Wi-Fi 6 to be the integral part of 5G connectivity
Technology is shifting from the Edge to the Core and to the Cloud, this we call as the Internet of business and we are connecting more devices, and crunching more data more quickly than ever before. With this the cost and agility could enhance if the data is available right in the Edge. Edge will become the next big enterprise trend, which will have a newer outlook “at the edge”.
Edge computing can loosely be defined as when compute and processing is carried out nearer the user, which is especially prevalent in areas where low latency is required. Most of the online retail giant are going for the Off-line retail outlets and Brick and mortar retail outlets Vs. on-line (e-commerce portals). Physical is always better then virtual. As per Michael Dell, CEO - Dell Technologies, “The edge will be everywhere and everything: that is the Internet of Things and, ultimately, it will be the Internet of Everything.
Mobile, cloud and IoT as the core components driving the move towards edge networks. These are mobile first, cloud-native, IoT enabled and autonomous - all of which are the motivators behind the Aruba architecture, said, Keerti Melkote, cofounder and president-Aruba.
Microsoft is also creating an ecosystem of certified hardware and software for the edge, called the Azure Certified for IoT programme, which will certify core edge functionalities, such as device management and security, and serve as a place where developers can find pre-built edge modules (now available through Azure Marketplace) to accelerate edge solution development. Whereas, Google also staked its claim on the edge landscape by unveiling its enterprise Cloud Services Platform.
As the next wave is really about integrating IoT in this all-wireless workplace and IoT takes the form of both wired and wireless. To enable the next wave of innovation in this mobile-first workplace, we introduced Wi-Fi 6 - this is the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, where the autonomous car is fully dependent on it and it should able to respond near-instantly to the reams of data being reported by its LiDAR, sensors, camera equipment, and other systems, and then processed by its on board computer.
Wi-Fi 6 is now an integral part for next generation 5G connectivity, and with added access points it can be paired with multiple switches to add more IoT devices. Internet of Things applications to bring various advantage in the connectivity supports including range, data throughput, energy efficiency and device cost. The role of Wi-Fi will play with IEEE standards including 802.11ah and 802.11ax.
Wi-Fi has become an integral part of the 5G radio access infrastructure. Aruba has launched Wi-Fi 6-enabled access points last month, built to deliver higher speeds and more efficiency across spectrums to fit more users and devices on the network.
With Wi-Fi 6 access points, we can able to integrate, IoT capability right into the wireless infrastructure itself. This is the way which you'll start to see a lot more IoT get integrated into the infrastructure.
This could be implemented in buildings such as retail stores or hotels to improve the hospitality experience. For instance, the adoption of digital locks with mobile apps for unlocking doors could be applied by integrating IoT capabilities into wireless infrastructure within a hotel, which hooks into the Aruba Wi-Fi infrastructure from the cloud, collects data from the Wi-Fi network and analyses the data.
Lastly, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) is designed for high-density connectivity and offers up to a fourfold capacity increase over its Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) predecessor. With Wi-Fi 6, multiple APs deployed in dense device environments can collectively deliver required quality of service to more clients with more diverse usage profiles. This is made possible by a range of technologies such as OFDMA, MU-MIMO with eight uplinks and eight down links, target wake time (TWT), 1024-QAM, Long OFDM Signal and BSS Coloring. These technologies are all playing a critical role in helping Wi-Fi evolve into a collision free deterministic wireless technology. Moreover, the IEE is looking to integrate future iterations of the above-mentioned mechanisms into additional wireless standards to support the future of Wi-Fi and beyond.
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