Specifies the IEEE 802.11 standard, which indicates the type of physical layer, for signal generation.

Note If you do not select a standard, the WLAN Generation returns an error.

Remarks

The following table lists the characteristics of this property.

Short Name Standard
Data type ci32.png
Permissions Read/Write
High-level VIs niWLANG Set Standard
Resettable No
80211A/G OFDM 0

Corresponds to the OFDM mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11a-1999, and the extended rate physical layer-OFDM (ERP-OFDM) mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11g-2003.
80211J OFDM 7

Corresponds to the OFDM mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11j 2004.
80211P OFDM 8

Corresponds to the OFDM mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11p 2010.
80211B/G DSSS 1

Corresponds to all the compulsory and optional modes defined in IEEE Standard 802.11b-1999 and the ERP-packet binary convolutional coding (ERP-PBCC) mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11g-2003.
80211G DSSSOFDM 2

Corresponds to the optional direct sequence spread spectrum-OFDM (DSSS-OFDM) mode defined in IEEE Standard 802.11g-2003.
80211N MIMOOFDM 3

Corresponds to IEEE Standard 802.11n-2009. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 2.0.0, 3.0.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211AC MIMOOFDM 4

Corresponds to IEEE Standard 802.11ac-2013. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 3.0.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211AH MIMOOFDM 5

Corresponds to IEEE P802.11ah/D1.3. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 3.0.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211AF MIMOOFDM 6

Corresponds to IEEE Standard 802.11af-2013. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 3.0.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211AX MIMOOFDM 9

Corresponds to IEEE P802.11ax/D8.0. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 3.0.0, 4.0.0 , 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211BE MIMOOFDM 10

Corresponds to IEEE P802.11be/D7.0. To use this option, you must set the toolkit compatibility version parameter on the niWLANG Open Session VI to 3.0.0, 4.0.0 , 5.0.0, or 6.0.0.
80211BN MIMOOFDM 11