HISTORYand

WaveLAN, the starting point

for Wi-Fi development, was
used for wirelessly connecting
cashing machines. HOME AND OFFICE M2M AND IoT ROOM AND DESK AREA
NETWORKS
VEHICLE
The
FUTURE of Wi-Fi
NETWORKS NETWORKS NETWORKS

802.11 b Need for faster speed

and better distance
Higher speed physical layer
extension in the 2.4 GHz band coverage. Learn more about IEEE 802.11 testing:
Spatial streams
1x1 SISO
Modulation type
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The ability to connect to the Designed for in-room/desk
802.11
Channel bandwith Bands
22 MHz 2.4 GHz a internet via mobile devices network applications requiring
Transmission/access method High speed physical layer and the rising number of smart- very high data rates such as for
CSMA/DSSS in the 5 GHz band
phones on the market required HD video streaming.
Spatial streams Modulation type
1x1 SISO 64QAM the introduction of features
like MIMO. Achieves up to 20 Gbit/s
Channel bandwith Bands
20 MHz 5 GHz throughput and enables
Transmission/access method
More and more people wanted Wi-Fi extended distances for
CSMA/OFDM at home and at work. High speed enlarged application space.
802.11 g
Wi-Fi was therefore required in the
5 GHz spectrum to relieve the over-
802.11 ad
Further higher data Directional multi-gigabit (DMG)
rate extension crowded 2.4 GHz spectrum. in the 60 GHz band
Spatial streams Modulation type
Spatial streams Modulation type
1x1 SISO 64QAM 1x1 SISO 64QAM
Channel bandwith Bands
Channel bandwith Bands
20 MHz 2.4 GHz 2.16 MHz 60 GHz
Transmission/access method
Transmission/access method Enables use of the
Multi-antenna transceiver methods CSMA/OFDM
sub GHz spectrum
CSMA/SC

The evolution from SISO to single-user and

802.11 n for IoT and remote 802.11 ay
multi-user MIMO was essential to meet data Enhancements for higher internet applications. Enhanced DMG (EDMG) in
throughput demands. throughput (HT) bands above 45 GHz
Spatial streams Modulation type
Spatial streams Modulation type
Single input 4x4 SU-MIMO 64QAM 8x8 MU-MIMO 64QAM
single output (SISO)
Channel bandwith Bands The heavy use of Wi-Fi Channel bandwith Bands
Use of a single antenna on 8.64 MHz > 45 GHz
access points and devices
40 MHz 2.4/5 GHz meant that a new approach
Transmission/access method
for sequential communications Transmission/access method was required. OFDMA CSMA/OFDM
of the access point with CSMA/OFDM
allows multiple devices to
802.11
connected devices, applying
ac communicate simultaneously.
802.11
a carrier sense multiple
access (CSMA) scheme to
Enhancements for very high af
control spectrum access. Television very high
throughput (VHT)

802.11 p
throughput (TVHT)
Spatial streams Modulation type
8x8 DL-MU-MIMO 256QAM Spatial streams Modulation type
Wireless access in 4x4 DL-MU-MIMO 256QAM
Single-user multiple Provide Wi-Fi vehicular environments Channel bandwith Bands
input multiple output
(SU-MIMO)
based car-to-car
communications to
Spatial streams
1x1 SISO
Modulation type
64QAM
160 MHz 5 GHz
Transmission/access method
Channel bandwith
6/7/8 MHz
Bands
sub GHz 802.11 ah
Use of multiple antennas to CSMA/OFDM Transmission/access method Sub 1 GHz
improve data throughput, enable emerging Channel bandwith Bands CSMA/OFDM License exempt
applying a carrier sense 10 MHz 5.9 GHz
multiple access (CSMA) intelligent traffic Spatial streams Modulation type
Transmission/access method 4x4 DL-MU-MIMO 256QAM
scheme to control spectrum services. CSMA/OFDM
access. Channel bandwith Bands
1/2/4/8/16 MHz sub GHz
Transmission/access method
CSMA/OFDM
Multi-user MIMO
Based on OFDMA, MU-MIMO Meet today's and tomorrow's 802.11 ax
allows simultaneous rising demands on V2X Enhancement for high
communications of stations efficiency (HE) Wi-Fi
in parallel. Beamforming communications on the way to
enables multiple users to fully autonomous vehicles. Spatial streams
8x8 MU-MIMO
Modulation type
1024QAM
apply individual MIMO
schemes at the same time Channel bandwith Bands
to ensure efficient communi- 160 MHz 2.4/5/6 GHz
cations.
Transmission/access method

802.11 bd CSMA/OFDM/OFDMA
Enhancements for next
generation vehicular (NGV)
Spatial streams
2x2 SU-MIMO
Modulation type
256QAM
802.11 be
Test and measurement solutions from Rohde & Schwarz Channel bandwith Bands
Enhancements for extreme
high throughput (EHT)
10, 20 MHz 5.9/60 GHz The advent of home office
Transmission/access method and schooling as well as Spatial streams
16x16 MU-MIMO
Modulation type
4096QAM
CSMA/OFDM industrial applications require Channel bandwith Bands
improved data throughput,

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