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CWNA-108 · Question #14
An IEEE 802.11 amendment is in the draft state. What impact does this draft amendment have on the 802.11 standard?
The correct answer is A. No impact: Until an amendment is ratified, it does not become part of the standard. When in draft mode, the amendment may still be modified and hardware or software development against the draft amendment is not usually recommended, though vendors will often release devices based on the draft.
802.11 MAC and Physical Layers
Question
An IEEE 802.11 amendment is in the draft state. What impact does this draft amendment have on the 802.11 standard?
Options
- ANo impact: Until an amendment is ratified, it does not become part of the standard.
- BDevices will be released based on the draft amendment and the draft amendment features are
- CThe standard is changed to reflect the new capabilities as soon as amendment enters the draft
- DNo impact: Draft amendments do not become part of the standard until a working group is
How the community answered
(43 responses)- A74% (32)
- B14% (6)
- C7% (3)
- D5% (2)
Explanation
When in draft mode, the amendment may still be modified and hardware or software development against the draft amendment is not usually recommended, though vendors will often release devices based on the draft.
Topics
#IEEE amendment#draft state#standards process#802.11 ratification
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