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The multi-link operation (MLO) is a new feature proposed to be part of the IEEE 802.11be Extremely High Throughput (EHT) amendment. Through MLO, access points and stations will be provided with the capabilities to transmit and receive data…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-24 Álvaro López-Raventós , Boris Bellalta

The multi-link operation (MLO) is a key feature of the next IEEE 802.11be Extremely High Throughput amendment. Through its adoption, it is expected to enhance users' experience by improving throughput rates and latency. However, potential…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-28 Álvaro López-Raventós , Boris Bellalta

IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) introduces a new concept called multi-link operation (MLO), which allows multiple Wi-Fi interfaces in different bands (2.4, 5, and 6 GHz) to work together to increase network throughput, reduce latency, and improve…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Lyutianyang Zhang , Hao Yin , Sumit Roy , Liu Cao , Xiangyu Gao , Vanlin Sathya

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 allows a device to use multiple radios simultaneously and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-11-19 Marc Carrascosa , Giovanni Geraci , Edward Knightly , Boris Bellalta

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 concurrently. In this paper, we analyze the delay distribution of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-08 Boris Bellalta , Marc Carrascosa , Lorenzo Galati-Giordano , Giovanni Geraci

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 -- by using a large dataset containing 5 GHz spectrum…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-05-04 Marc Carrascosa , Giovanni Geraci , Edward Knightly , Boris Bellalta

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 coordinate multiple radio interfaces to access separate channels…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-08-08 Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois , Lorenzo Galati-Giordano , Anders Jonsson , Giovanni Geraci , Boris Bellalta

Since its first release in the late 1990s, Wi-Fi has been updated to keep up with evolving user needs. Recently, Wi-Fi and other radio access technologies have been pushed to their edge when serving Augmented Reality (AR) applications. AR…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Molham Alsakati , Charlie Pettersson , Sebastian Max , Vishnu Narayanan Moothedath , James Gross

Multi-Link Operation (MLO) in Wi-Fi 7 is expected to tangibly boost throughput while lowering transmission latency at the same time. This is very relevant in industrial scenarios and makes MLO suitable, e.g., to support seamless device…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Matteo Rosani , Gianluca Cena , Dave Cavalcanti , Valerio Frascolla , Guido Marchetto , Stefano Scanzio

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 channels via multi-link operation (MLO). In this paper, we…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-10-17 Marc Carrascosa-Zamacois , Giovanni Geraci , Lorenzo Galati-Giordano , Anders Jonsson , Boris Bellalta

IEEE 802.11be -Extremely High Throughput-, commercially known as Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) 7 is the newest IEEE 802.11 amendment that comes to address the increasingly throughput hungry services such as Ultra High Definition (4K/8K) Video…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Pedro Enrique Iturria Rivera , Marcel Chenier , Bernard Herscovici , Burak Kantarci , Melike Erol-Kantarci

WiFi networks have achieved remarkable success in enabling seamless communication and data exchange worldwide. The IEEE 802.11be standard, known as WiFi 7, introduces Multi-Link Operation (MLO), a groundbreaking feature that enables devices…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Shumin Lian , Jingwen Tong , Jun Zhang , Liqun Fu

IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) introduces Multi-Link Operation (MLO) as a While MLO offers significant parallelism and capacity, realizing its full potential in guaranteeing strict delay bounds and optimizing Quality of Service (QoS) for diverse,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Peini Yi , Wenchi Cheng , Jingqing Wang , Jinzhe Pan , Yuehui Ouyang , Wei Zhang

Wi-Fi 7 introduces Multi-link operation (MLO) to enhance throughput and latency performance compared to legacy Wi-Fi standards. MLO enables simultaneous transmission and reception through multiple links, departing from conventional…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Suhwan Jung , Seokwoo Choi , Youngkeun Yoon , Ho-kyung Son , Hyoil Kim

This paper proposes a novel mechanism to enforce contention-free channel access in the unlicensed spectrum, as opposed to the traditional contention-based approach. To achieve this objective, we build on the Wi-Fi~7 multi-link operation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-16 Gianluca Fontanesi , Francesc Wilhelmi , Lorenzo Galati-Giordano

The next generation of Wi-Fi is meant to achieve ultra-high reliability for wireless communication. Several approaches are available to this extent, some of which are being considered for inclusion in standards specifications, including…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Stefano Scanzio , Matteo Rosani , Gabriele Formis , Dave Cavalcanti , Valerio Frascolla , Guido Marchetto , Gianluca Cena

The performances of multimedia applications built on wireless systems depend on bandwidth availability that might heavily affect the quality of service. The IEEE 802.11 standards do not provide performed mechanism for bandwidth management…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-08-12 Adel Soudani , Thierry Divoux , Rached Tourki

Recent advancements in wireless local area network (WLAN) technology include IEEE 802.11be and 802.11ay, often known as Wi-Fi 7 and WiGig, respectively. The goal of these developments is to provide Extremely High Throughput (EHT) and low…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Shikhar Verma , Tiago Koketsu Rodrigues , Yuichi Kawamoto , Mostafa M. Fouda , Nei Kato

To support future diverse applications, multi-link operation (MLO) has been introduced in the Wi-Fi 7 standard (IEEE 802.11be) to enable concurrent communication over multiple frequency bands. This new capability relies on a two-tier medium…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Zhang Liu , Xianbin Wang , Shumin Lian , Lianfen Huang , Liqun Fu , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

Focusing on the increasing market of the sensors and actuators networks, the IEEE 802.11ah Task Group is currently working on the standardization of a new amendment. This new amendment will operate at the sub-1GHz band, ensure transmission…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-12-31 Toni Adame , Albert Bel , Boris Bellalta , Jaume Barcelo , Javier Gonzalez , Miquel Oliver
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