AR9280
Single-chip 2.4/5 GHz 802.11n
WLAN solution for PCI-Express
30 mm
AR9280
Reference Design Highlights
• Support for both Half- and Full-Mini Card form factors
• Compliant with PCI-Express Mini Card 1.1 standard
• Line rate WLAN to LAN performance
• Interoperability with 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and
802.11n compliant products
• Driver support for Windows XP, Vista and Linux operating systems
• Worldwide regulatory compliance
30 mm
XB92
AR9280 Specifications
Frequency Band
2.4 and 5 Ghz
Network Standard
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Modulation Technology
OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM,
64 QAM; DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK
FEC Coding Rate
1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6
Hardware Encryption
AES, TKIP, WEP
Quality of Service
802.11e
Communication Interface PCI-Express
Peripheral Interface
GPIOs, LEDs
Memory Interface
EEPROM
Supported Data Rates
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
6 - 54 Mbps
1 - 11 Mbps
6 - 54 Mbps
6.5 - 300 Mbps
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