Type
WLAN Baseband
WLAN Radio
WLAN Encryption
PAN9320 Wi-Fi Module
2 Overview
Features
• 802.11n 1x1 SISO (WLAN SoC with SISO RF radio)
• Backward compatibility with legacy 802.11b/g technology
• PHY data rates up to 150 Mbps (802.11n - MCS7)
• 20 MHz bandwidth/channel, 40 MHz bandwidth/channel, upper/lower
20 MHz bandwidth in 40 MHz channel, and 20 MHz duplicate legacy
bandwidth in 40 MHz channel mode operation
• Modulation and Coding Scheme MCS 0 ~ 7 and MCS 32 (duplicate
6 Mbps)
• Radio resource measurement
• Optional 802.11n SISO features:
20/40 MHz coexistence
1-stream Space-Time-Block-Coding (STBC) reception
Short Guard Interval
RIFS on receive path
Beamformer function and hardware acceleration
Greenfield TX/RX
• 20 and 40 MHz channel bandwidth
• Embedded WLAN Radio SoC with the following features:
Direct conversion radio (no SAW filter)
2.4 GHz TX/RX switch, Power Amplifier (PA) and Low Noise Amplifier
(LNA) path
Gain selectable LNAs with optimized noise figure and power
consumption
Power Amplifiers with power control
Closed loop power control (0.5 dB step increments)
Optimized TX gain distribution for linearity and noise performance
Fine channel step with AFC (adaptive frequency control)
• Embedded WLAN Radio SoC with the following features:
WEP 64-bit and 128-bit encryption with hardware TKIP processing
(WPA)
AES-CCMP hardware implementation as part of 802.11i security
standard (WPA2)
Enhanced AES engine performance
AES-Cipher-Based Message Authentication Code (CMAC) as part of
the 802.11w security standard5
Product Specification Rev. 1.3
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