2.5 WLAN Features
Type
IEEE 802.11/Standards
WLAN MAC
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Hardware-supported, not implemented in the pre-installed firmware stack
Product Specification Rev. 1.1
Features
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802.11 data rates 1 and 2 Mbps (DSSS)
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802.11b data rates 5.5 and 11 Mbps (CCK)
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802.11g data rates 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps (OFDM)
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802.11b/g performance enhancements
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802.11n-compliant with maximum data rates up to 72 Mbps
(20 MHz channel)
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802.11d international roaming
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802.11i enhanced security
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802.11k radio resource measurement
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802.11r fast hand-off for AP roaming
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802.11w protected management frames
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Support clients (stations) implementing IEEE Power Save mode
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Wi-Fi direct connectivity
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Simultaneous peer-to-peer and Infrastructure Modes
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RTS/CTS for operation and DCF
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Hardware filtering of 32 multicast addresses
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On-chip Tx and Rx FIFO for maximum throughput
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Open System and Shared Key Authentication services
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A-MPDU RX (de-aggregation) and TX (aggregation)
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Reduced Inter-Frame Spacing (RIFS) bursting
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Management information base counters
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Radio resource measurement counters
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Quality of service queues
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Block acknowledgement extensions
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Multiple-BSSID and Multiple-Station operation
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Transmit rate adaptation
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Transmit power control
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Long and short preamble generation on a frame-by-frame basis for
802.11b frames
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