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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
Data rates supported
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:
MCS Index
2
GI
3
= 800 ns
GI = 400 ns
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
22
175.5
195
23
195
216.7
2
MCS Index: The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) index determines the number of spatial streams, the modulation, the
coding rate, and data rate values.
3
GI: A guard interval (GI) between symbols helps receivers overcome the effects of multipath delay spreads.