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Appendix E: Specifications
Standards compliance IEEE 802.11b, PCMCIA CardBus (Type II)
Regulatory compliance
USA: FCC Part 15 Class B
EU: ETS 300.328, ETS 300.826, CE Mark
Japan: ARIB STD-T66
Frequency band 2400.0 to 2497.0 MHz (Japan)
2400.0 to 2483.5 MHz (North America and Europe)
2445.0 to 2475.0 MHz (Spain)
2446.5 to 2483.5 MHz (France)
Transmitter power 15 dBm (typical)
Receiver sensitivity* 11 Mbps: -82 dBm (typical)
22 Mbps: -78 dBm (typical)
* Minimum receiver input power level at which a frame error ratio (FER) of less than 8% can be maintained, given a
packet length of 1024 bytes and conditions of 20° to 30° C.
Input power DC 3.3V ±5%
Power consumption 550 mA/3.3V (transmitting), 350 mA/3.3V (receiving)
Data rates 11, 5.5, 2, and 1 Mbps with auto fallback
Special user-selectable 22 Mbps option
RF spreading scheme Direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS)
Encoding and modulation
methods
1 Mbps: Barker sequence + BPSK
2 Mbps: Barker sequence + QPSK
5.5 and 11 Mbps: CCK/PBCC
22 Mbps: PBCC
Security 64- and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption
Special user-selectable 256-bit WEP option
Antenna Internal printed diversity type
LED indicators Two: power on/off (green) and wireless activity (orange)
Dimensions (L × W × H) 118 × 54 × 9 mm
Environmental requirements
Operating temperature: to 50° C
Storage temperature: -30° to 70° C
Operating
humidity:
Tested to RH 85% at 40° C (104° F) for 48
hours
Accompanying software Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98/ME (NDIS 5.0), 2000 (NDIS
5.0), and XP (NDIS 5.1); configuration utility with connection
profile management for multiple networks