Wi-Fi Sensing Deployment Guidelines, 2024 Edition

Wi-Fi Sensing Deployment Guidelines

Wi-Fi Sensing is a new and rapidly developing technology that aims to revolutionize how people use Wi-Fi networks around the world. Wi-Fi Sensing leverages existing Wi-Fi signals to sense motion, enabling a suite of new applications and revenue streams in markets such as home security, caregiving, enterprise, small business, and hospitality. Sensing enables Wi-Fi networks to become more interactive, apply new levels of automation, and unearth meaningful new user benefits from broadband services, like convenience, peace of mind, health insights, and privacy. Wi-Fi is a previously untapped source of artificial intelligence for preventative and analytics-driven solutions that could redefine our concept of the “smart” home.

WBA launched an expanded version of its previously-released Wi-Fi Sensing Whitepaper and Wi-Fi Sensing Test Methodology which provides an overview of Wi-Fi Sensing technology, classifying use cases and requirements and identifying the gaps in Wi-Fi standards.

This Wi-Fi Sensing Deployment Guideline provides knowledge of Wi-Fi Sensing performance linked together with how it can be deployed in a home environment, identify the benefits to incorporating Wi-Fi Sensing, relevant communication guidelines, and some constraints faced by Sensing. This document focuses on residential applications in single-family homes and multi-dwelling units. The paper covers key topics such as:

• Technological benefits, relevant communication guidelines and constraints
• Environmental and device factors that can impact Sensing, such as how different types of construction materials affect signal strength and propagation in each Wi-Fi band
• Experiments that provide insights into factors such as access point locations, interference, floor plans and more
• General deployment guidelines including access point placement, network topology, floorplan considerations and sensitivity settings

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