2: Functional Specifications; Features - Sierra Wireless AirPrime BX3100 Hardware Integration Manual

2: Functional Specifications

2.1 Features

Table 2-1 summarizes the AirPrime BX310x module's RF (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth),
Power, software, and hardware capabilities.
Note: Table contents are preliminary and subject to change.
Feature
Module
Wi-Fi
Rev 3 Sep.18
Table 2-1: AirPrime BX310x Capabilities
Secure boot
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Secure update
•
FOTA (Firmware update Over The Air)
•
Sierra Wireless AirVantage support
•
CF3-compliant footprint (BX3100)
•
Protocols:
•
802.11 b/g/n/e/i
·
802.11 n (2.4 GHz), up to 150 Mbps; MCS0-7 in 20/40 MHz bandwidths
·
Receiving STBC (Space-time Block Code) 2x1
·
802.11 e: QoS for wireless multimedia technology
·
Additional 802.11i security features (pre-authentication, TSN, etc.)
·
WMM-PS, UAPSD
·
A-MPDU, A-MSDU aggregation
·
Block ACK (RTS/CTS/ACK/BA)
·
Fragmentation/defragmentation
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CCMP (CBC-MAC, counter model), TKIP (MIC, RC4), WAPI (SMS4), WEP
·
(RC4), CRC
Frame encapsulation (802.11h/RFC 1042)
·
Pre-authentication, TSN
·
Supported channels—1–14
•
Data transfer (HTTP, HTTPS, MQTT, TCP/UDP)
•
Autoconnection—After device reset, automatically connects to available AP
•
based on previous configuration
Infrastructure BSS Station mode/SoftAP mode: AP mode, STA mode,
•
concurrent AP/STA mode
a
Up to 8 simultaneous Wi-Fi clients
•
IP configuration—IP address in STA mode via DHCP or static assignment
•
Authentication (security) modes: WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, WPA2 Enterprise
•
UMA-compliant and certified
•
Open interface for various upper layer authentication schemes over EAP (e.g.
•
TLS, PEAP, LEAP, SIM, AKA, customer-specific)
Adaptive rate fallback algorithm
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Automatic retransmission/response on slow hosts
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