Here are some keywords I’ve come across when studying computer networking-related topics.
IEEE 802.11
An old revision 802.11-2016, found here, outlines the amendments to 802.11 ordered by time. You can find a mapping between standards and Wi-Fi generation names in this document provided by the Wi-Fi alliance.
- 802.11, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
- 802.11a, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
- 802.11b, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
- 802.11g, not recognized by the Wi-Fi alliance
- 802.11n, identified as Wi-Fi 4
- 802.11ac, identified as Wi-Fi 5
- 802.11ax, identified as Wi-Fi 6
- 802.11be, identified as Wi-Fi 7, but not part of 802.11-2016