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What are RF channels and how does channel allocation differ for 802.11a and 802.11b/g?

April 26, 2017allocation channel channels differ RF

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What are RF channels and how does channel allocation differ for 802.11a and 802.11b/g?

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A Radio Frequency (RF) channel is the range of frequencies allocated to provide the specified data rate. Each IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g channel offers 11 and 54 Mbps respectively in the 2.4 GHz spectrum while 802.11a offers 54 Mbps in the 5 GHz spectrum.