Airforce 54G® 802.11A/B/G Pci Express® Client Reference Design
Airforce 54G® 802.11A/B/G Pci Express® Client Reference Design
Airforce 54G® 802.11A/B/G Pci Express® Client Reference Design
BCM94311
• IEEE 802.11a/g CMOS MAC/Baseband client solution with • DSP architecture reduces the power required to transmit data by 30%.
BroadRange™ for PCI Express® conections. Flexible design provides an • Low-power consumption improves battery life of Wi-Fi devices,
802.11b/g or 802.11a/g solution when paired with an appropriate radio.
including handheld devices and consumer electronics.
• Supports Wireless Form Factor (WFF) PCI Express cards for desktop
• Meets PCI Power Management Interface version 1.1 (ACPI).
PCs, Wireless on Motherboard (WOMBO) notebook modules, and
® ® • Designed for low CPU usage to ensure these CPU resources are
embedded Wi-Fi applications for 54g to PCI Express connections.
available for handheld applications.
• High-speed serial bus supports x1 lane running at 2.5 Gbps in each
• Dynamic power management under driver control.
direction for improved Quality of Service (QoS), Error Detection, Power AIRFORCE FEATURE SET
Management, Hot Plug/Hot Swap capability, and simplified board layout.
• Includes BroadRange signal processing for industry-leading receive • SmartRadio™: Continuous calibration reduces test time and improves
sensitivity and extended range. manufacturability.
• Highly integrated chipset provides low cost, low power, and small • Xpress™ Technology: Standards-based frame bursting improves
footprint for integration in a broad range of devices. overall network efficiency.
• WHQL-certified drivers for Windows® XP, Windows® Me, Windows® • 125 High Speed Mode™: Standards-plus performance enhancement
delivers best real-world performance when both client and AP support
2000, Windows® 98SE, and Windows® 98 operating systems, portable to high speed mode.
Linux® and Windows® CE. • BroadRange Technology: Standards-compliant feature increases
• USB 1.1 host for expanded Bluetooth® connectivity and coexistence. receive sensitivity to improve range at the higher data rates.
• 4-KB one-time programmable (OTP) memory for customer-defined • Security:
parameters. - WPA- and WPA2-CERTIFIED™ for powerful encryption and
authentication.
• Industry-standard UART and JTAG interfaces to manage other serial - AES in hardware for faster data encryption and 802.11i compatibility
devices for in-system testing. - Cisco® Compatible Extensions (CCX, CCX 2.0) certified
• On-chip 1.8V/2.5V regulators reduce component cost and power - SecureEasySetup™ for simple Wi-Fi setup and WPA security
configuration
dissipation and simplify PCB design.
• Worldwide support: Global products supported with worldwide
homologated design.
802.11b/g PCI Express Reference Design 802.11a/g PCI Express Reference Design
OVERVIEW
PCIE
Crystal
SPROM RF Connector
Main Antenna
TxBalun
BCM2050 or FEM
BCM2060 RxBalun
IEEE 802.11b/g
or 802.11a Radio
BCM4311 Tx/Rx, Ant. Sel. ctrl
IEEE 802.11a/b/g RF Connector
Baseband/MAC & Aux Antenna
System Interface TSSI
Switching Supply
Regulator Filtering
RF filtering
Threshold
Detector
VAUX
& Switch
BCM94311 Specifications
Item Description
Interface USB 1.1 Host interface, PCIe™, GPIO, UART, JTAG
System bus support PCIe
Standard IEEE 802.11g with external radio BCM2050, 802.11a with external radio BCM2060
Data rate 802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps; 802.11b, 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Modulation OFDM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK
Network architectures Infrastructure and ad hoc
Operating frequencies 2.4 GHz—2.497 GHz, 4.9 GHz —5.85 GHz with 2060 option
Operating channels 11 for North America; 13 for Europe, and 14 for Japan
RF output power 20 dBm maximum
Antenna connectors Hardware diversity support—Transmit and Receive
Power requirements 3.3V for reference designs
Security 802.1x; WEP; WEP2; WPA, WPA2; TKIP; WEP128; Weak-key avoidance; CCX, CCX 2.0; 128-bit OCB mode AES, 802.11i
Software support Microsoft® WHQL certified for Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, WindowsSE, and Linux operating systems.
Certifications IEEE 802.11 compliant; WI-FI CERTIFIED™; ACPI power management
ORDERING INFORMATION
• BCM4311: 196-pin package
• BCM94311: Reference design
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