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mohsenJaz
2016-10-24, 04:57 PM
A paper about MIMO technology limitations in current Wi-Fi networks.

Table of Contents:
1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................4
2 Why MU-MIMO? .....................................................................................................................................5
3 11ac Advanced Features: Transmit Beamforming (TxBF) and MU-MIMO.............................................6
3.1 Standardized Closed Loop TxBF ....................................................................................................6
3.2 MU-MIMO or MU-TxBF ...................................................................................................................6
4 MU-MIMO Benefits..................................................................................................................................7
5 MU-MIMO Design Considerations ..........................................................................................................9
5.1 Number of Spatial Streams .............................................................................................................9
5.2 Number of Simultaneous Users ......................................................................................................9
6 The Qualcomm Atheros Implementation Advantage ............................................................................11
6.1 Wi-Fi Migration to MU-MIMO.........................................................................................................13
7 Conclusion and Summary.....................................................................................................................14