Throughput comparison between the new HEW 802.11ax standard and 802.11n/ac standards in selected distance windows

Authors

  • Antoni Masiukiewicz Vistula Univerity, Faculty of Engineering SAtokłosy 3, Warsaw, 02-787

Abstract

 

Abstract— The 802.11ax standard final specification is expected in 2019, however first parameters are just released. The target of the new standard is four times improvement of the average throughput within the given area. This standard is dedicated for usage in dense environment such as stadiums, means of municipal communication, conference halls and others. The main target is to support many users at the same time with the single access point.  The question arises if the new standard will have higher throughput then previous ones in the single user mode. The author calculated the maximal theoretical throughput of the 802.11ax standard and compared the results with the throughput of older 802.11 standards such as 802.11n and 802.11ac. The new he-wifi-network example included in the ns-3.27 release of the NS-3 simulator was used to simulate the throughput between the access point and the user terminal. The results indicate that in some conditions the 802.11ac standard has higher throughput than the new 802.11ax standard.

 


Author Biography

Antoni Masiukiewicz, Vistula Univerity, Faculty of Engineering SAtokłosy 3, Warsaw, 02-787

Antoni Masiukiewicz, ul.Kazimierza Deyny 104, 01-471 Warszawa

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2019-02-16

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Wireless and Mobile Communications