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