WiFiPhyKind Enum

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Devices.WiFi

Note

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Important

This API will be affected by upcoming changes to operating system behavior, planned for fall 2024. For more info, see Changes to API behavior for Wi-Fi access and location.

Describes PHY types supported by standard 802.11.

public enum class WiFiPhyKind

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 65536)]
enum class WiFiPhyKind

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 65536)]
public enum WiFiPhyKind

var value = Windows.Devices.WiFi.WiFiPhyKind.unknown

Public Enum WiFiPhyKind

Inheritance

Enum

WiFiPhyKind

Attributes

ContractVersionAttribute

Windows requirements

Device family	Windows 10 (introduced in 10.0.10240.0 - for Xbox, see UWP features that aren't yet supported on Xbox)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v1.0)

Fields

Dmg	9	Directional multi-gigabit (DMG) PHY for 802.11ad.
Dsss	2	Direct sequence, spread-spectrum (DSSS) PHY.
Eht	11
Erp	6	Extended Rate (ERP) PHY.
Fhss	1	Frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum (FHSS) PHY.
HE	10	High-Efficiency Wireless (HEW) PHY for 802.11ax.
Hrdsss	5	High-rated DSSS (HRDSSS) PHY.
HT	7	High Throughput (HT) PHY for 802.11n PHY.
IRBaseband	3	Infrared (IR) baseband PHY.
Ofdm	4	Orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) PHY.
Unknown	0	Unspecified PHY type
Vht	8	Very High Throughput (VHT) PHY for 802.11ac PHY.

Remarks

Version history

Windows version	SDK version	Value added
1607	14393	Dmg
1809	17763	HE