80211o

802.11o is an unofficial designation that has been used informally to refer to a proposed but ultimately withdrawn amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks. The scope of this proposed amendment was primarily focused on introducing new features and enhancements related to medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications. Discussions surrounding 802.11o often touched upon improvements in spectrum efficiency, increased data rates, and enhanced coexistence mechanisms for wireless devices operating in crowded radio frequency environments. However, the specific technical details and proposed functionalities of what might have been 802.11o were never formally ratified or published by the IEEE. The designation appears to have emerged from internal working group discussions or early conceptual proposals within the IEEE 802.11 standards committee. As it was never officially adopted or released, 802.11o does not represent a published IEEE standard. Information regarding its development is scarce, largely confined to historical working group documents or informal communications within the wireless networking community. Its legacy, if any, lies in the ideas and concepts that may have influenced subsequent, officially published amendments to the 802.11 standard.