Wi-Fi 7 In Depth: Your guide to mastering Wi-Fi 7, the 802.11be protocol, and their deployment

Chapter 2

Reaching the Limits of Traditional Wi-Fi

association: the service used to establish a mapping between an access point (AP) or personal basic service set (PBSS) control point (PCP), and a station (STA) and enable STA invocation of the distribution system services (DSSs).

802.11-2020, Clause 3

The long history of 802.11 has led the standard to incorporate new scenarios and new mechanisms as it grew in maturity and complexity. But each time a new possibility emerged, it had to be balanced with the need to “not break what was already there.” A new device, incorporating new methods for better and faster services, could be positioned near an older device; however, that older device should not be stripped of its ability to operate for the ...