SIGNAL

The data rate for the PSDU, in units of 100 kb/s.

Reading a capture

A rate field expressed as a plain multiplier rather than an index into a table — 0x0A is 1 Mb/s, 0x6E is 11. Every later PHY replaced this with an index, because a multiplier cannot express coding and stream choices.

Where it sits

HR/DSSS PPDU (long preamble) > SIGNAL

• Open in the explorer — Ack
• Open in the explorer — Association Request
• Open in the explorer — Association Response
• Open in the explorer — Beacon
• Open in the explorer — Compressed Block Ack
• Open in the explorer — CTS
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 1
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 2
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 3
• Open in the explorer — Four-way handshake message 4
• Open in the explorer — Probe Request
• Open in the explorer — Probe Response
• Open in the explorer — ARP request in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — ICMP echo over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv6, in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in a protected QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — TCP over IPv4, in an open QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — UDP over IPv4, in a QoS Data frame
• Open in the explorer — RTS
• Open in the explorer — Trigger frame

Accuracy

Clause

802.11-2024 §16.2.2.3

Verified

Not verified against the standard. Treat this as a claim, not a fact.