Chapter 6 Wireless Mobile Interface Cards

Table 6-4

Differences Between WMICs (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

2.4 GHz (802.11b/g)

4.9 GHz (public safety)

5.0 GHz (802.11h)

Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast Roaming

 

All scanning

All scanning

Fast roaming is not

 

Scanning

 

enhancements for faster

enhancements for faster

supported due to DFS

 

Enhancements

 

roaming are available.

roaming are available

nature. But normal

 

 

 

 

except “Use First Better

roaming with scanning

 

 

 

 

Access Point.”

enhancement are

 

 

 

 

 

available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Network

 

Supported.

Supported for new values.

Supported.

The

Management

 

 

 

 

platform-dependent

Protocol (SNMP)

 

 

 

SNMP code was

MIB IDs

 

 

 

 

modified to return

 

 

 

 

 

new values

 

 

 

 

 

(entPhysicalVendorT

 

 

 

 

 

ype, System OID,

 

 

 

 

 

and Chassis ID).

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.4-GHz (802.11b/g) WMIC Features

The key features of the 2.4-GHz (802.11b/g) WMIC are listed in Table 6-5.

Table 6-5

Key 2.4-GHz (802.11b/g) WMIC Features

 

 

 

Feature

 

Description

 

 

Data Rates Supported

1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps

 

 

Network Standard

IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g

 

 

Frequency Band

2.400 GHz to 2.497 GHz

 

 

 

 

Modulation

 

BPSK1

1 Mbps and 6 Mbps

 

 

QPSK2

2 Mbps and 12 Mbps

 

 

CCK3

5.5 Mbps

 

 

BPSK1

9.6 Mbps

 

 

CCK23

11 Mbps

 

 

QPSK2

18 Mbps

 

 

16 QAM4

24 Mbps and 36 Mbps

 

 

64 QAM4

48 Mbps and 54 Mbps

Operating Channels

North America: 11; ETSI: 13; Japan: 14

 

 

Receive Sensitivity

1 Mbps: -94 dBm

2Mbps: -91 dBm

5.5 Mbps: -89 dBm

11Mbps: -85 dBm

Transmit Power Settings 100 mW (20 dBm) 50 mW (17 dBm) 30 mW (15 dBm) 20 mW (13 dBm)

5 mW (7 dBm)

1 mW (0 dBm)

Maximum power settings vary to comply with the regulatory domain.

Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference

 

OL-5816-10

6-9

 

 

 

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