Source device: transmitter
Sink device: receiver
Divides PHY layer into three sections:
Low-Rate PHY (LRP) – data rates 2.5 to 40 Mbps
High-Rate PHY (HRP) – data rates to 7 Gbps and up to 25 Gbps using spatial multiplexing
High-or-Medium-Rate PHY (HMRP) – data rates of 476 Mbps to 2 Gbps
Also supports USB 2.0, 2.0 and HDMI
Uses beamforming for line-of-sight/non-line-of-sight transmissions