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Knowledge Center Articles
- A New Regulatory and Technical Environment for Wireless Broadband: A Primer on the IEEE 802.11y Amendment
- Why is Wi-Fi the right technology for device group connectivity?
FAQ
- Is the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct certification program based on the IEEE 802.11s (Mesh) or 802.11z (Direct Link Setup) standards?
- What exactly is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™?
- When will devices certified under the Wi-Fi Direct program be available?
- Will products certified under the Wi-Fi Direct program interoperate with my other Wi-Fi devices?
- Will legacy devices be upgradeable to support the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct certification program?
- How many devices can connect?
- How fast will Wi-Fi Direct be?
- Can a device simultaneously connect to a regular Wi-Fi network and a group of Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices at the same time?
- Can a network based on devices certified under the Wi-Fi Direct program cross connect to an infrastructure network for internet connectivity?
- Will Wi-Fi Direct replace my access point?
- Does the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct certification program work on both frequency bands?
- How does the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct certification program work?
- Which Wi-Fi Direct-certified device will create and manage the connection?
- Can all devices start a network based on the specification underlying the Wi-Fi Direct program?
- How will security work for Wi-Fi Direct-certified products?
- What has been done to ensure that Wi-Fi Direct is suitable for enterprise environments?
- Is this the same as Ad Hoc mode?
- What about power management protocols? Are devices implementing the technology behind Wi-Fi Direct a power hog?
- How will service discovery work?
- Why is this kind of connectivity needed?
- Will Wi-Fi Direct work with legacy devices?
- Will Wi-Fi Direct work on 802.11 a/b/g/n?
- Will Wi-Fi Direct be easy to use?
- How far will a Wi-Fi Direct connection travel?
- If I make a Wi-Fi Direct group with another person, can they see all of the contents of my device?
- Will Wi-Fi Direct have business uses, or is it just for consumer electronics?
- Is there lots of additional processing load in Wi-Fi Direct?
- How will I find Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct products?
White Papers
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ n: Advanced technology ready for China’s next-generation applications today (2010)
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™: Personal, portable Wi-Fi® technology (2010)
- Wi-Fi® for the Smart Grid: Mature, Interoperable, Secure Technology for Advanced Smart Energy Management Communications (2010)
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™: Personal, portable Wi-Fi® to connect devices anywhere, any time (2010)
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Protected Setup™: Easing the User Experience for Home and Small Office Wi-Fi® Networks (2010)
- Wi-Fi® in Healthcare (2011)
- Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Technology: A powerful and proven asset for China’s operators (2011)