Wi-Fi 6 a must have connectivity standard in 2020

The 802.11ax Wi-Fi connection protocol started to be developed in 2018 to replace the 802.11ac standard that has gradually been overloaded due to the increasing number of devices with increasing demand for connectivity, especially mobile devices, home. clever

The new standard was officially recognized by the Wi-Fi Alliance as Wi-Fi 6 and certified device manufacturers to use this wireless connection in September 2019. .

However, it was not until the beginning of this year that Wi-Fi 6 really brought into play its strength in the market when it was available on terminal devices. The product supports the original new standard more popular in receiving devices such as iPhone 11, Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy S20, Huawei P40 or the latest laptops Lenovo ThinkPad X1, Surface Laptop 3 .

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And the new generation Wi-Fi 6 access points starting to be popular in the market are the basic factors that help users exploit the benefits of Wi-Fi 6. Compared with the Wi-Fi generation 5 (802.11ac) Wi-Fi 6 access point for data download speeds four times faster.

At the same time, the data packet flow mechanism helps speed up bandwidth for environments with high density, up and down traffic of large data such as multi-user environment, AR / VR devices, video, voice. and especially IoT devices.

The new connection standard basically makes the connection more stable, minimizes network congestion, supports multiple devices connected at the same time, but does not appear the "bottleneck" situation like the old connection standard.

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The new connection trend of smart devices (IoT) is that it does not need too much bandwidth, but requires a stable connection, data retrieval takes place continuously instead of interrupted like mobile devices. often. The new connection therefore supports MU-MIMO protocol (multi-user, multi-input, multi-output) to solve the problem of multi-device load capacity.

This feature makes Wi-Fi 6 suitable for smart spaces with hundreds of devices connected at the same time as well as businesses requiring large bandwidth, low latency and large user base. The Wi-Fi 6 platform also helps manufacturers deploy a variety of supporting tools and solutions such as the combination of OFDMA, MU-MIMO in Air Slice that allows building networks to connect thousands of devices at the same time.

Or a Passpoint solution that transforms an enterprise Wi-Fi network into a wireless access network (RAN) to deliver 5G-like performance, reducing the cost of deploying small mobile station equipment.

In addition, Wi-Fi 6 also has higher security with WPA3 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) which helps devices connect securely when using this standard modem with public networks, against anonymous attacks, encryption make device access and connectivity easier for devices that don't have a screen.

The new standard also supports TWT (Target Wake Time) that allows devices to determine when and how often to wake up to send or receive data, which greatly improves their battery life.

Among today's network equipment vendors, Aruba Networks, a company that manufactures network equipment and solutions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, is one of the few pioneers certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi standard product 6.

The Access Point Aruba 500, 510, 530 and 550 Series are researched and developed by the company as one of the optimal options, helping businesses increase productivity, save energy and reinforce security.

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802.11ax is designed to solve connectivity problems for AI-driven high-density networks for security, suitable for a wide variety of mobile and IoT devices. This is a new option to improve the performance of the enterprise network.

Pairing your network with smart products from Aruba to access new Wi-Fi technology will help businesses optimize the experience at the edge. Aruba Wi-Fi 6 solutions are being deployed in the Vietnamese market through Synnex FPT Technology Joint Stock Company, for details refer to the website:

Lesley Montoya

Update 29 October 2020