IEEE-802.11 Standards
=====================

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   ieee80211/802.11n
   ieee80211/802.11s
   ieee80211/power-savings

Linux supports a variety of devices which were designed to support an
array of IEEE-802.11 standards.

- `Download some IEEE-802.11 standards for free
  <http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html>`__: consists of
  standards after they have been published in PDF format after twelve
  months.
- `Purchase new or draft IEEE-802.11 standards
  <https://sbwsweb.ieee.org/ecustomercme_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=Login&SWECM=S&SWEHo=sbwsweb.ieee.org>`__:
  draft standards or new standards

Our own IEEE-802.11 interpretations
-----------------------------------

Here we list a few of our 802.11 standards interpretations to help
development. Please feel free to add new sections, interpretations or
simply add links to help with development.

* :doc:`ieee80211/power-savings`: IEEE-802.11 was designed with power
  saving in mind for stations. This section tries to summarize what the
  standard defines for all aspects of power saving. Its work in
  progress.
* :doc:`ieee80211/802.11n`: This section tries to summarize crucial
  aspects of 802.11n for :doc:`mac80211 <mac80211>` development.
* :doc:`ieee80211/802.11s`: This section tries to summarize 802.11s (in
  draft) for :doc:`mac80211 <mac80211>` development.