IEEE 802.11bn
| Generation | IEEE standard |
Adopted | Maximum link rate (Mb/s) |
Radio frequency (GHz) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Wi-Fi 0*) | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | 2.4 |
| (Wi-Fi 1*) | 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | 2.4 |
| (Wi-Fi 2*) | 802.11a | 1999 | 6–54 | 5 |
| (Wi-Fi 3*) | 802.11g | 2003 | 2.4 | |
| Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2009 | 6.5–600 | 2.4, 5 |
| Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2013 | 6.5–6933 | 5[a] |
| Wi-Fi 6 | 802.11ax | 2021 | 0.4–9608[1] | 2.4, 5 |
| Wi-Fi 6E | 2.4, 5, 6[b] | |||
| Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | exp. 2024 | 0.4–23,059 | 2.4, 5, 6[2] |
| Wi-Fi 8 | 802.11bn | exp. 2028[3] | 100,000[4] | 2.4, 5, 6[5] |
| *Wi‑Fi 0, 1, 2, and 3 are named by retroactive inference. They do not exist in the official nomenclature.[6][7][8] | ||||
IEEE 802.11bn, dubbed Ultra High Reliability (UHR), is to be the next IEEE 802.11 standard.[9] It is also designated Wi-Fi 8.
Standard
[edit]As its name suggests, 802.11bn aims to improve the reliability of Wi-Fi.[5]
802.11bn will require more advanced antennas for channels above 6 GHz which are used in 802.11be and lower. 42.5 GHz and 71 GHz require line of sight and cannot penetrate walls. Outdoors, 802.11bn will be attenuated by rain, as is experienced by satellite communications.
- Multiple access point (AP) coordination and transmission
- Millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies
- Low latency
The goal of 802.11bn is to reach 100 Gbps speeds. This is faster than copper Ethernet which tops out at 40 Gbps. This will require retrofitting ceiling-mounted access points with single-mode optical fiber.
Pulling single mode fiber is not hard in places where copper exists as the old copper can be used to pull the new fiber bundles. Single mode fiber has the advantage of longer cable runs as distance ratings exceed 40 km. Adopting fiber or access points can provide multiple users with very fast download speeds.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "MCS table (updated with 80211ax data rates)". semfionetworks.com.
- ^ "Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7". wiisfi.com.
- ^ Reshef, Ehud; Cordeiro, Carlos (2023). "Future Directions for Wi-Fi 8 and Beyond". IEEE Communications Magazine. 60 (10). IEEE. doi:10.1109/MCOM.003.2200037. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "What is Wi-Fi 8?". everythingrf.com. March 25, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Giordano, Lorenzo; Geraci, Giovanni; Carrascosa, Marc; Bellalta, Boris (November 21, 2023). "What Will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability". arXiv:2303.10442.
- ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2018-10-03). "Wi-Fi Now Has Version Numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 Comes Out Next Year". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ Phillips, Gavin (18 January 2021). "The Most Common Wi-Fi Standards and Types, Explained". MUO - Make Use Of. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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- ^ Levinbook, Yoav; Ezri, Doron (2024-07-01). "AP cooperation in Wi-Fi: Joint transmission with a novel precoding scheme, resilient to phase offsets between transmitters". Signal Processing. 220 (July 2024). doi:10.1016/j.sigpro.2024.109432. Retrieved 2024-02-24.