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High Quality Network Connection and the Development of Internet of Things Drive the Demand of Wi-Fi-6 Cover

High Quality Network Connection and the Development of Internet of Things Drive the Demand of Wi-Fi-6

By: Tano and  Lu Yuyan  
Open Access
|May 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Important development history of 802.11 protocol
Important development history of 802.11 protocol

Figure 2

Comparison between OFDM and OFDMA
Comparison between OFDM and OFDMA

Figure 3

Multi user mode uplink scheduling sequence
Multi user mode uplink scheduling sequence

Figure 4

TWS Technology Exhibition
TWS Technology Exhibition

Figure 5

Penetration of mobile Internet users in different network environments;
Penetration of mobile Internet users in different network environments;

Figure 6

Proportion of Internet broadband access ports in China 2019
Proportion of Internet broadband access ports in China 2019

Figure 7

5G and Wi-Fi-6 usage scenarios
5G and Wi-Fi-6 usage scenarios

Figure 8

Internet of things trends
Internet of things trends

Figure 9

The use of wifi6 was tested in the factory
The use of wifi6 was tested in the factory

Figure 10

2019Q1–2020Q1 enterprise router market share
2019Q1–2020Q1 enterprise router market share

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2019Q1–2020Q1 enterprise router market share
2019Q1–2020Q1 enterprise router market share

Q2 Tablet PC shipments in 2020

Vender(company)Q2 2020 ShipmentsQ2 2020 Marker ShareQ2 2019 ShipmentsQ2 2019 Marker ShareAnnual Growth
Apple14,249,00038.0%11,894,00040.0%19.8%
Samsung7,024,00018.7%5,048,00017.0%39.2%
Huawei4,770,00012.7%3,300,00011.1%44.5%
Amazon3,164,0008.4%2,308,0007.8%37.1%
Lenovo2,810,0007.5%1,838,0006.2%52.9%
Others5,525,00014.7%5,379,00018.1%2.7%
Total37,542,000100.0%29,767,000100.0%26.1%

Some WiFi 6 chip suppliers and their products

ManufacturerModelFrameworkProcess NmDominant FrequencyRepresentative Model
HiSiliconHi5651LCortex-A5328Binuclear 1.2GHzHuaweiAX3
Hi5651TCortex-A5328Tetranuclear 1.4GHzHuaweiAX3 Pro
MTKMT7621DATMIPS321004Kc28Binuclear 880MHzTL-XDR1860
MT7622BCortex-A5328Binuclear 1.35GHzTL-XDR3230
BroadcomBCM6750Cortex-A728Trinuclear 1.5GHzASUS AX3000
BCM6755Cortex-A728Tetranuclear 1.5GHzASUS AX56U
BCM4906Cortex-A5328Binuclear 1.8GHzASUS AX92U
BCM4908Cortex-A5328Tetranuclear 1.8GHzASUS AX88U
Qual commIPQ6000Cortex-A5328Tetranuclear 1.2GHzXIAOMI AX1800
IPQ8071ACortex-A5314Tetranuclear 1GHzXIAOMI AX3600
IPQ8072ACortex-A5314Tetranuclear 2GHzASUS AX89X
IPQ8074(A)Cortex-A5314
IntelGRX350MIPS32 34Kc40Binuclear 800MHzNETGEAR RAX40

Comparison of three Internet of things protocols

BluetoothWi-FiZigBee
Network organizationDot communication networkStar Communication NetworkMesh communication network
Maximum transmission rate2 Mpbs300 Mpbs250Mpbs
Transmission range10–100m100–300m50–300m
Power consumptionlow power consumptionHigh power consumptionsecondary

IEEE802_11 protocol of each generation

Protocol CodeFrequency (Ghz)SignalRelease TimePerformance Evolution
802.112.4FHSS/DSSS1997It is one of the first generation wireless LAN standards
802.11a5OFDM1999Teee802.11a provides higher speed in the whole coverage range, and the specified frequency point is 5GHz. At present, the frequency band is not used much, and there is less interference and signal contention. 802.11a also adopts CSMA / Ca protocol. However, in the physical layer, 802.11a adopts orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
802.11b2.4HR-DSSS1999It can be used not only as a supplement to the wired network, but also as an independent network, so that network users can get rid of the constraints of network cables and realize real mobile applications. One of the key technologies of IEEE 802.11b is the use of compensation code keying CCK modulation technology, which can realize dynamic rate conversion.
8002.11g2.4OFDM2003The mission is to give consideration to 802.11a and 802.11b and pave the road and bridge for the transition from 802.11b to 802.11a. The modulation modes specified in 802.11g include OFDM used in 802.11a and CCK used in 802.11b. By specifying two modulation modes, it not only achieves the data transmission speed of IEEE802.11a 54mbit / s with 2.4GHz frequency band, but also ensures the compatibility with IEEE 802.11b products.
802.11n2.4/5OFDM2009The theoretical rate can be up to 600mbps. 802.11n can work in two frequency bands of 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
802.11ac5OFDM2013802.11ac is the successor of 802.11n. It adopts and extends the air interface concept derived from 802.11n, including wider RF bandwidth (up to 160MHz), more MIMO spatial streams (up to 8), multi-user MIMO and higher-order modulation (up to 256qam)
802.11ax2.4/5OFDMA2019Orthogonal frequency division multiple access, multiuser multiple input multiple output, high-order modulation, target wake-up time

Comparison of OFDMA and MU-MIMO technologies

OFDMAMU-MOMO
Improve efficiencyIncrease capacity
Reduce delayHigher single user rate
Best for low bandwidth applicationsBest for high bandwidth applications
Most suitable for small packet message transmissionMost suitable for large packet message transmission

Comparison of various specifications of Wi-Fi 4-Wi-Fi 6

Wi-Fi 4Wi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6
Agreement802.11n205.11ac802.11ax
Wave 1Wave 2
Operating frequency band2.4/5GHz5GHz2.4/5GHz
Maximum bandwidth40MHz80MHz160MHz160MHz
Maximum modulation64QAM256QAM1024QAM
Single stream bandwidth150Mbps433Mbps867Mbps1201Mbps
Maximum spatial flow4X48X88X8
MU-MIMON/AN/AdownUp/down
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 31
Published on: May 21, 2023
Published by: Xi’an Technological University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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