Wi-Fi Evolution: The Path Towards Wi-Fi 7 and Its Impact on IIoT

Authors

  • Valerio Frascolla Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany
  • Dave Cavalcanti Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany
  • Rahul Shah Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.19113

Keywords:

Wi-Fi, wireless access, 5G, 6G, wireless system, standardization, Wi-Fi sensing, IEEE, 3GPP

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the Wi-Fi technology and its evolution along the years, touching on its inception and then elaborating more in details on the latest three commercial releases, linking the Wi-Fi advancements with the parallel cellular technology evolution towards 6G. Finally, a glimpse on the novelties proposed by the currently under definition Wi-Fi 7 release and more specifically on Wi-Fi sensing, a promising usage of Wi-Fi, are taken as an example of the forthcoming benefits of Wi-Fi in the smart home and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) domains.

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Author Biographies

Valerio Frascolla, Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Valerio Frascolla (MSc and PhD in Electronic Engineering) is Director of Research and Innovation at Intel and had been working in different roles at Ancona University, Comneon, Infineon, as reviewer for the European Commission and independent evaluator for both the Portuguese and the Romanian science foundations. He is in the advisory board of 6 international research projects and has played different roles in other 18. He represents Intel in European associations (6G-IA, TCI, AIOTI, the NetworldEurope ETP) being Board of Directors member of the BDVA association. Valerio has expertise in wireless systems architecture and protocols design, requirements management, standardization (3GPP, ETSI, IEEE), project and program management, mentoring and coaching. He is author of 75+ publications, his main research interest being 5G and beyond system design, with focus on spectrum management, AI, and edge technologies. He serves as reviewer for 40+ journals, has participated in the TPC of 80+ conferences, and has a track record as speaker and organizer of Special Sessions, Workshops, and Panels at key international venues.

Dave Cavalcanti, Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Dave Cavalcanti is Principal Engineer at Intel Corporation where he develops next generation wireless connectivity and distributed computing technologies to enable autonomous, time-sensitive systems and applications. He received his PhD in computer science and engineering in 2006 from the University of Cincinnati. He leads Intel Lab’s research on Wireless Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and industry activities to enable time-critical systems and applications of wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi and beyond 5G systems. He is Senior Member of the IEEE and serves as the chair of the Wireless TSN working group in the Avnu Alliance, an industry group facilitating an ecosystem of interoperable TSN devices and deterministic networking across Ethernet, Wi-Fi and 5G technologies.

Rahul Shah, Intel Corporation, Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Rahul Shah is a Principal Engineer in the Intelligent Systems Research Lab in Intel Labs where he leads a team on developing multimodal and wireless sensing algorithms for context-aware devices and activity recognition. His background is in wireless communications and networking, and he has worked on sensor networks, mobile systems and ambient sensing. His current focus is on applied ML and innovative sensing techniques that enable smart devices to understand activities, intents, anticipate and collaborate effectively with people. Rahul completed his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, and did his undergrad at IIT Kharagpur, India. He has served as reviewer and TPC member on multiple conferences and journals and has 30+ publications in peer-reviewed venues.

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Published

2022-09-20

How to Cite

Frascolla, V. ., Cavalcanti, D. ., & Shah, R. . (2022). Wi-Fi Evolution: The Path Towards Wi-Fi 7 and Its Impact on IIoT. Journal of Mobile Multimedia, 19(01), 263–276. https://doi.org/10.13052/jmm1550-4646.19113

Issue

2023: Vol 19 Iss 1

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Articles