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Appendix D Specifications
Host Interfaces
Mini PCI
Form factor
Type III B
Chipset
Broadcom BCM 4306 & BCM 2050
Operation Voltage
3.3VDC
Network Standards
IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi™) standard and IEEE 802.11g standard (54G)
Modulation Techniques
DBPSK,DQPSK,CCK,16QAM,64QAM
Modulation Technology
OFDM,DSSS
Data Rate
802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps
Network Architectures
Infrastructure and Ad Hoc
Operating Frequencies
2.4-2.497 GHz
Operating Channels
802.11b: 11 for North America, 14 for Japan, 13 for Europe (ETSI)
802.11g: 13 for North America, 13 for Europe (ETSI), 13 for Japan
RF Output Power
15 dBm maximum output power (14 dBm nominal ± 1 dBm over operating
temperature
Receiver sensitivity
(PER <10%)
-80dBm @ 6Mbps
Antenna Type
Hardware diversity support: transmit and receive on Main and Auxiliary antenna
connectors.
Range
802.11b: 11 Mbps up to 180m LOS, 60m indoors; 1 Mbps up to 570m LOS,
125m indoors
802.11g: 54 Mbps up to 50m LOS, 20m indoors; 18 Mbps up to 150m LOS, 75m
indoors
Power Consumption
Tx peak: 550 ma @ 3.3VDC; Rx peak: 350 ma @ 3.3VDC;
Idle: 225mA @ 3.3VDC
Security
Hardware 64/128-bit WEP engine; WEP weak-key avoidance, TKIP, hardware
AES engine supporting CCM and OCB, 802.1x, SSN
Delay Tolerance
802.11b: Multipath R.M.S Delay Spread @ 1% FER: 11 Mbps > 250 nsec; 5.5
Mbps > 300 nsec
Client Utility
Automatic location profile, site monitor, current link status, and diagnostics
Software Support
Microsoft WHQL certified for Windows XP, 2000, and ME. Linux and VxWorks
embedded drivers.
LED Indicators
WLAN Activity Monitor, WLAN Radio Status Indicators
Switch
Manual radio on/off disables transmit and receive to comply
with aviation in-flight restrictions