TY - JOUR
T1 - IEEE 802.11ax: Challenges and Requirements for Future High Efficiency WiFi
AU - Afaqui, M. Shahwaiz
AU - Garcia-Villegas, Eduard
AU - Lopez-Aguilera, Elena
PY - 2016/12/20
Y1 - 2016/12/20
N2 - The popularity of IEEE 802.11 based wireless local area networks (WLANs) has increased significantly in recent years because of their ability to provide increased mobility, flexibility, and ease of use, with reduced cost of installation and maintenance. This has resulted in massive WLAN deployment in geographically limited environments that encompass multiple overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs). In this article, we introduce IEEE 802.11ax, a new standard being developed by the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, which will enable efficient usage of spectrum along with an enhanced user experience. We expose advanced technological enhancements proposed to improve the efficiency within high density WLAN networks and explore the key challenges to the upcoming amendment.
AB - The popularity of IEEE 802.11 based wireless local area networks (WLANs) has increased significantly in recent years because of their ability to provide increased mobility, flexibility, and ease of use, with reduced cost of installation and maintenance. This has resulted in massive WLAN deployment in geographically limited environments that encompass multiple overlapping basic service sets (OBSSs). In this article, we introduce IEEE 802.11ax, a new standard being developed by the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, which will enable efficient usage of spectrum along with an enhanced user experience. We expose advanced technological enhancements proposed to improve the efficiency within high density WLAN networks and explore the key challenges to the upcoming amendment.
U2 - 10.1109/mwc.2016.1600089wc
DO - 10.1109/mwc.2016.1600089wc
M3 - Article
SN - 1536-1284
VL - 24
SP - 130
EP - 137
JO - IEEE Wireless Communications
JF - IEEE Wireless Communications
IS - 3
ER -