What is MILC / LMCI as it relates to WiFi?

MILC - is an acronym for the Most Important Least Capable client / device on a WiFi network.

MILC / LMCI

MILC is an acronym for the Most Important Least Capable client / device on a WiFi network. The acronym LMCI - Least Capable Most Important is also used to describe these devices.

In both cases, the idea is to make sure that when a network is designed and deployed the configuration will be suitable for the most important devices.

Client capabilities that are good to know during the design process are:

• What frequency bands does it support?
• What channels does it support?
• How many spatial streams does client support?
• What is the client's max transmission power?
• Does the client support 802.11 amendments 802.11k/r/v/w?
• Does the client support technology standards 802.11n/ac/ax?
• Does the client support single user beam forming or multi-user beam forming?

Client capabilities will vary depending on factors like client chipset, the number of antennas, power mode (e.g. iOS Low Power Mode), age of the client, driver, supplicant, etc.

Making sure these MILC / LMCI devices can connect, stay connected, and roam is the goal of the MILC / LMCI design and deployment strategy.