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Frequency band • 802.11b:
– 2.412 to 2.462 GHz (FCC)
– 2.412 to 2.472 GHz (ETSI)
– 2.412 to 2.484 GHz (TELEC)
– 2.432 to 2.447 GHz (Israel)
• 802.11g:
– 2.412 to 2.462 GHz (FCC)
– 2.412 to 2.472 GHz (ETSI)
– 2.412 to 2.484 GHz CCK: (TELEC)
– 2.412 to 2.472 GHz OFDM: (TELEC)
– 2.432 to 2.447 GHz (Israel)
Network architecture type • Infrastructure, star topology
Wireless medium • 802.11g: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
• 802.11b and 802.11g: Direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)
Media access protocol Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA)
Modulation • OFDM:
– BPSK @ 6 and 9 Mbps
– QPSK @ 12 and 18 Mbps
– 16-QAM @ 24 and 36 Mbps
– 64-QAM @ 48 and 54 Mbps
• DSS:
– DBPSK @ 1 Mbps
– DQPSK @ 2 Mbps
– CCK @ 5.5 and 11 Mbps
Operating channels • 802.11b ETSI: 13; Israel: 4; Americas: 11; TELEC (Japan): 14
• 802.11g ETSI: 13; Israel: 4; Americas: 11; TELEC (Japan): CCK-14, OFDM-13
Nonoverlapping channels • Three
Receive sensitivity • 802.11b:
– 1 Mbps: -94 dBm
– 2 Mbps: -91 dBm
– 5.5 Mbps: -89 dBm
– 11 Mbps: -85 dBm
• 802.11g:
– 1 Mbps: -95 dBm
– 2 Mbps: -91 dBm
– 5.5 Mbps: -89 dBm
– 6 Mbps: -90 dBm
– 9 Mbps: -84 dBm
– 11 Mbps: -88 dBm
– 12 Mbps: -82 dBm
– 18 Mbps: -80 dBm
– 24 Mbps: -77 dBm
– 36 Mbps: -73 dBm
– 48 Mbps: -72 dBm
– 54 Mbps: -72 dBm
Table 2 Product Specifications (Continued)
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