What is 802.11ax Wi-Fi?

802.11ax Wi-Fi is the next major revision of the wireless networking standard. What new features does it offer?
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[@Henchman1977]

Not calling it "wireless AF" was definitely a missed opportunity.

[@ignasb]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#802.11af

[@fortisprocer966]

Dang it!! I thought for sure no one else would have posted that yet!

[@gold4963]

Dang it! I just commented that!

[@aaroninhere]

This should have 1k likes tbh. Update 1 month later: Great Job reaching 1000k likes!

[@omarpixel9176]

In November 2019 we're gonna have wireless ay. ayyyy

[@cpthuggyface2011]

What's next? 802.11rgb?

[@saundis]

yes

[@Thinkableness]

Yes.

[@tromino2598]

YEs..

[@EVRLYNMedia]

Yes

[@1kyleabc]

Don't give them ideas.

[@brdl6192]

Linus, did you eat that golden thermalpaste again?...

[@mckayver1306]

Bram De Laet it's baby poo

[@felipel.espinosa4249]

Bram De Laet LMAO

[@ProtassiumClips]

lol

[@secretsquirrelaka-vesuvius3672]

i thought maybe jaundice?

[@JosephEliotLucas]

WiFi 6 now, Linus was right on

[@ChoppedAndScrewedMusic]

What does 6 fall under? Or is it just "6" ??

[@Nur__]

AX still.

[@PoisionDragon]

the three most relevant questions i usually have for new technology is "What" "Why" "Is it Backwards Compatible" before I care to look into the more interesting aspect of "How". You managed to answer all four questions in under 6 minutes. This is why i keep coming back Linus. Great video.

[@sdfghjghdhjksdfghjd]

The midtones in the video are slightly too yellow.

[@IBCMTB]

MynameisMads You.... are correct. I can't unsee it now.

[@Seanidor]

It must be the BS color feature.

[@RandyandPetraJ]

I thought the same thing, his hands look yellow...did Linus forget to wash after...egummm...

[@nosferatu5]

I imagine it's due to green screen reflection? Either way the editor needs to do some color correction on that.

[@sdfghjghdhjksdfghjd]

nosferatu5 I dont think so they usually dont have this problem

[@jedics1]

I Imagine a lot of work went into making this video direct and to the point, thanks.

[@ThatCG95]

I have class called network information security. Most of your Techquickie videos explain the technologies so well. Its more nice to watch the videos then look at the lecture slides Thank You.

[@EVRLYNMedia]

3:27 WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY 200$ FUSION5 LAPTOP SCREEN?

[@shiro3940]

CRAPPY

[@CaveyMoth]

AND WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY $200 ASUS X551MA LAPTOP SCREEN?! Actually, it is crappy...typical TN fare.

[@user.netizen11]

Crappy laptop screen

[@zeroangelmk1]

Fight him, Linus

[@EVRLYNMedia]

i might deck out my setup with everything fusion5 has of their store

[@theFlash2K5]

Of course they announced a new standard. I bought a new router two months ago. I'm surprised it took them this long.

[@Veylon]

Scitenik I'm sticking with my $15 Rosewill 150 until it dies on me.

[@vekteren3549]

Well you see its not easy to develope New wifi types plus Asus is the only Company with Ax routers so...

[@anupam7721]

LOL

[@micheljubran3427]

Was waiting for this one. Thanks!

[@josephgonzalez5939]

Hey Linus, love the channel! I'm learning a lot from just watching the videos I've seen so far. I keep forgetting to post it in the comment section but I wanted to ask which smart watch you have? You should think about making a video on different smart watches and skiing comparisons. Unless you already have and I just missed it...

[@AlexHuebi]

For those who are interested: 802 stands for computer communication _-(chosen because of the creation date: 1980 Feb.)-_ Sorry, I only used one source to find this one out. Most of the other sources state that It was NOT chosen because of the feb 80‘, but rather that it was the next available number. .11 for wifi (.3 eg ethernet) a device in the same network cannot differentiate between .11 and .3! (currently between .1 and .25) ac, ax, b,g,n, etc are given in alphabetical order to each new subdevision of the standard based of the ieee. (and yes there are standards like 802.11c or j) (currently between ' '[one before a] and 'aq').

[@fattestroyal198]

+Lurick You bothered with trying CompTIA Network+? Sounds like you got enough wisdom to back this stuff up (fact wise)

[@twix1442]

i thought 802 stands for 1980 February (80's 2nd month)... i was taught wrong. O.o

[@AlexHuebi]

802 was chosen because of this and it stands for computer communication.

[@Zizzily]

802 was just the next number in the IEEE sequence. February 1980 was just a coincidence. "The project number, 802, was simply the next number in the sequence being issued by the IEEE for standards project" - grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/802%20overview.pdf

[@NeilRieck]

Between 1979 and 1980, lots of networking research was done by three companies known as the DIX alliance (Digital equipment corp, Intel, Xerox). This stuff was formalized as the IEEE standard "802.1" on Feb 1980 and so was given the prefix 802 (I know this because I was working in the industry back then). The suffix designated the technology so that 802.3 was Ethernet while 802.5 was token ring, etc. Remember that this started at the time that private networks like ARPAnet and ALOHAnet (two only name two of many) were being changed so they could connect together (ie. inter-network). So if a packet was expected to be properly routed between networks (or between wire technologies) then the packets needed to conform to 802.1 and 802.2

[@dnzssrl]

2:49 The non-crossing lines at the middle are oddly satisfying....

[@MrFortunateHobo]

LOLL'I579 and yet they do cross!

[@rich1051414]

They do cross, but the fact they are dotted confuses the fuck out of your brain and the line looks like it curves to avoid the other line xD

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

Yeah like others have said, they do cross, your brain is just confused and trying to "bend" the lines

[@dnzssrl]

Noticed but still satisfying :D

[@jordanjulianchase]

this guy's awesome.. 😂.. KZbin at its best.. natural n informative... congrats.. will subscribe.. 👍🏽

[@AmataSora]

Thanks for this video, I was trying to buy a MU-MIMO Wireless routers but I didn't know there was already an updated version.

[@ys1197]

This is so Xciting ;)

[@Unboundedominion]

I was going to "ax" a question but never mind.

[@danielclausmeyer]

Super nice and super informative!

[@m.t.horton]

awesome, concise and accurate as always!

[@Siddif]

I’ve been following LTT for a while but only just found this channel. Nice to have concise wrap ups on key information even if it’s things I learnt in college (which was admittedly over a decade ago) as well as round ups on new developments like in this video. * Subscribes *

[@ilozeet]

why is your face and hands yellow?

[@peeque9904]

Loz Turner right? It's like that in a lot of their videos but I don't know why.

[@E-A-Z-Y]

I think it’s from when his hands were covered in CPU thermal compound, like submerged in it. That was a while ago.

[@Blacksnyder]

Isn't his wife Asian?

[@elijah_9392]

Loz Turner Because their video editor doesn't know what white balencing is.

[@lmaoroflcopter]

Blacksnyder ah yeah that old skin colour rubbing off on things. Nightmare with light fabric furniture. Forever cleaning damn skin stains... Or white balance.

[@themistoclesnelson2163]

Best quick Wifi 6 explanation on KZbin!

[@paulbaker178]

Excellent video very helpful

[@Someone-cr8cj]

SUGGESTION: how you should charge your phone?

[@Flying-Bunny]

SUGGESTED ANSWER: with electricity ;) Sorry ..... :)

[@darrenwoloshyn]

Wirelessly

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

Put in the microwave. 1 second for each 10 pct battery you want to recharge.

[@Timmyval123]

Someone trickle charger.

[@Timmyval123]

Darren Woloshyn no, never, you should never ever do that, ever.

[@harrisroberts7912]

3yrs later and I'm just getting my wifi6 setup

[@lonelyrock14]

suggestion for next video: What is DBB Audio and how does it work? Keep up the Great Work!

[@deepak_one]

you are working hard and doing a great job keep rocking!!!!! and keep doing what you doing!! peace

[@tschmal2579]

Nice arms at 1:35

[@QLTD]

I hope it will not die before we try it

[@daggawagga]

underrated

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

I don’t think that will occur.

[@Athinira]

I'm so excited to show you guys this escalator!

[@divyamrathore5318]

Hey Linus please make a video on different versions of Bluetooth. And also different OS that one can download on his system (difference between them).

[@MackV99]

MORE WIFI , MORE POOOOWER!

[@tubehelpr]

my boy is looking more yellow as the days go by

[@solitaryLife]

Really useful

[@donsknots6510]

Someone needs to playlist these for the A+

[@khayzandra25]

Hi Linus! My husband is a big fan of yours. He always watch your videos everyday. So I was wondering if you could make a video for him on his birthday? We are from the Philippines. So I hope you can grant my request! :) It will make him very happy for sure. Btw, his birthday is on Oct 8th. Your response will be greatly appreciated. :)

[@ataksnajpera]

1:27 - Theoretical max speed for N is 300Mbps.

[@saatvikagarwal6358]

Really

[@keeloraz9452]

Best explanation

[@MedSou]

Thank you 👍👍👍👍

[@DavidFrostbite]

Well at least it's better than AD wifi. That was a complete joke. _Look we made wireless as fast as wired, but only in a scenario where a wire would be easy and more reliable!_

[@8b8b8b]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11#802.11ad

[@bowb5880]

what about AD??

[@UrielSuarezElectro]

Unreliable

[@scripter13]

Let me just say, at least AD makes a semblance of sense! They started to follow a pattern, then ditched it... What a surprise

[@WebLeoTV]

AD used 60 ghz so is fast but only if you are near the router and can't through walls. AX will do that because it's used 5ghz signal. Its an evolution of AC.

[@DavidFrostbite]

AD was... basically pointless. Only worked with line of sight over a short range, so, like, the scenario where a wire would be easy.

[@leonro]

802.11ad (which runs at 60GHz) is basically wireless at wired speeds and latency, but with a really small range that doesn't make it practical for mobile devices. It is good for stationary ones that you don't want to plug a cable into for some reason and other devices that need high bandwith, but you wouldn't want a cable sticking out of them, like VR headsets. There's 802.11ay (also at 60GHz), which should be the next wireless standard for these use cases.

[@Cybertron1]

This video made me study more and interested at 2AM!

[@RecoveryJimmy89]

These videos with this guy pretty good I like all this text stuff actually have been liking it for a long time but just recently got a job at Best Buy in my area never thought about it but it's good it's cool to be around all that new technology I mean they got everything with Wi-Fi and I mean I've seen grills today with having Wi-Fi like it's crazy how you can control everything nowadays or new things come out so fast

[@fcukugimmeausername]

WiFi: Another great Australian invention.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

I know, but I just love saying it because everyone here thinks Australia invented WiFi because of the CSIRO thing.

[@TheBodgybrothers]

Actually CSIRO did invent WiFi and get paid a royalty. The person who made a standard didn't invent the idea and the first proof of concept.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

Nope. They accidentally stumbled upon what would later become a major technology in WiFi. CSIRO are patent trolls.

[@chuckp413]

Why are your hands orange? 1:43-1:44 if ur wondering...

[@giggity8469]

Cheetos

[@juniorlewis9173]

Wow Tech quickie you are so dope

[@calastan]

exxxxxiting linus you crack me up...

[@Jesujej]

802.11xxx

[@geogmz8277]

802.11XXX when wifi goes hardcore..

[@elaquen7]

no thank you

[@Kr00lplatinum]

Linus should read the CWSP book. WiFi technology is labeled 802.11, Ethernet is 802.3. The letter after the number signifies the work group of engineers that worked on a specific part of the 802.11 technology. For instance 802.11a group worked on 5Ghz. They just work their way down the alphabet. You've never heard of 802.11i but it exist and is in all 802.11 WiFi. It deals with security requirements, WPA2.

[@mobiusgaming781]

The WiFi that never lags your po--,,, Fancy Videos!

[@DoubleCTech]

So ad is just dead? I was wondering why there wasn’t any devices coming out with support. Then again it is not like 60gz is practical.

[@somososan]

No ad is getting superseded by 802.11ay which quadruples the bandwidth and adds mu-mimo

[@leonro]

ad didn't replace ac, just like ax isn't replacing ad. ay is the one that replaces ad and uses 60GHz. There's no reason to use ad for mobile phones, as the Wi-Fi area was very limited. It is good for something like HTC Vive, which uses ad if you want it to be wireless, as the space you could use it in was already limited and there's much lower latency when using this connection.

[@wesley-skyehayes26]

hope i can remember to buy this when its out

[@arturoreyes533]

Linus Got a question What router do you sugest no mater what circumstances

[@Cabal282]

Wireless 802.11ac has 433 Mbit/s per spatial stream, not 866.

[@dnzssrl]

What? 802.11ax? Couldn't even upgrade my modem to ac yet tho.

[@janisir4529]

Well, it's a good thing this is the real world, and not a shitty RPG, so you can skip that generation LuL

[@dnzssrl]

:D Will I get banned for skipping upgrades irl? Hope it is not considered cheating.

[@92Ranger4]

ac only improves traffic efficiency on the ap side, linked devices benefit by accessing data at same time instead of waiting in line. look up "gps-sync" on ubiquiti ac devices and youll see what i mean..

[@Tralient]

I'm still on N so shut up.

[@AyedYoutube]

im on N, shitty cheap router that has costed me dozens of competitive match lost in csgo..

[@avejst]

Thanks for sharing :-)

[@theindisposable5525]

"When will that be?" I was expecting you to see "Well forthat I'm going to see into the future with Tunnelbear!"

[@wiseknight6180]

bruh

[@marlz99]

More like *Wireless AF*

[@Henchman1977]

Marley you beat me to it.

[@LaughingOrange]

Missed opportunity.

[@IBCMTB]

802.3af is a Power over Ethernet standard already.

[@greenballscience9514]

Copied comment

[@dbltrub98]

What happened to 802.11AD?

[@noizi99]

AD signals is really bad if you put a card board box in front of the router you will lose connection. he did a video about it

[@Yaroslav_Tselovanskyi]

adblock

[@DJ-Gboi]

The new Samsung s9 will support 802.11ad

[@tombouie]

Thks once again

[@TheFinalRevelation1]

Whichever video editor chroma keyed this video needs a bashing. Or perhaps the person responsible for lightning. Linus looks awful.

[@RexinOridle]

We want 802.11af. Thumbs up if you are with me.

[@user-fk5ug5wh5c]

very xciting.

[@MichaelHarper28]

Long time fan here. I think you should make a new video on how to remotely control you PC. I am looking into it and the only semi helpful video was the NCIX Tech Tips video but that was from 2014. Thanks

[@Kevster270]

anyone else notice the horrible green tint on the skin tones? someone fucked up editing..

[@allansh828]

Coz his is standing in front of a green screen, which produces green ambient light.

[@OurDailyMeme]

Kevin Corbett I don’t see it...

[@peterknutsen3070]

ignasb Isn’t Linus Media Group a video production company?

[@stanleyc2978]

ignasb if you think they didn't notice this or are not familiar with filming, you are not very smart.

[@nixic_]

Looks orange on mine...somebody played with some fake sunscreen or has jaundice lol

[@csssvxl7312]

Probably not first

[@OurDailyMeme]

Quit it xD

[@LucasImpulse]

You picked the wrong house, foo’.

[@ralanham76]

Not first

[@Silicon_Soldier]

Sounds promising. Wonder if the improvements will help to extend the effective range (that is to say, improve reliability at the edge of the network). Would be nice to be able to use 5GHz all the time (2.4GHz is unusable at times, no thanks to Bluetooth).

[@noeltam75]

You probably have something to do with the recent Wifi naming changes. Now Wifi 1 to 6. Nice job.

[@bizkac]

Stop saying first

[@Sandmantravels0]

TrevorWorek first

[@Sandmantravels0]

I'm a savage 😂😂😂

[@istiakahmad4727]

first

[@Sandmantravels0]

Istiak Ahmad last

[@Sandmantravels0]

First

[@MirekHeikkila]

Fake canadian channel spelling colour, color... SHAME, SHAME!!!

[@SethiestSeth]

Mirek Heikkila you had to be that guy...

[@DumbSloth87]

Most of his audience is US based, so shut it.

[@kobayashimaru8114]

Lol I've noticed this too on more than one occasion. Doesn't really bother me but I do like it when he uses proper Canadian as well as metric units and Canadian currency. So much of the internet that we see over here already panders to Americans so it's nice to see content--especially popular content--that reminds people the western hemisphere is not just the USA. It's also nice not having to convert units in my head =)

[@MarikHavair]

There's not really a "correct" way to spell, it's all arbitrarily made up in equal measure. Also ya'll need Manifest Destiny.

[@roberttranceedm]

Colour - British spelling (like, flavour, humour, honour). Color - US.

[@MemeScreen]

still waiting for it

[@garfolino]

Watching in 2021. I didn’t realize it was an old video. But here in the future I’ve never heard about AX.

[@ContinualImprovement]

What did the nerd say to the hot cheerleader? “Can I put my graphics card in your motherboard?”

[@preston5947]

*USB

[@gasper5223]

Preston 136 SATA

[@Aereto]

How about wires in breadboard?

[@EVRLYNMedia]

x4 lol

[@jamesthomson7951]

Kek from Kekistan Mine's pcie 3.0 x16

[@ExaltedArts]

I have a question though, do you need a client device with the new standard to be able to use the new technologies such as OFDMA?

[@nimishjoshi7363]

Hey linus is there anyway i can get access to my full internet speed(25mbps), instead of 3mbps which is divided by 8bit?

[@gohkiwi8481]

Question: can I use Asus ax88u and link with ASUS pce ac88? Or do I need to wait for ax adapter?

[@maniacusgames3621]

Sounds like this will work great for home automation with wifi smart devices, plugs, and switches.

[@millen7452]

wow this video was uploaded on my birthday

[@javed2728]

This video uploaded faster than normal

[@zynan]

Could you please review an AX device now that they’re appearing in retail stores. Thanks!

[@troyBORG]

And here I thought it was going to be a updated revision of the 802.x that businesses use.

[@RayMak]

My mind is enlightened

[@yumri4]

the inetween revisions were already included into wifi routers as they were about QoS, signal production, etc. with stuff that consumers usual do not care about but enjoy the benefits from

[@MakenaKai]

I always thought that wireless ad would go perfectly with wall mounted TV's and wireless line of sight power

[@FedericoTrentonGame]

Is it only me or the video looks speed up? Btw props to who wrote the script! 👍🏻

[@jmvulla]

I have been working on 802.11ax since 2015 and got two publications on IEEE regarding 11ax standard, that being said after watching this clip, he is good and nailed it! Now working on TWT(Target wake up time). If interested in discussing more on wireless systems especially WLANs/WiFi let me know.

[@dominiqueturla1957]

Linus can i ask what is the most vheap gpu appropriate for my asus p5kpl am epu motherboard?

[@Wastelander1972]

The BSS coloring thing is remarkable... Wireless devices these days use CSMA/CA to prevent collision issues. Having that knocked out would be absolutely incredible.

[@blackhatfreak]

How the hell did I not know about this other channel.

[@yeshjadhav8082]

Techquicke can you plz make videos of ieee standards bcoz we need those and some thing just like this

[@johnregel]

The documentation was just released, and word is that MU-MIMO uplink was taken out : /

[@ZeroUm_]

@Techquickie Please do a video talking about the Wi-Fi 4, 5, 6 rename. I got confused when I heard about it the first time.

[@Germaingazm]

Linus clean those hands up boi!!

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

It’s worth noting that OFDMA is also key to the functioning of DOCSIS 3.1.

[@Pioneerkartik02]

please share some best reads/blogs/articles on 11ax..

[@SaphiraTa]

Do an epsiode on power supply test machines! How do you know if you have to update an old one what to look for and how to confirm!! I bet many people including myself would love a topic like that!

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

if i buy a new router (for ex: 4:52) what do i do? do i just disconnect the old routers Ethernet cable & connect it to the new one? i also have Netgear Router, i donno if that matters

[@williamnguyen2392]

So when referring to channels, are we talking about like 2.4 ghz and 5.0 ghz getting split up into like 2.41 , 2.43,etc or the 1-14 channels of 2.4 ghz getting split up

[@HashimKhan-oi6yg]

Oh look your Linus tech tips I was just watching your PC gaming on a tv

[@trigun539]

Suggestion: how to setup wireless well on a house. What channels to use, positioning, important router settings, etc. Struggling with wifi and not really sure how to get everything setup the best way for performance.

[@kevinyee9550]

Sounds good