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ORiNOCO Wireless Client User Guide
Appendix A Specifications 58
A-1-3 Radio (802.11a Mode)
Media Access Protocol IEEE 802.11a
Radio Data Rate 54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps,
9 Mbps, 6 Mbps in 802.11a mode; 108 Mbps, 96 Mbps, 72 Mbps,
48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 12 Mbps in 2X Turbo
mode
Frequency Band (802.11a) 5.15-5.25 GHz (lower band) for US/Canada, Japan
5.25-5.35 GHz (middle band) and 5.725-5.850 for US/Canada
5.15-5.35 GHz, 5.470-5.725 GHz for Europe
Actual frequencies in use vary by country
Radio Type Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Modulation 64 QAM, 16 QAM, QPSK, BPSK
Nominal Output Power 15 dBm for 6Mbps (minimum), 13 dBm for 54Mbps (minimum)
Channels 13 non-overlapping channels (US)
4 non-overlapping channels (Japan)
A-1-4 Radio (802.11b Mode)
Media Access Protocol IEEE 802.11b DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
Radio Data Rate 11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
Frequency Band 2.4 GHz frequency band; actual frequencies in use vary by
country
Radio Type Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Modulation CCK, QPSK, BPSK
Nominal Output Power 18 dBm
Channels Varies by country.
A-1-5 Radio (802.11g Mode)
Media Access Protocol IEEE 802.11b DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum), IEEE
802.11g OFDM
Radio Data Rate 802.11g: 54 Mbps with fall back rate of 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, and
6Mbps.
802.11b: 11 Mbps with fall back of 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps