{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.wi-fi","code":"thing-q29643","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q29643/","name":"Wi-Fi","alternateNames":["Super Wi-Fi"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Wi-Fi is a family of wireless local-area networking technologies, branded by the Wi-Fi Alliance, that implement IEEE 802.11 radio protocols so that stations can associate with an access point (or each other) and exchange IP-capable frames over unlicensed ISM and U-NII bands.","purpose":"Enable an AI agent to recognise a Wi-Fi deployment or connection, assess its usability and trustworthiness for a stated task, and determine which connection or configuration actions are permitted.","scope":{"in":["Network advertisements and the relationships among network names, access point radios and client connections","Radio capabilities, operating bands, channels and local coverage conditions","Discovery, authentication, association and connection continuity","Wireless access protection, network identity evidence and admission policy","Observed wireless performance, interference and authorised configuration changes"],"out":["Access point, router and client hardware inventories, repair and ownership","Internet service contracts, upstream outages and wide-area connectivity","General IP addressing, routing, DNS and application service models","Bluetooth, cellular and other non-Wi-Fi radio systems","Building geometry and electrical infrastructure beyond their effects on Wi-Fi","Credential secrets, user identity lifecycle and organisation-wide security policy"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require evidence of an IEEE 802.11 wireless interface, advertisement or link; a generic wireless indicator does not establish Wi-Fi.","Distinguish the wireless link from Internet reachability: a device can be associated with Wi-Fi while upstream services remain unavailable.","Distinguish an advertised network name from a unique network identity: matching SSIDs alone do not establish common ownership or trust.","Distinguish Wi-Fi connectivity from a router or access point enclosure: one device can provide multiple radios and networks alongside non-wireless functions.","Distinguish advertised capability, negotiated connection properties and certification claims; evidence for one does not establish the others."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"network-recognition","name":"Network recognition","description":"Establish what Wi-Fi entity is being observed and how its advertisements relate to a deployment.","layers":[{"id":"observation-boundary","name":"Observation boundary","description":"Identify the subject and limits of each record.","findings":[{"id":"wifi-subject","name":"Wi-Fi subject","description":"Record whether evidence describes a deployment, advertised network, radio or individual connection.","questions":[{"text":"Which Wi-Fi entity does this record describe, and what evidence establishes that it uses Wi-Fi?","id":"wifi-subject-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which radios, clients, locations and times does this observation cover?","id":"wifi-subject-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"advertisement-identity","name":"Advertisement and identity","description":"Relate visible identifiers to an operator and intended network.","findings":[{"id":"network-identity-evidence","name":"Network identity evidence","description":"Keep observed network identifiers separate from claims about ownership and trust.","questions":[{"text":"Which SSIDs, BSSIDs and applicable link identifiers were observed, by which observer and when?","id":"network-identity-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What evidence links these advertisements to the intended operator or deployment beyond a matching network name?","id":"network-identity-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"radio-fit-and-coverage","name":"Radio fit and coverage","description":"Describe whether the client and network can communicate under the local radio conditions.","layers":[{"id":"capability-compatibility","name":"Capability compatibility","description":"Separate supported features from those actually configured and negotiated.","findings":[{"id":"usable-radio-capabilities","name":"Usable radio capabilities","description":"Record the intersection of client capability, network configuration and permitted operation.","questions":[{"text":"Which bands, channel widths and Wi-Fi capabilities are supported by each endpoint, and which are negotiated for this connection?","id":"usable-radio-capabilities-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which location-specific operating restrictions or device limitations constrain the available radio settings?","id":"usable-radio-capabilities-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"local-radio-conditions","name":"Local radio conditions","description":"Locate coverage observations and distinguish signal conditions from interference.","findings":[{"id":"coverage-and-interference-evidence","name":"Coverage and interference evidence","description":"Record directional, time-bound evidence of signal quality and competing radio activity.","questions":[{"text":"What signal level, noise estimate and link stability are observed at the intended client location, and by which endpoint?","id":"coverage-and-interference-evidence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What evidence distinguishes insufficient coverage from Wi-Fi contention or other radio interference?","id":"coverage-and-interference-evidence-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"admission-and-trust","name":"Admission and trust","description":"Describe how a client gains wireless access and whether that access satisfies the applicable trust policy.","layers":[{"id":"wireless-admission","name":"Wireless admission","description":"Track connection prerequisites and the stage at which admission succeeds or fails.","findings":[{"id":"connection-stage-and-prerequisites","name":"Connection stage and prerequisites","description":"Represent wireless admission using observed protocol events and references to required credentials.","questions":[{"text":"What discovery, authentication and association stages have completed, and what event or error identifies the current stage?","id":"connection-stage-and-prerequisites-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which approved credential reference, client configuration or administrator action is needed for the next connection attempt?","id":"connection-stage-and-prerequisites-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"link-protection","name":"Link protection","description":"Assess negotiated protection and identity validation against the intended use.","findings":[{"id":"protection-and-validation","name":"Protection and validation","description":"Record actual wireless protection and relevant authentication checks without treating encryption as proof of operator identity.","questions":[{"text":"Which authentication, encryption and management-frame protection settings are advertised and actually negotiated?","id":"protection-and-validation-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which network identity checks and protection requirements must pass before this client may carry the intended data?","id":"protection-and-validation-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"service-quality-and-continuity","name":"Service quality and continuity","description":"Assess task-relevant performance and continuity while separating wireless behaviour from upstream services.","layers":[{"id":"workload-performance","name":"Workload performance","description":"Measure useful service against a defined workload and test boundary.","findings":[{"id":"wireless-service-budget","name":"Wireless service budget","description":"Compare measured performance and shared-radio pressure with the task's requirements.","questions":[{"text":"What throughput, latency, jitter and loss does the task require, and what is measured under representative load?","id":"wireless-service-budget-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which test endpoints and radio counters allow poor performance to be attributed to Wi-Fi rather than the upstream path or application?","id":"wireless-service-budget-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"connection-continuity","name":"Connection continuity","description":"Describe interruptions and transitions between eligible radios or networks.","findings":[{"id":"roaming-and-recovery","name":"Roaming and recovery","description":"Record whether movement, reassociation or reconnection preserves the service required by the task.","questions":[{"text":"During movement or access point loss, which transitions occur and how long is usable connectivity interrupted?","id":"roaming-and-recovery-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"When may the agent request a roam, reconnect or switch networks, and what disruption can the task tolerate?","id":"roaming-and-recovery-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"authorised-operation","name":"Authorised operation","description":"Bound diagnostic and configuration actions by authority, shared-radio impact and verifiable outcomes.","layers":[{"id":"control-and-impact","name":"Control and impact","description":"Identify who can change wireless settings and which connections depend on them.","findings":[{"id":"wifi-change-authority","name":"Wi-Fi change authority","description":"Record permitted actions at client, network and radio level together with their likely reach.","questions":[{"text":"Which actor authorises scanning, active testing and changes to channels, transmit power, network advertisements or access protection?","id":"wifi-change-authority-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which clients, shared radios and wireless backhaul links could be disrupted by the proposed change?","id":"wifi-change-authority-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"change-verification","name":"Change verification","description":"Define how a wireless intervention is checked and reversed.","findings":[{"id":"verified-wireless-intervention","name":"Verified wireless intervention","description":"Tie each intervention to an observed problem, success criteria and a recovery path.","questions":[{"text":"Which baseline observations and post-change measurements will show that the targeted Wi-Fi problem improved?","id":"verified-wireless-intervention-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"How will the previous settings be restored if clients lose access, including when the management connection uses the affected Wi-Fi?","id":"verified-wireless-intervention-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Wi-Fi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Connect to and use networks the agent has been given access to.","Monitor signal quality and report faults on networks it administers."],"mustNot":["Join, crack or capture traffic from networks without the owner's permission.","Set up rogue access points that imitate trusted networks.","Jam or disrupt wireless networks.","Track people's movements through their devices' wireless signals without consent or legal basis."],"requiresHuman":["Changing passwords, encryption or access settings on a shared network.","Turning off a network that others rely on, such as in a care home or school."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Wireless access is a gateway to education, work and services; cutting it off affects people's lives.","Open networks expose users to interception and tracking."],"affectedParties":["Network users","Network owners","Households and businesses"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person or organization that runs the network; radio regulators manage the spectrum.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q11375","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q23808","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.wi-fi","Wikidata: Q29643 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29643)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Observation subject: deployment | advertised network | access point radio | client connection","Network and radio identifiers: Observed SSID and BSSID linked to a deployment, radio and observation time; additional link identifiers where applicable","Supported and negotiated capabilities: Separately recorded advertised, configured and negotiated Wi-Fi capabilities, with evidence","Radio operating configuration: Band, channel or centre frequency, channel width in MHz, and applicable operating restrictions","Received signal and noise: Signal level in dBm and signal-to-noise ratio in dB where available, with observer, location and time","Connection stage: Undiscovered | discovered | authenticating | associated | wireless access established | failed | disconnected, with protocol-specific detail","Wireless access protection: Advertised and negotiated authentication, encryption and management-frame protection settings; unknown recorded explicitly","Observed service performance: Throughput in Mbit/s, latency and jitter in ms, loss and retry rates in %, with endpoint, direction, interval and test 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checks and rollback.","Move an authorised client to another eligible access point or network when continuity and trust requirements permit."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Interception of unencrypted traffic.","Interference and congestion that make networks unreliable."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standards, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Wireless local-area networking connects computers, mobile devices, sensors and robots in homes, workplaces and public spaces.","It supports access to local services and wider networks where radio coverage, available capacity and access permissions are sufficient.","A working local wireless connection does not by itself establish internet availability or the trustworthiness of connected services."]}},"sources":[{"title":"IEEE 802.11-2020 - Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications","url":"https://standards.ieee.org/ieee/802.11/7028/","note":""},{"title":"Wi-Fi Alliance - Discover Wi-Fi / Certifications (Wi-Fi 4-7, WPA3, Wi-Fi Direct, EasyMesh)","url":"https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi","note":"Brand, generational naming (Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7), certification programs, and interoperability kinds used in practice."},{"title":"RFC 5416 - Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) Protocol Binding for IEEE 802.11","url":"https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5416","note":"How 802.11 access points are provisioned and distinguished from generic wireless; WLAN-specific identifiers in operations."},{"title":"47 CFR Part 15 - Radio Frequency Devices (unlicensed operation, ISM/U-NII)","url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-15","note":"US unlicensed-band rules that constrain Wi-Fi power, DFS, and 6 GHz (U-NII) use; regional regulatory neighbour to ETSI/Ofcom."},{"title":"Wikidata item Q29643: 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