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A Tutorial on IEEE 802.11bn Multi-AP Coordination for Wi-Fi 8: From Standardization to Performance Evaluation
Francesc Wilhelmi, Boris Bellalta, Giovanni Geraci +5
The IEEE 802.11bn amendment defines significant modifications to the standard by establishing Ultra High Reliability (UHR) targets in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). This is…
Improving Wi-Fi 8 Latency with Coordinated Spatial Reuse
David Nunez, Francesc Wilhelmi, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +2
IEEE 802.11 networks continuously adapt to meet the stringent requirements of emerging applications like cloud gaming, eXtended Reality (XR), and video streaming services, which re…
Wi-Fi: Twenty-Five Years and Counting
Giovanni Geraci, Francesca Meneghello, Francesc Wilhelmi +7
Today, Wi-Fi is over 25 years old. Yet, despite sharing the same branding name, today's Wi-Fi boasts entirely new capabilities that were not even on the roadmap 25 years ago. This…
Modelling and Performance Analysis of Non-Primary Channel Access in Wi-Fi Networks
Boris Bellalta, Francesc Wilhelmi, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +1
This paper aims to improve our understanding of the performance of the Non-Primary Channel Access (NPCA) mechanism, a new feature introduced in IEEE 802.11bn to enhance spectrum ut…
Performance Evaluation of MLO for XR Streaming: Can Wi-Fi 7 Meet the Expectations?
Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano, Francesc Wilhelmi +4
Extended Reality (XR) has stringent throughput and delay requirements that are hard to meet with current wireless technologies. Missing these requirements can lead to worsened pict…
Spatial Reuse in IEEE 802.11bn Coordinated Multi-AP WLANs: A Throughput Analysis
David Nunez, Francesc Wilhelmi, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +2
IEEE 802.11 networks continuously adapt to meet the stringent requirements of emerging applications like cloud gaming, eXtended Reality (XR), and video streaming services, which re…
TSpec-LLM: An Open-source Dataset for LLM Understanding of 3GPP Specifications
Rasoul Nikbakht, Mohamed Benzaghta, Giovanni Geraci
Understanding telecom standards involves sorting through numerous technical documents, such as those produced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), which is time-consum…
Throughput Analysis of IEEE 802.11bn Coordinated Spatial Reuse
Francesc Wilhelmi, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano, Giovanni Geraci +3
Multi-Access Point Coordination (MAPC) is becoming the cornerstone of the IEEE 802.11bn amendment, alias Wi-Fi 8. Among the MAPC features, Coordinated Spatial Reuse (C-SR) stands a…
Wi-Fi Multi-Link Operation: An Experimental Study of Latency and Throughput
Marc Carrascosa, Giovanni Geraci, Edward Knightly +1
In this article, we investigate the real-world capability of the multi-link operation (MLO) framework -- one of the key MAC-layer features included in the IEEE 802.11be amendment -…
What Will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability
Lorenzo Galati Giordano, Giovanni Geraci, Marc Carrascosa +1
What will Wi-Fi 8 be? Driven by the strict requirements of emerging applications, next-generation Wi-Fi is set to prioritize Ultra High Reliability (UHR) above all. In this paper,…
Towards Mobility Management with Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization
Eloise de Carvalho Rodrigues, Alvaro Valcarce Rial, Giovanni Geraci
One of the consequences of network densification is more frequent handovers (HO). HO failures have a direct impact on the quality of service and are undesirable, especially in scen…
Delay Analysis of IEEE 802.11be Multi-link Operation under Finite Load
Boris Bellalta, Marc Carrascosa, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +1
Multi-link Operation (MLO), arguably the most disruptive feature introduced in IEEE 802.11be, will cater for delay-sensitive applications by using multiple radio interfaces concurr…
Understanding Multi-link Operation in Wi-Fi 7: Performance, Anomalies, and Solutions
Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois, Giovanni Geraci, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +2
Will Wi-Fi 7, conceived to support extremely high throughput, also deliver consistently low delay? The best hope seems to lie in allowing next-generation devices to access multiple…
Performance and Coexistence Evaluation of IEEE 802.11be Multi-link Operation
Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano, Anders Jonsson +2
Wi-Fi 7 is already in the making, and Multi-Link Operation (MLO) is one of the main features proposed in its correspondent IEEE 802.11be amendment. MLO will allow devices to coordi…
An Experimental Study of Latency for IEEE 802.11be Multi-link Operation
Marc Carrascosa, Giovanni Geraci, Edward Knightly +1
Will Multi-Link Operation (MLO) be able to improve the latency of Wi-Fi networks? MLO is one of the most disruptive MAC-layer techniques included in the IEEE 802.11be amendment. It…
On the Latency of IEEE 802.11ax WLANs with Parameterized Spatial Reuse
Eloise de Carvalho Rodrigues, Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez, Lorenzo Galati Giordano +1
In this article, we evaluate the performance of the parameterized spatial reuse (PSR) framework of IEEE 802.11ax, mainly focusing on its impact on transmission latency. Based on de…
IEEE 802.11be: Wi-Fi 7 Strikes Back
Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez, David Lopez-Perez, Lorenzo Galati-Giordano +1
As hordes of data-hungry devices challenge its current capabilities, Wi-Fi strikes back with 802.11be, alias Wi-Fi 7. This brand-new amendment promises a (r)evolution of unlicensed…
Downlink Performance of Uplink Fractional Power Control in 5G Massive MIMO Systems
Paolo Baracca, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, Adrian Garcia-Rodriguez +2
Uplink power control is an efficient scheme to mitigate pilot contamination in massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. In this work, we provide a comprehensive study…
5G Massive MIMO Architectures: Self-Backhauled Small Cells versus Direct Access
Andrea Bonfante, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, David López-Pérez +5
In this paper, we focus on one of the key technologies for the fifth-generation wireless communication networks, massive multiple-input-multiple-output (mMIMO), by investigating tw…
Performance of Massive MIMO Self-Backhauling for Ultra-Dense Small Cell Deployments
Andrea Bonfante, Lorenzo Galati Giordano, David López-Pérez +6
A key aspect of the fifth-generation wireless communication network will be the integration of different services and technologies to provide seamless connectivity. In this paper,…