March 2013doc.: IEEE 802.11-13/418r1
IEEE P802.11
Wireless LANs
Date: 2013-03-21
Author(s):
Name / Affiliation / Address / Phone / email
Bruce Kraemer / Marvell / 5488 Marvell Lane,
Santa Clara, CA, 95054 / +1-321-751-3988 /
Overview
This submission proposes edits to a draft a press release (doc 13/385r0) for the creation of the new IEEE 802.11 High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) Study Group
Edits have been suggested by Andrew Myles (Cisco), Dorothy Stanley (Aruba) and Rolf de Vegt (Qualcomm) and Yasuhiko Inoue (NTT).
Contact:
Shuang Yu, Senior Manager, Solutions Marketing
+1 732 981 3424;
Creation of new IEEE 802.11™ High Efficiency WLAN Study Group
Creation of a new “High-efficiency WLAN” study group, to drive the next generation of 802.11 WLAN technology, resulting in enhanced Quality of Experience for a broad spectrum of users.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, XX Month 2013 – IEEE, the world's largest professional organizationadvancing technology for humanity, today announced that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Standards Board has approved the creation of a new IEEE 802.11TMHigh Efficiency WLAN (HEW) study group to study thedefine the scope and purpose of a future IEEE 802.11 amendment to provide advanced data rates and functionality compared to the existing IEEE 802.11TMac and IEEE 802.11TMad amendmentsenhancements to the spectrum efficiency of the . It is anticipated that this amendment will be a perfect complement to the existing IEEE802.11TMstandardPHY and MAC layers.,acting as the foundation for high efficiency WLAN technology, including lLow power, efficient spectrum use, and multi-band networking are anticipated areas of study. Use cases that will be considered include and high speed data transfer rates.
It is the intention of this new IEEE 802.11TM study group to consider the improvement of WLAN efficiency in the following scenarios:
dense networks with large numbers of STAs,
and dense heterogeneous networks with large numbers of Apps and STAs.
outdoor deployments
HEW aims to achieve a very substantial increase in the real-world data throughput achieved by a user in each of these scenarios. Creating an instantly recognizable improvement in Quality of Experience (QoE) is an important driving factor for this future WLAN technology, covering broad market segments such as : residential, enterprise, retail, operators, service providers, device vendors, TV/video, medical, etc.
Specifically it is hoped to generate a spatial capacity increase, through the use of PHY-MAC enhancements to the existing IEEE 802.11TM standard.
“IEEE 802.11 is undergoing a continuous process of refinement and innovation to address the evolving needs of the marketplace, and there is no better proof of that fact than the creation of the HEW study group” said Bruce Kraemer, chair of the IEEE 802.11 working group. “It is recognised that IEEE 802.11 WLAN technology can provide a valuable cellular system offload service and that this proposed technology will assist both network and dual mode terminal evolution. Hopefully this will enable new features that have never before been possible with existing IEEE 802.11 devices. It is further hoped that many users in dense deployments can all maintain top-speed performance, without interfering with each other or having to share bandwidth as with legacy systems.”
It is envisaged that more than 300 [AM(1]individuals from equipment and silicon suppliers, service providers, systems integrators, consultant organizations and academic institutions from more than 20 countries will participate in the work to define the scope and purpose for a future HEW project development work.
IEEE 802.11[1] defines the technology for the world’s premier wireless LAN (WLAN) products. IEEE 802.11-based products are often branded as “Wi-Fi®” in the market. IEEE 802.11 standards underpin wireless networking applications around the world, such as wireless access to the Internet from offices, homes, airports, hotels, restaurants, trains and aircraft. IEEE 802.11’s relevance continues to expand with the emergence of new applications, such as the smart grid, wireless docking, and the “Internet of Things.” For more information about the IEEE 802.11 working group, visit
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Submissionpage 1Bruce Kraemer, Marvell
[1] IEEE 802.11™-2012 “Standard for Information technology--Telecommunications and informationexchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks--Specificrequirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and PhysicalLayer (PHY) Specifications”
[AM(1]Seems a little enthusiastic!