{"id":22978,"date":"2018-10-03T16:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=22978"},"modified":"2018-10-09T16:42:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T20:42:53","slug":"wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/03\/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Wi-Fi 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wi-Fi Alliance<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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Wi-Fi 6 is part of a new naming approach by Wi-Fi Alliance that provides users with an easy-to-understand designation for both the Wi-Fi technology supported by their device and used in a connection the device makes with a Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n

The new naming system identifies Wi-Fi generations by a numerical sequence which correspond to major advancements in Wi-Fi. The generation names can be used by product vendors to identify the latest Wi-Fi technology a device supports, by OS vendors to identify the generation of Wi-Fi connection between a device and network, and by service providers to identify the capabilities of a Wi-Fi network to their customers. The generational terminology may also be used to designate previous Wi-Fi generations, such as 802.11n or 802.11ac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Jacob Kastrenakes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’ll probably make more sense this way, starting with the first version of Wi-Fi, 802.11b:<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi 1: 802.11b (1999)
Wi-Fi 2: 802.11a (1999)
Wi-Fi 3: 802.11g (2003)
Wi-Fi 4: 802.11n (2009)
Wi-Fi 5: 802.11ac (2014)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Much as I’ll miss the esoteric letters, this will be a heck of a lot easier to explain to non-techie family and friends. We’re all accustomed to version numbers these days.<\/p>\n

The one downside (for users) is that it probably will end up making some people feel like they need<\/em> to upgrade when their setup is still probably fine—the limiting factor to your Internet speeds isn’t usually<\/em> your Wi-Fi setup. (Still on Wi-Fi 4 here, friends!) <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Update (2018-10-09): Glenn Fleishman<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Wi-Fi Alliance’s new numbering system focuses on generations of speed improvements but looks back only to 802.11n, which is a decade old. Given that 802.11a and 802.11b were approved at the same time, implicitly calling them Wi-Fi 1 and Wi-Fi 2, and extending Wi-Fi 3 to 802.11g, isn’t quite right. But we anticipate people will do it anyway.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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