Foreword by Matt MacPherson Preface Chapter 1: Wi-Fi Fundamentals. 2 Evolution of 802.11 Standards. 2 The 802.11 Architecture. 4 The 802.11 Connection Process. 15 Channel Access Rules.
18 Summary. 25 Chapter 2: Reaching the Limits of Traditional Wi-Fi . 26 The Burden of Roaming. 26 A Limited QoS Scheme. 30 Coexistence Challenges. 37 802.11 Security. 40 Summary.
57 Chapter 3: Building on the Wi-Fi 6 Revolution. 58 Channel Efficiency Improvements. 58 Functional Improvements. 70 Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz Band. 88 Summary. 97 Chapter 4: The Main Ideas in 802.11be and Wi-Fi 7 . 98 Pressure from the Market and Previous Generations'' Limitations.
99 Wi-Fi 7 Expected Challenges. 129 Summary. 131 Chapter 5: EHT Physical Layer Enhancements . 134 Wi-Fi7 in a Nutshell. 134 Purposes and Opportunities for the Physical Layer. 136 PPDU Formats and Their Fields. 139 Construction of the Data Field. 144 Major Wi-Fi 7 PHY Innovations.
149 Minor Wi-Fi 7 PHY Innovations. 169 PHY Capability Signaling.171 Summary.174 Chapter 6: EHT MAC Enhancements for Multi-Link Operation . 176 MLO Architecture. 176 MLD Discovery and Association. 182 MLD Data Plane. 194 MLO Modes.
198 ML Reconfiguration. 207 Link Management. 213 Other MLO Enhancements. 218 Summary. 221 Chapter 7: EHT MAC Operation and Key Features . 222 EHT BSS Operation . 222 Enhanced SCS . 233 Restricted TWT .
245 Triggered TXOP Sharing . 252 EPCS Priority Access . 257 Wi-Fi 7 Security . 263 Summary . 265 Chapter 8: Wi-Fi 7 Network Planning . 268 WLAN Design Principles . 268 Designing for Wi-Fi 7 . 284 Summary .
296 Chapter 9: Future Directions . 298 Wi-Fi 8 Directions . 298 Localization and Sensing . 313 A Privacy-Respecting 802.11 . 328 Summary. 338 Index . 340.