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Item Specification
802.11n version 2.0
(and related)
capabilities
4x4 MIMO with three spatial streams
Maximal ratio combining (MRC)
802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming
20- and 40-MHz channels
PHY data rates up to 450 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz)
Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx)
802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS)
Cyclic shift diversity (CSD) support
802.11ac Wave 1
capabilities
4x4 MIMO with three spatial streams
MRC
802.11ac beamforming
20-, 40-, and 80-MHz channels
PHY data rates up to 1.3 Gbps (80 MHz with 5 GHz)
Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx)
802.11 DFS
CSD support
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps
802.11n data rates on 2.4 GHz:
GI
2
= 800 ns GI = 400 ns MCS Index
1
20-MHz Rate (Mbps) 20-MHz Rate (Mbps)
0 6.5 7.2
1 13 14.4
2 19.5 21.7
3 26 28.9
4 39 43.3
5 52 57.8
6 58.5 65
7 65 72.2
8 13 14.4
9 26 28.9
10 39 43.3
11 52 57.8
12 78 86.7
13 104 115.6
14 117 130
15 130 144.4
16 19.5 21.7
17 39 43.3
18 58.5 65
19 78 86.7
20 117 130
21 156 173.3
Data rates
supported
22 175.5 195
1
MCS Index: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) index determines the number of spatial streams, the modulation, the
coding rate, and data rate values.
2
GI: A guard interval (GI) between symbols helps receivers overcome the effects of multipath delays.