topic R650, R730 and R750 - WiFi 6 BSS coloring & Uplink MU-MIMO in Access Points - Indoor and Outdoor

R650, R730 and R750 - WiFi 6 BSS coloring & Uplink MU-MIMO

paul_ainslie_8q — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:14:59 GMT

Will the optional WiFi 6 features such as BSS coloring and Uplink MU-MIMO be available on the R650, R730 and R750 as a future firmware update? Or are these features even possible on way out into the future on newer AP models?

It would be nice to know how 'future proof' the R650, R730 and R750 AP's are - it would help me justify and sell the investments.

Re: R650, R730 and R750 - WiFi 6 BSS coloring & Uplink MU-MIMO

john_d — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:49:02 GMT

Let’s start with OFDMA, ATF, and TxBf, which still aren’t active on the R730 with SmartZone 5.1.2!

It would be great to get some guidance from Ruckus around when Wi-Fi 6 functionality will be enabled in software.

Right now the only Wi-Fi 6 capability I’m seeing used on an iPhone 11 Pro is the HE MCS rates.

Re: R650, R730 and R750 - WiFi 6 BSS coloring & Uplink MU-MIMO

paul_ainslie_8q — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:09:28 GMT

Agreed; would be nice to get an ETA on that as well.

I guess we're in a different boat. You've made the WiFi 6 plunge whereas many (likely most) of us have not yet. Ruckus (and all the vendors) need to help customers understand if their current hardware will eventually implement the full WiFi 6 feature set (including optional features) or should customers wait a year or two for the next generation of hardware??