HP 6530b manual Media Access Protocol, Receiver Sensitivity3

QuickSpecs

HP Compaq 6530b Notebook PC

Technical Specifications

Broadcom 4322AGN Wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g/draft-n WiFiStandards Adapter

Interoperability

Frequency Band

Data Rates

Frequency Support

Modulation

Security1

Sub-channels

IEEE 802.11a

IEEE 802.11b

IEEE 802.11g

IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Wi-Fi certified (802.11abg only)

Cisco Compatible Extensions Program compliant (802.11abg only) with Microsoft Windows Vista and XP (details at: http://www.hp.com/go/notebooks/WLAN)

Tested with wireless access points from several major manufacturers (details at: http://www.hp.com/go/notebooks/WLAN/draft-n)

2.4 GHz and 5 GHz

802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps

802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps

802.11n (draft): 6, 6.5, 9, 12, 13, 13.5, 18, 19.5, 24, 26, 27, 36, 39, 40.5, 48, 52, 54, 58.5, 65, 78, 81, 104, 108, 117, 121.5, 130, 135, 162, 216, 243, 270, 300 Mbps

20 MHz: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands

40 MHz: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK, OFDM, BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM

Supports 64- and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, hardware-accelerated AES, 802.1x authentication types EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP-GTC, PEAP-MSCHAPv2, LEAP, EAP-FAST.

Support for Cisco Security Features (proven compatibility with Cisco Aironet infrastructure products through the Cisco Compatible Extensions Program Version 4) with Microsoft Windows Vista and XP only.

Multinational support with frequency bands and channels compliant to local regulations.

Media Access Protocol	CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance) with ACK
Network Architecture	Ad-hoc (Peer to Peer)
Models	Infrastructure (Access Point Required)
Roaming	IEEE 802.11 compliant roaming between access points
Output Power (for	17 dBm
CCK)2
Output Power (for	15 dBm
OFDM; power varies by
data rate)2
Power Consumption	Idle associated: 250 mW
	Idle unassociated: 150 mW
	Transmit/Receive 20 MHz channel: 2.0 W (max)
	Transmit/Receive 40 MHz channel: 2.0 W (max)
Power Management	ACPI compliant power management
	802.11 compliant power saving mode
Receiver Sensitivity3	270 Mbps: -66dBm, 162 Mbps: -72 dBm, 54 Mbps: -72 dBm, 11 Mbps: -
	85 dBm , 1 Mbps: -94 dBm
Antenna type	High efficiency dual band antenna with spatial diversity, mounted in the
	display enclosure
Range	802.11 a – Typical	600 feet – Outdoor Open Area
	(@6 Mbps)	150 feet – Indoor, Office environment
	802.11 b – Typical	1200 feet – Outdoor Open Area
	(@1 Mbps)	300 feet – Indoor, Office environment

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