon Rosdahl
Daniel Levesque
Terry Cole Douglas Sanderson
Michael Coletta Sheung Li Michael Seals
Jeb Linton
Todor Cooklev Stephen Shellhammer
Todd Cooper Kyle Maus Matthew Sherman
Guru Dutt Dhingra Michael McInnis Neil Shipp
Thomas Dineen George Miao Gil Shultz
Sourav Dutta Apurva Mody Kevin Smart
Peter Ecclesine Leo Monteban Amjad Soomro
Darrell Fletcher Mike Moreton Minoru Takemoto
Keng Fong Andrew Myles Jerry A. Thrasher
Avraham Freedman Charles Ngethe Dmitri Varsanofiev
Michele Gammel Paul Nikolich Hung-yu Wei
Andrew Germano Erwin R. Noble Edward Woodrow
James Gilb Ellis Nolley Harry Worstell
Tim Godfrey Timothy O’Farrell Jung Yee
Rajugopal Gubbi Bob O’Hara Oren Yuen
Qiang Guo Arnoud Zwemmer
When the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved this standard on 12 June 2003, it had the following
membership:
Don Wright, Chair
Howard M. Frazier, Vice Chair
Judith Gorman, Secretary
H. Stephen Berger Donald M. Heirman Daleep C. Mohla
Joe Bruder Laura Hitchcock William J. Moylan
Bob Davis Richard H. Hulett Paul Nikolich
Richard DeBlasio Anant Jain Gary Robinson
Julian Forster* Lowell G. Johnson Malcolm V. Thaden
Toshio Fukuda Joseph L. Koepfinger* Geoffrey O. Thompson
Arnold M. Greenspan Tom McGean Doug Topping
Raymond Hapeman Steve Mills Howard L. Wolfman
*Member Emeritus
Also included are the following nonvoting IEEE-SA Standards Board liaisons:
Alan Cookson, NIST Representative
Satish K. Aggarwal, NRC Representative
Michelle Turner
IEEE Standards Project Editor
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CONTENTS
3. Definitions . 2
4. Abbreviations and acronyms . 2
7. Frame formats . 2
7.2 Format of individual frame types. 2
7.2.1 Control frames . 2
7.2.1.2 CTS frame format . 2
7.2.3 Management frames. 2
7.2.3.1 Beacon frame format . 3
7.2.3.4 Association Request frame format. 3
7.2.3.5 Association Response frame format . 4
7.2.3.6 Reassociation Request frame format . 4
7.2.3.7 Reassociation Response frame format. 4
7.2.3.8 Probe Request frame format . 5
7.2.3.9 Probe Response frame format. 5
7.3 Management frame body components. 6
7.3.1 Fixed fields . 6
7.3.1.4 Capability Information field . 6
7.3.1.9 Status code field. 8
7.3.2 Information elements .8
7.3.2.2 Supported Rates element . 8
7.3.2.13 ERP Information element . 9
7.3.2.14 Extended Supported Rates element . 10
9. MAC sublayer functional description. 11
9.2 DCF. 11
9.2.11 NAV distribution . 11
9.2.12 Determination of PLME aCWmin characteristics . 11
9.6 Multirate support. 12
9.7 Frame exchange sequences. 13
9.10 Protection mechanism. 13
10. Layer management. 14
10.4 PLME SAP interface . 14
10.4.4 PLME-DSSSTESTMODE. 14
10.4.4.2 PLME-DSSSTESTMODE.request . 14
18. High Rate direct sequence spread spectrum (HR/DSSS) PHY specification. 14
18.2 High Rate PLCP sublayer. 14
18.2.2 PPDU format. 14
18.2.2.2 Short PPDU format (optional) . 14
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19. Extended Rate PHY specification. 15
19.1 Overview. 15
19.1.1 Introduction. 15
19.1.2 Operational modes .15
19.1.3 Scope. 16
19.1.4 Extended Rate PHY functions . 16
19.2 PHY speci
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