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Item
Specification
Receive sensitivity
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802.11b (CCK)
◦ -102 dBm @ 1 Mbps
◦ -100 dBm @ 2 Mbps
◦ -93 dBm @ 5.5 Mbps
◦ -90 dBm @ 11 Mbps
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802.11g (non HT20)
◦ -93 dBm @ 6 Mbps
◦ -93 dBm @ 9 Mbps
◦ -93 dBm @ 12 Mbps
◦ -92 dBm @ 18 Mbps
◦ -89 dBm @ 24 Mbps
◦ -86 dBm @ 36 Mbps
◦ -81 dBm @ 48 Mbps
◦ -80 dBm @ 54 Mbps
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802.11a (non HT20)
◦ -93 dBm @ 6 Mbps
◦ -93 dBm @ 9 Mbps
◦ -93 dBm @ 12 Mbps
◦ -92 dBm @ 18 Mbps
◦ -89 dBm @ 24 Mbps
◦ -86 dBm @ 36 Mbps
◦ -81 dBm @ 48 Mbps
◦ -80 dBm @ 54 Mbps
2.4 GHz
●
802.11n (HT20)
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS0
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS1
◦ -91 dBm @ MCS2
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS3
◦ -85 dBm @ MCS4
◦ -80 dBm @ MCS5
◦ -79 dBm @ MCS6
◦ -78 dBm @ MCS7
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS8
◦ -91 dBm @ MCS9
◦ -89 dBm @ MCS10
◦ -86 dBm @ MCS11
◦ -83 dBm @ MCS12
◦ -79 dBm @ MCS13
◦ -77 dBm @ MCS14
◦ -76 dBm @ MCS15
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS16
◦ -90 dBm @ MCS17
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS18
◦ -84 dBm @ MCS19
◦ -82 dBm @ MCS20
◦ -77 dBm @ MCS21
◦ -76 dBm @ MCS22
◦ -74 dBm @ MCS23
5 GHz
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802.11n (HT20)
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS0
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS1
◦ -91 dBm @ MCS2
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS3
◦ -85 dBm @ MCS4
◦ -81 dBm @ MCS5
◦ -79 dBm @ MCS6
◦ -78 dBm @ MCS7
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS8
◦ -91 dBm @ MCS9
◦ -89 dBm @ MCS10
◦ -86 dBm @ MCS11
◦ -83 dBm @ MCS12
◦ -78 dBm @ MCS13
◦ -77 dBm @ MCS14
◦ -75 dBm @ MCS15
◦ -93 dBm @ MCS16
◦ -90 dBm @ MCS17
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS18
◦ -85 dBm @ MCS19
◦ -82 dBm @ MCS20
◦ -77 dBm @ MCS21
◦ -76 dBm @ MCS22
◦ -75 dBm @ MCS23
5 GHz
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802.11n (HT40)
◦ -90 dBm @ MCS0
◦ -89 dBm @ MCS1
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS2
◦ -85 dBm @ MCS3
◦ -82 dBm @ MCS4
◦ -77 dBm @ MCS5
◦ -76 dBm @ MCS6
◦ -75 dBm @ MCS7
◦ -90 dBm @ MCS8
◦ -88 dBm @ MCS9
◦ -86 dBm @ MCS10
◦ -83 dBm @ MCS11
◦ -79 dBm @ MCS12
◦ -75 dBm @ MCS13
◦ -74 dBm @ MCS14
◦ -72 dBm @ MCS15
◦ -89 dBm @ MCS16
◦ -87 dBm @ MCS17
◦ -85 dBm @ MCS18
◦ -81 dBm @ MCS19
◦ -79 dBm @ MCS20
◦ -74 dBm @ MCS21
◦ -73 dBm @ MCS22
◦ -71 dBm @ MCS23
802.11ac Receive Sensitivity
802.11ac (non HT80)
●
-86 dBm @ 6 Mbps
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-75 dBm @ 54 Mbps
MCS
Index
5
Spatial
Streams
VHT20
VHT40
VHT80
VTH20-STBC
VHT40-STBC
VHT80-STBC
0
1
-92 dBm
-89 dBm
-85 dBm
-92 dBm
-89 dBm
-85 dBm
8
1
-74 dBm
-74 dBm
9
1
-69 dBm
-66 dBm
-69 dBm
-66 dBm
0
2
-92 dBm
-88 dBm
-85 dBm
8
2
-72 dBm
9
2
-67 dBm
-63 dBm
0
3
-92 dBm
-88 dBm
-84 dBm
9
3
-68 dBm
-66 dBm
-62 dBm
5
MCS Index: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) index determines the number of spatial streams, the modulation, the
coding rate, and data rate values.









