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Chapter 6 Wireless Mobile Interface Cards
Throughput

The throughput is a minimum of:

• 4 Mbps half-duplex at one mile line-of-sight range for a 5 MHz-wide channel
• 8 Mbps half-duplex at one mile line-of-sight range for a 10 MHz-wide channel.
• 16 Mbps half-duplex at one mile line-of-sight range for a 20 MHz-wide channel.
Modulation
Table 6-9 lists the modulation supported modulations and data rates.
Receive Sensitivity
Table 6-10 shows the receive sensitivity for the 4.9-GHz WMIC.
Tab l e 6-9 Modulations and Data Rates
Modulation 5 Mbps 10 Mbps 20 Mbps
BPSK 1.5 Mbps and 2.25 Mbps 3 Mbps and 4.5 Mbps 6 Mbps and 9 Mbps
QPSK 3 Mbps and 4.5 Mbps 6 Mbps and 9 Mbps 12 Mbps and 18 Mbps
16 QAM 6 Mbps and 9 Mbps 12 Mbps and 18 Mbps 24 Mbps and 27 Mbps
64 QAM 12 Mbps and 13.5 Mbps 24 Mbps and 27 Mbps 48 Mbps and 54 Mbps
Tab l e 6-10 Receive Sensitivity for the 4.9-GHz WMIC
5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz
1.5 Mbps -89 dBm 3 Mbps -87 dBm 6 Mbps -85 dBm
2.25 Mbps -89 dBm 4.5 Mbps -87 dBm 9 Mbps -85 dBm
3 Mbps -89 dBm 6 Mbps -87 dBm 12 Mbps -85 dBm
4.5 Mbps -85 dBm 9 Mbps -87 dBm 18 Mbps -82 dBm
6 Mbps -82 dBm 12 Mbps -85 dBm 24 Mbps -79 dBm
9 Mbps -79 dBm 18 Mbps -79 dBm 36 Mbps -76 dBm
12 Mbps -74 dBm 24 Mbps -74 dBm 48 Mbps -71 dBm
13.5 Mbps -72 dBm 27 Mbps -72 dBm 54 Mbps -69 dBm