Users Manual
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Model No.
ACM-DB-3-R2 (Rugged/Military Applications, 802.11ac)
MAC Chipset
QCA9890-BR4B with Extended Temperature range for Outdoor and Rugged models)
Software Support
Open Source Linux Driver
ath10k
OpenWRT (Wireless Router/Linux OS)
Center Frequency Range
5.180 GHz ~ 5.825 GHz
2.412 GHz ~ 2.462 GHz
This varies by the regulatory domain
Channel Bandwidth/(No. of Non-
overlapping Channels)*
20/(27), 40/(13) and 80/(6) MHz channels (5.x GHz)
20/(3), and 40/(1) MHz channels (2.4 GHz)
Radio Modulation (Auto Adjust)
BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM and 256 QAM (5.x GHz – 11ac models)
CCK, BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, and 64 QAM (2.4 GHz – 11ac models)
Data Rates Supported
802.11ac: MCS0-9 (5.x GHz)
802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54 Mbps (5.x GHz)
802.11n: MCS0-23 (5.x and 2.4 GHz)
802.11b/g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54 Mbps (2.4 GHz)
802.11ac Wave 1 Capabilities
●802.11 dynamic frequency selection (DFS) as an AP and Client
●802.11ac Beam Forming
●Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx), Maximal ratio combining
(MRC), Cyclic shift diversity (CSD), Frame aggregation, block ACK, 802.11e compatible
bursting, Spatial multiplexing, cyclic-delay diversity (CDD), low-density parity check (LDPC),
Space Time Block Code (STBC)
●Phy data rates up to 1.3 Gbps (80 MHz channel)
Operating Modes
AP, STA and Adhoc modes to implement Point to Point, Point to multi Point, and Mesh
networks
MAC Protocol
TDD with Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
Wireless Error Correction
FEC, ARQ
Wireless Data Security
128 bit AES, WEP, TKIP and WAPI hardware encryption. Support for IEEE 802.11d, e, h, i, k,
r, v, w and time stamp standards
FIPS Certification
Loop back mode to facilitate FIPS AES certification, Small packet size (96 bytes) in AES
encryption at full packet rate
Tx/Rx Specification
Data Rate
Radio
Modulation
Throughput**
Mbps
(Cabled Test
Setup)
Max Tx Power
(± 2 dBm)
3 Antennas
Rx Sensitivity
(± 2 dBm)
3 Antennas
5 GHz (20 MHz Channel)
802.11a, Single Stream, STBC
6 Mbps
BPSK
5.5
27
-98
802.11a, Single Stream, STBC
24 Mbps
16 QAM
19
27
-89
802.11a, Single Stream, STBC
36 Mbps
16 QAM
25
25
-87
802.11a, Single Stream, STBC
48 Mbps
64 QAM
29
25
-85
802.11a, Single Stream, STBC
54 Mbps
64 QAM
33
24
-83
802.11ac, VHT20, 3 Streams
MCS0
BPSK
18
27
-93
802.11ac, VHT20, 3 Streams
MCS2
QPSK
54
27
-89
802.11ac, VHT20, 3 Streams
MCS4
16 QAM
106
26
-82
802.11ac, VHT20, 3 Streams
MCS7
64 QAM
171
23
-74
802.11ac, VHT20, 3 Streams
MCS8
256 QAM
201
22
-70
5 GHz (40 MHz Channel)
802.11ac, VHT40, 3 Streams
MCS0
BPSK
37
27
-90
802.11ac, VHT40, 3 Streams
MCS2
QPSK
110
27
-82
802.11ac, VHT40, 3 Streams
MCS4
16 QAM
210
26
-78
802.11ac, VHT40, 3 Streams
MCS7
64 QAM
331
23
-71