Title :
IEEE 802.11ah: sub-1-GHz license-exempt operation for the internet of things
fDate :
9/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
IEEE 802.11ah Task Group has been developing an amendment to the 802.11 standard to define sub-1-GHz license-exempt operation to support sensors and Internet of Things applications. This article presents an overview of major physical layer and MAC layer features of 802.11ah.
Keywords :
Internet of Things; access protocols; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 standard; IEEE 802.11ah; Internet Of Things; MAC layer; frequency 1 GHz; license-exempt operation; physical layer; Bandwidth allocation; Encoding; IEEE 802.11n Standard; Internet of things; OFDM; Sensors; Synchronization;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2015.7263359
