AD is old school. AY is coming now. ;-) So you can have an AX/AY router - throw in Zigbee or Zwave and you get your Z too!
On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 11:02 AM Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure if this will help or hurt. At least in the WiFi router industry, > which markets primarily based on WiFi speed. > > > > Nobody says “802.11ac” or “802.11ax”, at least not to consumers. It has > always been Wireless-B, Wireless-G, Wireless-N, and Wireless-AC. OK, maybe > it’s a confusing to consumers that once you get to Z, you start with AA, > AB, etc. > > > > Also the manufacturers have started appending a capacity number, like N600 > or AC1750. That is a little deceptive if someone really believes that an > AC1750 router gives them 1.75 Gbps WiFi speed. First because it’s an > over-the-air speed and you have to cut all WiFi speed claims approximately > in half. Second because that’s the combined throughput of 2 or 3 radios in > different bands or sub-bands, and achieving that capacity means > distributing your devices over the various channels. No device is going to > see that number. > > > > But still, consumers are used to comparing N600 to AC1750 to AC5300. I > see that Netgear has an AD7200 802.11ac/ad router, that’s a little > confusing. I wonder where 802.11ad fits in the WiFi number plan? I assume > we’ll start seeing AX/AD routers. Maybe they don’t consider AD to be > WiFi. Do they still use the term WiGig? > > > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Josh Luthman > *Sent:* Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:34 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] The next generation of wireless networking will be > called WiFi 6 > > > > It'll go back to letters, 802.11iiiiiiiiii making it the most advanced > WiFi technology ever! > > > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 9:38 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > > Better than 5G, but not as good as an iPhone X. After WiFi 9, will the > next one be WiFi X? > > > > *From:* AF <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:29 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [AFMUG] The next generation of wireless networking will be > called WiFi 6 > > > > > https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/03/the-next-generation-of-wireless-internet-will-be-called-wifi-6/ > > Jaime Solorza > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > [email protected] > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- Harold Bledsoe
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