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What Does Wi-Fi Multimedia Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11e<\/a> standard for wireless LAN applications. It is used to define and optimize Wi-Fi signal quality and performance by prioritizing Wi-Fi network traffic when multiple concurrent applications compete for network resources. WMM does not guarantee throughput.<\/p>\n

WMM is also known as Wireless Multimedia Extension (WME).<\/p>\n

Techopedia Explains Wi-Fi Multimedia<\/span><\/h2>\n

Wi-Fi traffic access is prioritized according to the following categories from highest to lowest:<\/p>\n

Voice: <\/span>Uses Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), lowest latency and highest quality
\nVideo: <\/span><\/span>Supports standard and high-definition television (SDTV\/HDTV) signals via a wireless local area network (WLAN)
\nBest effort: <\/span><\/span><\/span>Data packets from devices and applications that lack quality of service (QoS) standards
\nBackground: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>File downloads, printing and other signals not degraded by latency
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The Wi-Fi Alliance – a trade association that promotes WLAN technology and oversees interoperability performance standards – added the Power Save certification to WMM to fine-tune the power consumption of critical applications used by mobile phones and other battery-driven devices. Power Save triggers the release of queued buffered data at regular intervals from the access point, or WLAN signal transmission point, such as a wireless router<\/a>, which conserves power and allows continuous data transmission on Wi-Fi devices in low-power states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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