Overview

  • 802.11ah (HaLow) standard in 2016
  • Focus on indoor-to-outdoor scenario (medium range, max 1 km)
  • 915 MHz communication, theoretical 365 Mbps (practical 150 kbps to 8 Mbps)
  • Uses star topology with 8191 devices per access point
  • Devices are assigned to a group with scheduled spots via TDMA
  • Within a slot, CA is used for contention among devices
  • Devices not in the group can sleep until their slot