References

References

  1. IEEE, IEEE Std 802.11-2020: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications, IEEE Standards Association, 2020

    The consolidated IEEE 802.11 standard incorporating all amendments through 802.11ax. The definitive specification for the MAC protocol (DCF, EDCA, RTS/CTS), OFDM PHY parameters, and management frames. Essential reference for all sections of this chapter.

  2. E. Perahia and R. Stacey, Next Generation Wireless LANs: 802.11n and 802.11ac, Cambridge University Press (2nd edition), 2013

    Comprehensive treatment of 802.11n and 802.11ac PHY and MAC, including MIMO spatial multiplexing, channel bonding, MU-MIMO beamforming, and explicit channel sounding. Provides the historical context for the Wi-Fi MIMO evolution.

  3. E. Khorov, A. Kiryanov, A. Lyakhov, and G. Bianchi, A Tutorial on IEEE 802.11ax High Efficiency WLANs, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2019

    A thorough tutorial covering all 802.11ax features: OFDMA, trigger-based uplink, TWT, BSS coloring, and 1024-QAM. Includes simulation results demonstrating the $4\times$ per-user throughput improvement in dense deployments. The primary reference for Section 25.3.

  4. G. Bianchi, Performance Analysis of the IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2000

    The seminal paper establishing the Markov chain model for 802.11 DCF saturation throughput analysis. Derives the fixed-point equations for transmission probability and collision probability that are used throughout Section 25.2.

  5. IEEE, IEEE P802.11be/D5.0: Enhancements for Extremely High Throughput (EHT), IEEE Standards Association, 2024

    The draft standard for 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7), defining 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM, multi-link operation, preamble puncturing, and coordinated spatial reuse. The primary specification reference for Section 25.4.

  6. D. Lopez-Perez, A. Garcia-Rodriguez, L. Galati-Giordano, M. Kasslin, and K. Doppler, IEEE 802.11be Extremely High Throughput: The Next Generation of Wi-Fi Technology Beyond 802.11ax, IEEE Communications Magazine, 2019

    Early overview of 802.11be design goals and candidate features, including multi-link operation and coordinated multi-AP. Provides the motivation and performance targets for Wi-Fi 7.

Further Reading

For readers who want to go deeper into specific topics from this chapter.

  • Dense Wi-Fi deployment and performance optimisation

    B. Bellalta, "IEEE 802.11ax: High-Efficiency WLANs," IEEE Wireless Communications, 2016

    An accessible overview of the 802.11ax design philosophy, focusing on the dense deployment challenges and how OFDMA, BSS coloring, and TWT address them. Good complement to the more detailed Khorov tutorial.

  • Wi-Fi 7 multi-link operation

    G. Naik, J. Jung, A. Bhatt, and J.-M. Park, "Multi-Link Operation in IEEE 802.11be: A Tutorial," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2023

    Detailed analysis of MLO architectures (STR, non-STR, eMLO), link management policies, and latency performance. Includes simulation results comparing different MLO strategies.

  • CSMA/CA performance analysis beyond Bianchi

    K. Medepalli and F. A. Tobagi, "Towards Performance Modeling of IEEE 802.11 Based Wireless Networks: A Unified Framework and Its Applications," IEEE INFOCOM, 2006

    Extends the Bianchi model to non-saturated conditions, heterogeneous traffic, and multi-rate scenarios. Essential for understanding real-world Wi-Fi performance where saturation assumptions do not hold.

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