What is Wi-Fi 6, and Wifi6E ?
- Wi-Fi: “Wi-Fi is a short name for Wireless Fidelity” By using wireless local area network (WLAN) technology–one can use a device to connect your home or office network to the internet.
- This sixth generation of Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 6 , was developed by both the Wi-Fi Alliance and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
- Wi-Fi 6 — a new naming format to simplify reference to the IEEE 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard. The prior standards (802.11 ac; 802.11 n) are now known as Wi-Fi 5 and 4.
- Backwards compatible to Wi-Fi 5 or 4 (802.11 ac/n/g).
- Simultaneously using both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz bands.
- Wi-Fi 6 can reach theoretical speeds of about 9.5Gbps—almost three times speedier than Wi-Fi 5, allowing for non-lagging movie viewing, making the video experience better, and playing online video games a superior experience.
- It is more secure due to use of WPA-3.
- Increased bands, channels, performance, and range.
What are some great Wi-Fi 6 features?
Router traffic handling. The first ever usage of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) transmits data to multiple devices at the same time, splitting traffic into smaller packets to eliminate queueing. Currently most homes average nine Wi-Fi devices, forecasts predict in a few years this will increase to fifty. OFDMA allows routers to use the same Wi-Fi channels and frequencies communicating with more devices at once, and sending data to multiple devices in the same broadcast. This latency/congestion reduction alone will effectively make your network faster as seen per device. OFDMA will permit superior handling of more Wi-Fi extenders, or Access Points (AP).
- Battery saving. Devices, like mobile phones, extend battery duration through improved scheduling of radio connectivity with the Wi-Fi router. TWT, target wake-up time, makes possible deterministic transmission times and uplink data scheduling–improving the battery life of your devices.
How is Wi-Fi 6E different from Wi-Fi 6?
- Wi-Fi 6E — everything in Wi-Fi6, but more! 6E adds networking spectrum in the clean 6Ghz range and blazzzing speed!
Where is more Wi-Fi 6/6E information?
A further explanation of Wi-Fi 6, and the prior familiar versions, such as the 802.11 g/n naming scheme, etc. can be found at the Wi-Fi Alliance, a worldwide collaboration forum of companies that sets networking standards.
