Features; Rtl8188Ce - Realtek RTL8188CEB8 User Manual

2. Features

2.1. RTL8188CE

General
„ 48-pin QFN
„ CMOS MAC, Baseband PHY and RF in
a single chip for IEEE 802.11b/g/n
compatible WLAN
„ 75Mbps receive PHY rate and 75Mbps
transmit PHY rate using 20MHz
bandwidth
„ 150Mbps receive PHY rate and 150Mbps
transmit PHY rate using 40MHz
bandwidth
„ Compatible with 802.11n specification
„ Backward compatible with 802.11b/g
devices while operating at 802.11n data
rates
Host Interface
„ Complies with PCI Express Base
Specification Revision 1.1 / USB 2.0
Standards Supported
„ IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN
„ IEEE 802.11e QoS Enhancement
(WMM)
„ IEEE 802.11i (WPA, WPA2). Open,
shared key, and pair-wise key
authentication services
MAC Features
„ Frame aggregation for increased MAC
efficiency (A-MSDU, A-MPDU)
„ Low latency immediate
High-Throughput Block
Acknowledgement (HT-BA)
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„ Long NAV for media reservation with
CF-End for NAV release
„ PHY-level spoofing to enhance legacy
compatibility
„ Power saving mechanism
„ Channel management and co-existence
„ Multiple BSSID feature allows the
RTL8188CE to assume multiple MAC
identities when used as a wireless bridge
„ Supports Wake-On-WLAN via Magic
Packet and Wake-up frame
„ Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short
Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for
higher multimedia bandwidth
Peripheral Interfaces
„ General Purpose Input/Output (8 pins)
„ Three configurable LED pins
„ Configurable Bluetooth Coexistence
Interface
PHY Features
„ IEEE 802.11n OFDM
„ One Transmit and one Receive path
(1T1R)
„ 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth
transmission
„ Short Guard Interval (400ns)
„ DSSS with DBPSK and DQPSK, CCK
modulation with long and short preamble
„ OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and
64QAM modulation. Convolutional
Coding Rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, and 5/6
„ Maximum data rate 54Mbps in 802.11g,
and 150Mbps in 802.11n
„ Switch diversity for DSSS/CCK
„ Hardware antenna diversity
„ Selectable digital transmit and receive
FIR filters
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RTL8188CEB8
Rev.1.0