Dell OPTIPLEX FX160 Technical Manualbook

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Contents

DELL™ OPTIPLEX™ FX160 TECHNICAL GUIDEBOOK14C O M M U N I C A T I O N S - W I R E L E S S L A NN O T E : T h e c u r r e n t d r a w v a l u e s w e r e m e a s u r e d o v e r a 1 - s e c o n d i n t e r v a l . T h e m a x i m u m t r a n s m i ta n d r e c e i v e v a l u e s w e r e m e a s u r e d w h i l e t r a n s f e r r i n g a c o n t i n u o u s U D P d a t a s t r e a m a t t h eh i g h e s t r a t e s e t t i n g o f 2 7 0 M b p s .Form Factor PCI Express Half Mini Card ECN, March 16, 2006Temperature and Humidity LimitationsOperating Temperature 0–75°COperating humidity 95% maximum (no condensation allowed)Storage temperature –40 to +80°CStorage humidity 95% maximum (no condensation allowed)Power Characteristics*Current draw, Power Save mode 80mWCurrent draw, Receive mode 500mWCurrent draw, Transmit mode 800mWPower supply 3.3VNetworking CharacteristicsCompatibility IEEE 802.11g standard for wireless LAN (OFDM)IEEE 802.11b standard for wireless LAN (DSSS)Network Operating System Microsoft Windows NetworkingHost Operating SystemMicrosoft VistaMicrosoft Windows XPMicrosoft Windows XP EmbeddedNDIS6 miniport driverMedium access protocol CSMA/CA (collision avoidance) with acknowledgment(ACK)Data rate (Mbps)IEEE 802.11b: 1,2,5.5,11IEEE 802.11g: 1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54NOTE: The Dell wireless WLAN card uses anautomatic transmit rate select mechanismRadio CharacteristicsFrequency band IEEE 802.11b: 2.4 GHz (2400-2500 MHz)IEEE 802.11g: 2.4 GHz (2400-2500 MHz)Modulation techniqueIEEE 802.11b: direct sequence spread spectrum(DSSS)CCK for high and medium transmit rateDQPSK for standard transmit rateDBPSK for low transmit rateIEEE 802.11g: orthogonal frequency divisionmultiplexing (OFDM)52 subcarriers with BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM or 64-QAMForward error correction convolution coding rate: 1/2,2/3, 3/4Spreading IEEE 802.11b: 11-chip Barker sequenceBit error rate (BER) Better than 10–5Nominal output power IEEE 802.11b: 19 dBmIEEE 802.11g: 15 dBmDELL WIRELESS 1397 HALF MINI-CARD