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The following table provides detailed information on the some of 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
AP-600a
(802.11a)
ODFM
(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
Enable (default)
Disable
Note: A user cannot manually select a
channel for products sold in Europe; these
products require automatic channel selection
using DFS. See
Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS).
Available Channels vary by regulatory domain
and/or country. See
802.11a Channel
Frequencies for the AP-600a
for details.
0 - Auto Fallback (default)
6 Mbits/sec
9 Mbits/sec
12 Mbits/sec
18 Mbits/sec
24 Mbits/sec
36 Mbits/sec
48 Mbits/sec
54 Mbits/sec
For 2X Turbo mode (not available in all
countries):
0 - Auto Fallback (default)
12 Mbits/sec
18 Mbits/sec
24 Mbits/sec
36 Mbits/sec
48 Mbits/sec
72 Mbits/sec
96 Mbits/sec
108 Mbits/sec
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Introduction
AP-600b
(802.11b)
DSSS
(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
Enable (default)
Disable
Available Channels vary by regulatory domain
and/or country. See
802.11b Channel
Frequencies for the AP-600b
for details.
N/A
Large (default)
Medium
Small
Minicell
Microcell
1 Mbits/sec
2 Mbits/sec
5.5 Mbits/sec
11 Mbits/sec
Available options depend on Distance
Between APs setting
Enable (default)
Disable
Enable
Disable (default)
Enable (default)
Disable
Enable (default)
Disable
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