Chapter 1 – Introduction and Description
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Specifications for 802.11b/g Interface
Specifications RF8230AP and RF830AP
Network Standards
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
Frequency Band
2.400-2.4835GHz
Data Rate IEEE 802.11b (auto-fallback):
• CCK: 11, 5.5 Mbps
• QPSK: 2 Mbps
• BPSK: 1 Mbps
IEEE 802.11g (auto-fallback):
• OFDM: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps
Media Access Control
CSMA/CA with ACK
Channel IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g
Ch. 1 to 11 – North America Ch. 1 to 11 – North America
Ch. 1 to 14 – Japan Ch. 1 to 13 – Japan
Ch. 1 to 13 – Europe ETSI Ch. 1 to 13 – Europe ETSI
Ch. 10 to 11 – Spain Ch. 10 to 11 – Spain
Ch. 10 to 13 – France Ch. 10 to 13– France
Transmission
IEEE 802.11b (DSSS)
IEEE 802.11g (OFDM)
Modulation IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) IEEE 802.11g (OFDM)
CCK @ 11.1.1 Mbps BPSK @ 6, 9 Mbps
QPSK @ 2 Mbps QPSK @ 12, 18 Mbps
BPSK @ 1 Mbps 16-QAM @ 24, 36 Mbps
64-QAM @ 48, 54 Mbps
Network Architecture
Infrastructure Mode
Antenna
SMA antenna connector
Output Power IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g
11Mbps; 17.5 +/- 2 dBm 54Mbps; 14.0 +/- 1 dBm
Receiver Sensitivity
11 Mbps CCK @ 8% PER = -80 dBm
54 Mbps OFDM @ 10% PER = -65 dBm
Range
Up to 400m outdoor operating range
Security
64/128-bit WEP, WPA, TKIP, AES, WPA2