| IEEE 802.11 | Standards and 2020 Ratified Amendments |
|---|
| 802.11 | (1997) Legacy - (DSSS) |
| 802.11b | (1999) Wireless LAN (HR-DSSS) |
| 802.11a | (1999) WLAN for 5 GHz band (OFDM) |
| 802.11d | (2001) International roaming and multiband operation |
| 802.11g | (2003) Higher data rates in the 2.4 GHz band (ERP) |
| 802.11h | (2003) Prevent 5GHz interference with radar and satellite transmissions |
| 802.11i | (2004) Security improvements with WPA/RSN |
| 802.11j | (2004) Enhanced coexistence mechanisms for Japan |
| 802.11e | (2005) QoS enhancements, including EDCA |
| 802.11k | (2008) Radio resource management (RRM) |
| 802.11r | (2008) Fast BSS Transition (FT) |
| 802.11y | (2008) Improved energy efficiency |
| 802.11n | (2009) High throughput (HT) (Wi-fI 4) |
| 802.11w | (2009) Enhancing security against unauthorized access points |
| 802.11p | (2010) Vehicular ad hoc networks |
| 802.11z | (2010) Greenfield deployment of new wireless systems |
| 802.11s | (2011) Mesh networking extensions |
| 802.11u | (2011) Wireless Interworking with External Networks (WIEN) |
| 802.11v | (2011) Network management enhancements |
| 802.11aa | (2012) Enhancements for Robust Audio Video Streaming |
| 802.11ad | (2012) Gigabit class wireless local area network |
| 802.11ae | (2012) QoS Management enhancements |
| 802.11ac | (2013) Very High Throughput (VHT) (Wi-Fi 5) |
| 802.11af | (2014) Television High Throughput (TVHT) |
| 802.11ah | (2016) Sub 1 GHz operation |
| 802.11ai | (2016) Next generation mobile hotspot solutions |
| 802.11aj | (2018) Smart city applications |
| 802.11ak | (2018) General Link (GLK) |
| 802.11aq | (2018) Pre-association service |
| | IEEE 802.11 Draft Amendments |
| 802.11ax | (2021) High Efficiency (HE) (Wi-fi 6 & 6E) |
| 802.11ay | (2021) Next-Generation 60 Ghz |
| 802.11az | (2022) Next-Generation Positioning |
| 802.11ba | (2021) Wake-Up Radio |
| 802.11bb | Next-gen indoor communications (2023) |
| 802.11bc | Enhanced Broadcast Service |
| 802.11bd | Next-gen outdoor communications (2022) |
| 802.11be | 202~ (EHT) Extremely High Throughput (Wi-Fi 7) |