| The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of how the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11a standards compare to one another. This paper does NOT advocate the use of 802.11b over 802.11a or vice versa, NOR does it provide a market analysis or economic peculation on the growth of the wireless LAN industry. However, this paper DOES factually inform the reader as to how the 802.11a and 802.11b standards compare to one another and additionally to provide detailed information on 802.11a. |