One of the biggest breakthroughs for better Wi-Fi came withthe 802.11n standard when multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) was
introduced. MIMO antenna configurations were a major leap from simple antenna
diversity on earlier hardware. Traditionally, a wireless AP might have two
antennas, but only one was used per frame as the AP sampled both antennas for
the best signal fidelity. MIMO offered two key features: It reduced the
negative effects of multipath between laptops and APs and used multipath's
multiple signal copies in an additive fashion for better throughput using
multiple simultaneous antennas.
In Wi-Fi 5, MU-MIMO is an optional feature that onlyoperates on the AP-to-client downlink. Additionally, it often needs to be
disabled because it can cause widespread havoc for client devices with drivers
that don't know how to play the MU-MIMO game. With Wi-Fi 6, both the uplink and
downlink directions for MU-MIMO signaling are supported, with Wi-Fi 6 client
devices expected to do their part in making it all work.
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