BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260831T224442Z UID:E6119CE0-7362-4D4A-849F-6AF96C3A656A DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T120000 DESCRIPTION:Every Wi-Fi generation to date has been defined by its peak dat a rate. Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) raised that figure to 46 Gbps with 320 MHz channels\, 4096-QAM\, and up to 16 spatial streams. Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11b n) leaves the peak rate unchanged. The amendment focuses on reliability in stead\, which is where its name\, Ultra High Reliability (UHR)\, comes fro m: the targets are lower latency\, less packet loss\, and stable throughpu t under load rather than a higher headline number. This lecture examines t hat change in direction and what it means for the design and testing of Wi -Fi devices.\nThe lecture opens with the mechanisms that distinguish Wi-Fi 7 from earlier generations: 320 MHz channels\, 4096-QAM\, Multi-Link Oper ation\, Multi-Resource Unit (MRU) allocation\, preamble puncturing\, and A utomated Frequency Coordination (AFC) in the 6 GHz band. Each is presented as a response to a specific limitation of previous generations\, along wi th its hardware and protocol complexity cost. The second part turns to Wi- Fi 8\, where multi-AP coordination\, coordinated spatial reuse\, Unequal M odulation (UEQM)\, non-primary channel access\, and enhanced long-range op eration address interference\, contention\, and edge-of-coverage loss rath er than raw bandwidth. Particular attention is given to why coordination b etween access points\, rather than a wider channel\, became the central id ea of the new standard.\nThe final section looks at how these features are deployed in a real product and what they mean for the device manufacturer . Each one adds complexity on the manufacturer's side: in the chipset and the RF front end\, in meeting regulatory limits such as the 6 GHz power ru les\, and in the measurements service providers run during acceptance test ing. The lecture concludes with a short list of open problems suited to re search directions and the skills that matter most for engineers entering t he wireless field.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr. Samet Yıldız\, \n\nRoom: VEC 424\, Bldg: Vivian Engineering Center (VEC)\, 1331 Palo Verde Ave\, Long Beach\ , California\, United States\, 90815\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee .org/m/575150 LOCATION:Room: VEC 424\, Bldg: Vivian Engineering Center (VEC)\, 1331 Palo Verde Ave\, Long Beach\, California\, United States\, 90815\, Virtual: htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575150 ORGANIZER:ebrahim.amiri@csulb.edu SEQUENCE:8 SUMMARY:From Wi-Fi 7 to Wi-Fi 8: The Road to Ultra High Reliability URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575150 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Every Wi-Fi generation to date has been de fined by its peak data rate. Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) raised that figure to 46 Gbps with 320 MHz channels\, 4096-QAM\, and up to 16 spatial streams. Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) leaves the peak rate unchanged. The amendment focu ses on reliability instead\, which is where its name\, Ultra High Reliabil ity (UHR)\, comes from: the targets are lower latency\, less packet loss\, and stable throughput under load rather than a higher headline number. Th is lecture examines that change in direction and what it means for the des ign and testing of Wi-Fi devices.<br>The lecture opens with the mechanisms that distinguish Wi-Fi 7 from earlier generations: 320 MHz channels\, 409 6-QAM\, Multi-Link Operation\, Multi-Resource Unit (MRU) allocation\, prea mble puncturing\, and Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) in the 6 GHz band. Each is presented as a response to a specific limitation of previous generations\, along with its hardware and protocol complexity cost. The s econd part turns to Wi-Fi 8\, where multi-AP coordination\, coordinated sp atial reuse\, Unequal Modulation (UEQM)\, non-primary channel access\, and enhanced long-range operation address interference\, contention\, and edg e-of-coverage loss rather than raw bandwidth. Particular attention is give n to why coordination between access points\, rather than a wider channel\ , became the central idea of the new standard.<br>The final section looks at how these features are deployed in a real product and what they mean fo r the device manufacturer. Each one adds complexity on the manufacturer's side: in the chipset and the RF front end\, in meeting regulatory limits s uch as the 6 GHz power rules\, and in the measurements service providers r un during acceptance testing. The lecture concludes with a short list of o pen problems suited to research directions and the skills that matter most for engineers entering the wireless field.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR