In 1997, the IEEE ratified the 802.11 Wireless LAN standards, establishing a global standard for implementing and deploying Wireless LANS that is got support from numerous network equipment manufacturers.

• 电子与电气工程协会(Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers；IEEE)于1997年提出了第一个无线局域网标准IEEE802.；11；得到了众多网络设备厂商的支持。