Lee,

Don't give the vendors more ideas please. If I see a "champion's league" 
licensing level, I'll quit.

Hector Rios

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Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Are You Ready for WiFi6E

Hi Hector,

More channels in and of itself is fantastic, even if we don't bond them up into 
huge wide ones. As for APs being hurried out, I'm more interested in how 
clients will roll out. I don't have a lot of faith in certain WLAN vendors 
getting 6 GHz right for a while, given track records to date of shotgunning 
alpha quality code onto the market. Also halfway expect the license-happy 
idiocy that's becoming pervasive to apply to new hardware and what you are 
"allowed" to do in 6 GHz, despite it being unlicensed by the FCC.

Lee Badman
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Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Are You Ready for WiFi6E

Now that the FCC has approved the 6GHz band, I wonder what others are doing in 
terms of planning. There is a lot to think about and unlike prior 
announcements, this one really is a game changer. Here are some thoughts:

*Vendors should be rushing to make APs and make them available possibly this 
year.
*The assumption is that the new radios will be tri radios. I'm sure vendors 
will get creative.
*More radios chains and more features (BLE, USB, Zigbee) mean more power needs.
*Faster more efficient technology means faster speeds required: 2.5G/5G.
*Will your existing infrastructure be capable to handle the new technology? 
Today, most likely not.
*If in the middle of a lifecycle, do you continue or do you wait?

For those that are super excited, here are some last things to think about:

Higher modulations require higher levels of SNR. Higher frequencies have 
shorter wavelengths and more trouble getting through objects. Bonding channels 
raises your noise floor and also requires higher receiver sensitivity. There 
are a ton of other things to consider. What say you?

Regards,

Hector Rios
The University of Texas at Austin



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