GD32W51x User Manual
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32.
Wi-Fi
32.1.
Overview
The GD32W51x is a highly integrated 2.4GHz Wi-Fi System-on-Chip (Soc) that includes an
Arm
®
Cortex
®
-M33
processor with Trustzone, a single stream IEEE 802.11b/g/n
MAC/baseband/radio, a power amplifier (PA), and a receive low-noise amplifier (LNA). It is
an optimized SoC designed for a broad array of smart devices for Internet of Things (IoT)
applications.
32.2.
Characteristics
32.2.1.
Standards Supported
802.11b/g/n(2.4G) compatible
802.11e QoS Enhancement (WMM)
802.11i (WPA, WPA2). Open, shared key, and pair-wise key authentication services
Wi-Fi WPS
Wi-Fi Direct
Integrated TCP/IP protocol
32.2.2.
Wi-Fi MAC
Transmission and reception of aggregated MPDUs (A-MPDU) for high throughput (HT)
Support for immediate ACK and Block-ACK policies
Support for power management schemes, including WMM power-save, power-save
multi-poll (PSMP), and multiphase PSMP operation
Interframe space timing support, including RIFS
Support for RTS/CTS and CTS-to-self frame sequences for protecting frame exchanges
Back-off counters in hardware for supporting multiple priorities as specified in the WMM
specification
Timing synchronization function (TSF), network allocation vector (NAV) maintenance,
and target beacon transmission time (TBTT) generation in hardware
Hardware engine for AES-CCMP, legacy WPA TKIP, legacy WEP ciphers, and support
for key management
Programmable independent basic service set (IBSS) or infrastructure basic service set
or Access Point functionality
32.2.3.
Wi-Fi PHY
Single antenna 1x1 stream in 20MHz and 40MHz channels
Supports IEEE 802.11b DSSS-CCK modulation: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps