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My research on building a well-covered high-speed network for the future new house with focus on effortless Wi-Fi client roaming with 802.11ax (tri-band WiFi 6E with 8x8 MU-MIMO capabilities), 3 APs, 802.11r, 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11s, 802.11w and 10GB-compatible CAT6 Ethernet backchannel
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💭 Thoughts

I want to have:

  • 3 APs that would approximately evenly cover:
    • ground floor
    • second floor
    • garage space
    • bonus: reach some of the backyard/garden
  • Multipath connections between the APs
  • Bonded channels between the APs and the managed network switches (LACP 1+1 = 2Gbps)
  • Mesh / RSTP (802.11s + 802.1w)
  • The APs should be OpenWRT-ready
  • The radios should be Wi-Fi 6E compatible, with MU-MIMO, long-range
  • Protected frames (802.11w)
  • The APs should have Fast Roaming enabled (802.11r — to reduce client device switching APs)
  • AP Steering (802.11k + 802.11v). This is expected to be integrated in OpenWRT via DAWN

🔎 Findings

📡 Partially suitable devices

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