RTL8188CEBT
Combo mini-Card User Manual
2 Rev.1.0
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)
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
Programmable scaling in transmitter and
receiver to trade quantization noise against
increased probability of clipping
Fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
On-chip ADC and DAC
