What’s Wi-Fi 6?
The new generation of Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 6, called “IEEE 802.11ax”, mainly setup
in response to the growing number of devices in the world by increasing the efficiency
and speed of transmitting data on the network and providing extra 25% improvement
in speed and high-performance than legacy Wi-Fi standard.
Wi-Fi 6 is optimized for faster speed and better coverage in high-density areas.
Wi-Fi 6 Key Words
Its features are including:
1024-QAM｜MU-MIMO｜OFDMA｜BBS Coloring｜Target Wake Time
1024-QAM
(Faster speed)
1024-QAM enables Wi-Fi 6 to increase a 25%
data rate in access points and devices. It
improves spectral efficiency by varying both
the phase and the amplitude of the radio
waves. This is the key for consistently serving
a great number of clients.
MU-MIMO
(Greater efficiency for specific clients)
It allows more downlink data to be transmitted
at one time, so that the access point (AP) can
handle more client devices at the same time.
Multiple users can access the same access point
router simultaneously without any noticeable
decreases in bandwidth quality.
OFDMA
(Increase spectral efficiency)
OFDMA conveys a higher overall throughputs
and lower latencies in Wi-Fi networks with larger
client counts on each access point, compared to
single user, especially to significantly increase the
efficiency of Wi-Fi networks in today’s high
density deployments.
BSS Coloring
Basic Service Set (BSS) Coloring enables the
Wi-Fi network to more effectively and
concurrently transmit data to multiple
connected devices in high-density
environments and reduces the interference
due to congestion problem.
Target Wake Time
When mobile and IoT devices communicate
with Wi-Fi, it can notify the Wi-Fi signal to set
up when to sleep mode and when to wake
mode. This is able to save and improve the life
of battery in the IoT devices for longer use
time.
