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1.0 Scope
1.1 Document
This document is to specify the product requirements for 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini-PCI Card. This mPCI is
based on Atheros chipset that complied with complied with IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0, and it is also backward
complied with IEEE 802.11a standard from 5.15~5.825GHz wideband and IEEE 802.11b/g standard from
2.4~2.5GHz. It can be used to provide up to 54Mbps for IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11g , 11Mbps for
IEEE 802.11b and 300Mbps for IEEE 802.11n to connect your wireless LAN.
1.2 Product Features
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11a high rate standard to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless 54Mbps data rate
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11b high rate standard to provide wireless 11Mbps data rate
y Compatible with IEEE 802.11 draft n standard to provide wireless 300Mbps data rate
y Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching
y Supports infrastructure networks via Access Point and ad-hoc network via peer-to-peer
communication
2.0 Requirements
The following sections identify the detailed requirements of the 802.11n a or g/b Mini-PCI Card.