User’s Manual C-1
Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D
Appendix C
Wireless LAN
Card Specifications
Form Factor PCI Express Mini Card
Compatibility ■ IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANs
■ Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) certified by the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
The “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED” logo is a certification
mark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Network Operating
System
■ Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Networking
Media Access
Protocol
■ CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with
Acknowledgement (ACK)
Data Rate ■ 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6 Mb/s (IEEE 802.11a/g)
■ 11/5.5/2/1 Mb/s (IEEE 802.11 b)
The Wireless LAN feature is not available on all models.