Radio Specifications
Learn about the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ax radio specifications for the
access points.
Radios
• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio
• IEEE 802.11a/n/ac/ax 4×4
•
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2×2
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 1×1scanner
Table 13: Radio specifications for access point radios
Radio Operating
frequency
Modulation Rates (Mbps) Support Frame
aggregation
802.11a 5.150–5.350
GHz, 5.470–
5.850 GHz
Orthogonal
Frequency
Division
Multiplexing
(OFDM)
54, 48, 36, 24,
18, 12, 9, 6 with
auto fallback
N/A N/A
802.11b 2.4–2.5 GHz Direct-
Sequence
Spread-
Spectrum
(DSSS)
11, 5.5, 2,1 with
auto fallback
N/A N/A
802.11g 2.4–2.5 GHz OFDM 54, 48, 36, 24,
18, 12, 9, 6 with
auto fallback
N/A N/A
802.11n 2.4–2.48 GHz
and 5.150–
5.350 GHz,
5.470–5.850
GHz
802.11n MCS0 - MCS7
(6.5 Mbps-
600.0 Mbps)
• HT20
• HT40 (only
for 5 GHz)
A-MPDU and A-
MSDU
802.11ac 5.150–5.350
GHz, 5.470–
5.850 GHz
802.11ac (256-
QAM)
VHT_MCS0 -
MCS9
6.5-3467 Mbps
NSS = 1–4
• VHT20
• VHT40
• VHT80
T×BF (transmit
beamforming)
Product Specifications Radio Specifications
ExtremeWireless™ AP460C, AP460S6C, and AP460S12C Access Points 31