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802.11b Definition

An {IEEE} {wireless} {local area networks} (WLAN) {standard} {protocol} which speaks {DSSS} at 2.4GHz.  802.11b is one of the two {wi-fi} protocols.  It operates at 11 megabits per second (Mbps) compared with {802.11g} which operates at 54 Mbps. (2004-01-11)

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