Wi‑Fi 6

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Wi‑Fi 6 is the sixth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (IEEE 802.11ax) that delivers faster speeds, better performance in crowded environments, and improved efficiency for modern wireless networks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IEEE 802.11 standard
Wi‑Fi standard
alsoKnownAs 802.11ax
High Efficiency Wi‑Fi
IEEE 802.11ax
backwardCompatibleWith IEEE 802.11ac
IEEE 802.11n
Wi‑Fi 4
Wi‑Fi 5
channelWidthSupport 160 MHz
20 MHz
40 MHz
80 MHz
definedBy IEEE 802.11ax amendment
designedFor enterprise networks
high‑density environments
home networks
followedBy Wi‑Fi 6E
Wi‑Fi 7
frequencyBand 2.4 GHz
5 GHz
generation sixth‑generation Wi‑Fi
improves battery life for client devices
latency
network efficiency
throughput in crowded environments
marketedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance
maxSpatialStreams 8
modulationScheme 1024‑QAM
MU‑MIMO
OFDMA
ratified 2019
releasePeriod late 2010s
standardizedBy IEEE
successorOf IEEE 802.11ac
Wi‑Fi 5
supportsFeature BSS coloring
Target Wake Time
WPA3 security
beamforming
downlink MU‑MIMO
downlink OFDMA
spatial reuse
uplink MU‑MIMO
uplink OFDMA
targetUseCase AR/VR applications
IoT devices
online gaming
video streaming

Referenced by (11)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Wi‑Fi 6 ("IEEE 802.11ax")
Wi‑Fi 6 ("802.11ax")
alsoKnownAs
Wi‑Fi 6E
Wi‑Fi 6E ("IEEE 802.11ax")
basedOn
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 ("IEEE 802.11ax")
appliesToStandard
Wi‑Fi 6E ("IEEE 802.11ax")
extendsStandard
Wi‑Fi Alliance
focusesOnTechnology
IEEE standards ("IEEE 802.11ax")
includesExample
IEEE 802 family of standards ("IEEE 802.11ax")
includesStandard
Wi‑Fi
marketedAs
Wi‑Fi ("IEEE 802.11ax")
supportsStandard

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