IEEE P802.11ax/D3.2, October 2018
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Introduction
This amendment defines modifications to both the IEEE 802.11 physical layer (PHY) and the medium
access control (MAC) sublayer for high efficiency operation in frequency bands between 1 GHz and
7.125 GHz.
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This introduction is not part of IEEE P802.11ax/D3.2, October 2018, IEEE Standard for Information technology—
Telecommunications and information exchange between systems—Local and metropolitan area network—Spe-
cific requirements—Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifica-
tions—Amendment 1: Enhancements for High Efficiency WLAN.