WiFi-802.11BE

1. Capabilities Type

2. Key benefits of Wi-Fi 7 technology include:
   Extension of 11ax to 240 MHz and 320 MHz
   More RU sizes and locations for OFDMA tone plan (Multi-RU)
   Punctured transmissions
   4k-QAM
   Multi-Link Operation
   320/240MHz and Multi-RU
   Power save improvements
   Co-ordinated AP

2.1 Punctured transmissions
Interference could be from various sources, such as incumbent wireless systems in 6 GHz, radars in 5 GHz, and OBSS WLAN interference. 11be main-streams punctured transmission to re-claim much of the spectrum even under the presence of ‘interference’.

Puncturing can be of two types, namely, static and dynamic.
Static puncturing:
BSS operation parameter
Puncturing pattern is advertised in beacons and other mgmt frames
Use case: 240 MHz operation in 5 GHz, Avoid channels due to AFC in 6 GHz

Dynamic puncturing:
This will happen at per packet level based on the CCA thresholds and RTS/CTS Responses
Puncturing pattern can be different between non-OFDMA and OFDMA modes of operation.

Non-OFDMA puncturing patterns:
Puncturing is done on 20 MHz granularity. Puncturing is applicable to PPDU BW ≥ 80 MHz. Tone plan (even for non-OFDMA) is derived from OFDMA tone plan.
(NOTE:Non-OFDMA = SU and full BW MU-MIMO)

OFDMA puncturing pattern:
In case of OFDMA, each 80 MHz can have different puncturing modes. 20 MHz and 40 MHz puncturing allowed.

In the following example, 320 MHz DL OFDMA w/ 3 ‘holes’. Each 80 MHz has different Puncturing Channel Information in U-SIG