In 2020, WBA launched a Wi-Fi Sensing Whitepaper providing an overview of Wi-Fi Sensing technology, classifying use cases and requirements, and identifying the gaps in Wi-Fi standards which would lead to the enhancement of the technology and ease of deployment if those gaps are addressed with Home Monitoring case study.
Wi-Fi Sensing is a relatively new technology with no current standard currently in existence. While some applications can be enabled using existing standards, there are technology gaps that limit the range of applications. Today, a number of products are available which are based on existing Wi-Fi standards, and the IEEE has recently formed a new task group, 802.11bf, that will focus on creating and improving existing standards specific to sensing applications. As this technology becomes more widely available, there is a great deal of interest within the industry looking towards evaluating and testing it. However, there is currently no standard methodology outlining how it should be validated, what tools to use, or what external factors impact the behavior.
