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URL: http://www.ieee.org
From
http://cms.syr.edu/connecting/wireless/glossary.html:
Also
referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi Applies to wireless LANs and provides
11 Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps depending on Range
and Signal Strength) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses only DSSS (Acronym for
direct-sequence spread spectrum. DSSS is one of two types of spread spectrum
radio.) 802.11b was a 1999 IEEE ratification to the original 802.11 standard,
allowing wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet.
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