IEEE 802.11ay: Introduction to the first standard for 100 Gbps Wi-Fi

Abstract

While local and personal wireless technologies have greatly evolved in the
last few years, new applications and continued usage growth demand grea terthroughput and reliability with lower latencies. Augmented reality (AR)
and virtual reality (VR) applications, mobile offloading, and outdoor
wireless backhaul are just a few applications that require new wireless
technologies that can meet and exceed what current wired and wireless
interfaces can offer. To meet the demanding requirements of such diverse
applications, the IEEE 802.11 Task Group ay (802.11ay) has been formed    to define PHY and MAC amendments to the 802.11 standard that enable Wi-Fidevices to achieve 100 Gbps using the unlicensed millimeter-wave (60 GHz)band at comparable ranges to today's commercial 60 GHz devices based on the 802.11ad standard. In this tutorial, our main goal is to identify and describe the main specifications present in the IEEE 802.11ay draft
standard, including MIMO, channel bonding, improved channel access, and
enhanced beamforming training. A brief overview of the IEEE 802.11ad
amendment and introduction to millimeter-wave communications are also
presented.

Short Bio

Claudio da silva is a systems engineer with the Wireless Connectivity
Standards Group of Intel Corporation, and has several years of experience
in millimeter-wave system design, prototyping, and development. He was an active contributor to IEEE 802.11ay, heavily involved in the making of its
PHY and beamforming specifications. After receiving a Ph.D. degree in
electrical engineering from the University of California, San Diego, he
worked as an assistant professor at Virginia Tech and later became a
member of the Samsung Mobile Solutions Lab, where he was engaged in
cellular modem implementation and applied research. He was an editor for
IEEE Transactions on Communications, and has served on the technical
program committee of numerous IEEE conferences in the communications area.

Venue

CONNECT seminar room, Dunlop-Oriel House