802.11ax is specially crafted for crowded environments. OFDMA shares the tones on the OFDM modulation between different concurrent users -- but only when most of them use Wi-fi 6. With the rest of the users, traditional MAC contention is used.
The thing is, when only some users get their new device with WiFi 6, there will be no difference, or even some degradation in absence of congestion (because of the additional messages required by OFDMA to transfer upload traffic; basically, the AP needs to win the MAC
Now there are some things one needs to be aware of when getting a 802.11ax.
1. MU-MIMO is almost a meaningless buzzwird, but the vendors sure love to mention it all the time.
2. 802.11ax availability on clients is almost nonexistent
3. The new modulation protocol speeds up the data transfer by about 30% compared to 802.11ac, so not by a factor of three like mentioned in the first paragraph.
All in all, Wi-Fi 6 is relatively mild update compared to the previous standard. If you already own a state of art 802.11a
In actual reality, things will basically continue to suck.
Jump in the old time machine and bring your 1998 self by for a visit, and ask him if he agrees that "things continue to suck". Or if you can't manage that, break out your old 200MHz PC with the 56k WinModem and Netscape 3.0 and see how web browsing on it compares to running WiFi on your cell phone.
The fact is, things do not suck, but you feel that they do, because you remain unsatisfied. But you remain unsatisfied only because your expectations quickly normalize whatever advancements are made, so that las
802.11ax is specially crafted for crowded environments. OFDMA shares the tones on the OFDM modulation between different concurrent users -- but only when most of them use Wi-fi 6. With the rest of the users, traditional MAC contention is used.
The thing is, when only some users get their new device with WiFi 6, there will be no difference, or even some degradation in absence of congestion (because of the additional messages required by OFDMA to transfer upload traffic; basically, the AP needs to win the MAC
Now there are some things one needs to be aware of when getting a 802.11ax.
1. MU-MIMO is almost a meaningless buzzwird, but the vendors sure love to mention it all the time.
2. 802.11ax availability on clients is almost nonexistent
3. The new modulation protocol speeds up the data transfer by about 30% compared to 802.11ac, so not by a factor of three like mentioned in the first paragraph.
All in all, Wi-Fi 6 is relatively mild update compared to the previous standard. If you already own a state of art 802.11a
Of course. Have you ever seen an ax that doesn't cut through walls?
In actual reality, things will basically continue to suck.
Jump in the old time machine and bring your 1998 self by for a visit, and ask him if he agrees that "things continue to suck". Or if you can't manage that, break out your old 200MHz PC with the 56k WinModem and Netscape 3.0 and see how web browsing on it compares to running WiFi on your cell phone.
The fact is, things do not suck, but you feel that they do, because you remain unsatisfied. But you remain unsatisfied only because your expectations quickly normalize whatever advancements are made, so that las