Cisco wireless 802.11ac wave 1,802.11ac wave 2, 802.11ax

802.11ac wave 1
Cisco Aironet 1700
Cisco Aironet 2700
Cisco Aironet 3700

802.11ac wave 2
Cisco Aironet 1800
Cisco Aironet 2800
Cisco Aironet 3800
Cisco Aironet 4800

802.11ax
Cisco Catalyst 9115AX
Cisco Catalyst 9117AX
Cisco Catalyst 9120AX
Cisco Catalyst 9130AX

802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

Branded as Wi-Fi 6, the 802.11ax standard went live in 2019 and will replace 802.11ac as the de facto wireless standard. Wi-Fi 6 maxes out at 10 Gbps, uses less power, is more reliable in congested environments, and supports better security.

802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)

The generation of Wi-Fi that first signaled popular use, 802.11ac uses dual-band wireless technology, supporting simultaneous connections on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi devices. 802.11ac offers backward compatibility to 802.11a/b/g/n and bandwidth rated up to 1300 Mbps on the 5 GHz band plus up to 450 Mbps on 2.4 GHz. Most home wireless routers are compliant with this standard.

802.11ac is the ost expensive to implement; performance improvements only noticeable in high-bandwidth applications

802.11ac is also referred to as Wi-Fi 5.

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