2.8 WLAN
Type
IEEE 802.11/
Standards
WLAN MAC
PAN9026 Wi-Fi/BT Module
2 Overview
Features
• 802.11 data rates 1 and 2 Mbps (DSSS)
• 802.11b data rates 5.5 and 11 Mbps (CCK)
• 802.11a/g data rates 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps (OFDM)
• 802.11b/g performance enhancements
• 802.11n with maximum data rates up to 72 Mbps (20 MHz channel) and
150 Mbps (40 MHz channel)
• 802.11e quality of service (QoS)
• 802.11h transmit power control
• 802.11h DFS radar pulse detection
• 802.11i enhanced security (WEP, WPA, WPA2)
• 802.11k radio resource measurement
• 802.11mc precise indoor location and navigation
• 802.11n block acknowledgment extension
• 802.11r fast hand-off for AP roaming
• 802.11u Hotspot 2.0 (STA mode only)
• 802.11v TIM frame transmission/reception
• 802.11w protected management frames
• Support clients (stations) implementing IEEE Power Save mode
• Frame exchange at the MAC level to deliver data
• Received frame filtering and validation (CRC)
• Generation of MAC header and trailer information (MPDUs)
• Fragmentation of data frames (MSDUs)
• Access mechanism support for fair access to shared wireless medium
through:
Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA)
• A-MPDU aggregation/de-aggregation
• 20/40 MHz channel coexistence
• RIFS burst receive
• Management information base
• Radio resource measurement
• Quality of service
• Block acknowledgement
• Dynamic frequency selection
• TIM frame TX and RX
• Multiple BSS/Station
• Transmit rate adaption
• Transmit power control
Product Specification Rev. 1.1
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