WiFi 6 6E

What is 802.11ax, Wi-Fi-6, and Wi-Fi 6E?
The demand for wireless access from users has shifted from a luxury, to a necessity. The need for
bandwidth is growing exponentially. This has caused network performance to become critical for
businesses and consumers alike. Everyone has come to expect their Wi-Fi connection be reliable and
fast.
Technology has come a long way in just a few short years. The rapid increase in the need to work from
home as well as the types of usage and traffic the networks are contending with has caused the current
networks to be over tasked. Because of this the wireless standards need to keep pace. Besides
bandwidth, the biggest issue with networks is latency. Latency is the pause in connection as the network
tries to keep up with traffic. This has adverse effects on any live event like video conferencing, gaming,
voice, and IoT traffic.
To help alleviate the problem of latency, there was a need to develop wireless networks that are more
efficient in handling the expanding bandwidth hungry traffic. A new standard called 802.11ax was
introduced in 2018. The Wi-Fi Alliance renamed it Wi-Fi 6. One of the main focuses of Wi-Fi 6 was to
enhance the efficiency of how access points handle multiple devices.
Speed is no longer the measuring stick for a Wi-Fi network. It is now about how the network would handle
many clients at once without dreadful latency issues. We can now look at it as not having more speed to
move data, but as having wider bandwidth. Essentially you would have more simultaneous network
connections instead of a single connection trying to move data as fast as possible.
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) offers a better overall solution for moving large amounts of data and accommodating
many network connections.
What is Wi-Fi 6?
Wi-Fi 6 is the latest standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance based on the 802.11ax protocol, and provides critical
capabilities needed for next generation enterprise requirements.
Wi-Fi 6E: The Future!

Wi-Fi 6E grants access to the underutilized 6 GHz frequency band and yields amazing new promises for
wireless networking.
These latest Wi-Fi protocols are essentially adding a turbo feature to our existing Wi-Fi that builds upon
todays Wi-Fi capabilities. They will be used in technologies from AI and IoT, to supporting 5G. Wi-Fi 6
should all but eliminate latency in time critical applications.
2.4 GHz, 5.9 GHz, and 6 GHz: Fast Forward to the Future
Why does the FCC need to open the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum when they are already delivering fast
multi-gigabyte speeds and ultra-low latency? In 2019, there were 7.6 billion connected devices. It is
expected that by 2030 the global market for connected devices will exceed 25 billion. These connected
devices will generate over 150 zettabytes (ZB) of data, that number is equal to 150 trillion gigabytes.
These wireless devices would be connected through many different wireless protocols including Wi-Fi 6,
5G, C-V2X, Bluetooth 5, Zigbee, Z-Wave, and many others being developed today. Based on projections
of growth the FCC has determined that it will need to allow unlicensed use of up to 1.6 GHz of mid-band
spectrum by 2025.
The 2.4 GHz band has 100 MHz of bandwidth, and the 5 GHz band has 665 MHz of bandwidth. While
opening the 5.9 GHz band adds an extra 45 MHz of bandwidth, the new 6 GHz band will provide as much
as 1,200 MHz of bandwidth. When these additional bandwidths become available it will open the door for
virtually everything to be wireless. For example, autonomous vehicle communications will be possible.
Figure 1 illustrates the 2.4 GHz bandwidth using multiple channels.
Figure 2 illustrates the 2. 5 GHz bandwidth range.
Figure 3 illustrates the new 6E GHz bandwidth.
What makes Wi-Fi 6 work?

The Wi-Fi 6 standard uses new advancements in wireless technology such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO, and
TWT to support dozens of high bandwidth connections at a time.
Wi-Fi 6 addresses the biggest challenges for all Wi-Fi networks: the increasing number of devices and the
diversity of their applications. In order to handle these challenges, 802.11ax increases bandwidth
throughput by as much as four times over that of the previous 802.11ac standard. Other Wi-Fi 6
improvements include the ability to use both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bandwidths to manage traffic.
However, the biggest advancement in the 802.11ax is the multi-user performance called OFDMA
(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access). This allows many devices with different bandwidth
needs to be connected and access the network simultaneously. This is an upgrade to older wireless
standards when devices needed to queue up and compete with one another to send and receive data.
When accessing through an 802.11ax network there is no competition since each device is
simultaneously able to transmit and receive data independently. Managing the available bandwidth using
the 802.11ax protocol allows the network to handle large amounts of data. Those that are latency
sensitive such as voice and video, can be handled simultaneously.
Another protocol for handling high traffic from multiple devices is Time Multi-User Multiple Input/Multiple
Output (MU MIMO) originally introduced in 802.11ac. It has been upgraded for use with 802.11ax and is
now capable of supporting up to eight devices to transmit and receive simultaneously using a dedicated
channel per device. MU MIMO has the added benefit to support large amounts of data such as streaming
HD video while low bandwidth data from IoT devices and voice data would be better handled using
OFDMA.
An additional benefit of the Wi-Fi 6 protocol is that it supports Target Wake Time (TWT) which lets
devices remain inactive until it’s their turn to transmit data using a scheduling scheme negotiated with the
access points. Since devices can go into an inactive mode, the battery life of smart phones, tablets, and
IoT devices is extended as an underlying benefit. IoT greatly benefits from TWT with an operating mode
for low-power devices, low-bandwidth devices like sensors, industrial automation and medical devices.
The 802.11ax access point is going to separate devices between a 2.4 GHz or 5GHz bands based on
their data requirements.
The efficiency advancements of the 802.11ax are clearly seen as a much faster network and improved
access for all the clients on the network. The 802.11ax protocol does greatly enhance the ability of Wi-Fi
networks to handle much more traffic, including voice and video streaming in high-density environments.
The introduction of 802.11ax comes at the perfect time, as it better utilizes both the 2.4 GHz, 5 Ghz, and
6 GHz Wi-Fi spectrums.
Reliable Electronic Component Manufacturing for Wi-Fi 6 Applications

As a leading manufacturer of electronic components for wireless technology, ECS Inc. has developed
many new products designed to enhance the performance of wireless connectivity. ECS Inc. works
closely with the engineering community to develop products to meet today’s stringent performance
requirements. ECS Inc. understands which component is best suited for industrial, medical, automotive,
communications, and all IoT wireless applications.
ECS is proud to serve our global OEM designers and the engineering communities. By helping them
receive the engineering support and customer service care that they need.
For more information on Wi-Fi 6, you can visit this link. https://www.Wi-Fi.org/
32.768 kHz Tuning Fork Watch Crystals
Tolerance/Temperature
Part Series Frequency Package Size Inventory
Range
ECX-1210 32.768 kHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 1.2 x 1.0 mm Search Inventory
ECX-12Q 32.768 kHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 125°C 2.0 x 1.2 mm Search Inventory
ECX-34S 32.768 kHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 125°C 3.2 x 1.5 mm Search Inventory
Crystals
Frequency Stability/Temperature
Part Series Package Size Inventory
Range Range
ECX-1637B 16 ~ 50 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.0 x 1.6 mm Search Inventory
ECX-2236B 12 ~ 50 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.5 x 2.0 mm Search Inventory
ECS-33B 10 ~ 54 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 3.2 x 2.5 mm Search Inventory
Oscillators
Frequency Stability/Temperature
Part Series Range Package Size Inventory
Range
ECS-2520SMV 8 ~ 60 MHz 10ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.5 x 2.0 mm Search Inventory
ECS-3225SMV 8 ~ 60 MHz 10ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 3.2 x 2.5 mm Search Inventory
Power Inductors
Temperature
Part Series Inductance Range Package Size Inventory
Range
ECS-MPI2520 0.47 - 4.7 µH ± 20% -40°C ~ 105°C 2.5 x 2.0 mm Search Inventory
ECS-MPI4040 0.09 - 22 µH ± 20% -55°C ~ 125°C 4.7 x 4.31 mm Search Inventory
ECS-MPIL0530 0.68 - 22 µH ± 20% -55°C ~ 125°C 5.49 x 5.18 mm Search Inventory
Technical Resources:
• ECS Website
• Video Learning
• Technical Guides
• 2020 ECS Catalog
• Reference Designs
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What is 802.11ax, Wi-Fi-6, and Wi-Fi 6E?

Wi-Fi 6E: The Future!

Figure 2 illustrates the 2. 5 GHz bandwidth range.

Figure 3 illustrates the new 6E GHz bandwidth.

What makes Wi-Fi 6 work?

Reliable Electronic Component Manufacturing for Wi-Fi 6 Applications

32.768 kHz Tuning Fork Watch Crystals

ECX-1637B 16 ~ 50 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.0 x 1.6 mm Search Inventory

ECX-2236B 12 ~ 50 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.5 x 2.0 mm Search Inventory

ECS-33B 10 ~ 54 MHz 20ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 3.2 x 2.5 mm Search Inventory

ECS-2520SMV 8 ~ 60 MHz 10ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 2.5 x 2.0 mm Search Inventory

ECS-3225SMV 8 ~ 60 MHz 10ppm, -40°C ~ 105°C 3.2 x 2.5 mm Search Inventory

ECS-MPI4040 0.09 - 22 µH ± 20% -55°C ~ 125°C 4.7 x 4.31 mm Search Inventory

ECS-MPIL0530 0.68 - 22 µH ± 20% -55°C ~ 125°C 5.49 x 5.18 mm Search Inventory

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