Proxim ORiNOCO AP-2500 User Manual page 19

Introduction
The following table provides detailed information on the differences between the 802.11a and 802.11b feature sets.
Physical Layer Type
(Modulation Type)
Auto Channel Select
Frequency Channel
Transmit Rate
Distance Between APs
Multicast Rate
Interference Robustness
Closed System
Load Balancing
Medium Density Distribution
2.4 GHz
(802.11b)
DSSS
(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
enable (default)
disable
1 - 2.412 GHz
2 - 2.417 GHz
3 - 2.422 GHz (default FCC, ETSI, Japan)
4 - 2.427 GHz
5 - 2.432 GHz
6 - 2.437 GHz
7 - 2.422 GHz
8 - 2.447 GHz
9 - 2.452 GHz
10 - 2.457 GHz
11 - 2.462 GHz
12 - 2.467 GHz (ETSI countries only)
13 - 2.472 GHz
14 - 2.477 GHz (Japan only)
For France, channels 10-13 only
N/A
large (default)
medium
small
minicell
microcell
1 Mbit/sec
2 Mbits/sec
5.5 Mbits/sec (default)
11 Mbits/sec
Available options depend on Distance Between
APs setting
enable (default)
disable
enable
disable (default)
enable (default)
disable
enable (default)
disable
5 GHz
(802.11a)
ODFM
(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
enable (default)
disable
36 - 5.180 GHz
40 - 5.200 GHz
44 - 5.220 GHz
48 - 5.240 GHz
52 - 5.260 GHz (default)
56 - 5.280 GHz
60 - 5.300 GHz
64 - 5.320 GHz
Channels 36-64 are valid for products in the FCC
and ETSI regulatory domains.
The following channels are available in Japan:
34 - 5.170 GHz (default)
38 - 5.190 GHz
42 - 5.210 GHz
46 - 5.230 GHz
0 - Auto Fallback (default)
6 Mbit/sec
9 Mbits/sec
12 Mbits/sec
18 Mbits/sec
24 Mbits/sec
36 Mbits/sec
48 Mbits/sec
54 Mbits/sec
N/A
0 - Auto Fallback (default)
6 Mbit/sec
9 Mbits/sec
12 Mbits/sec
18 Mbits/sec
24 Mbits/sec
36 Mbits/sec
48 Mbits/sec
54 Mbits/sec
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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