Realtek RTL8188CE - Features; General Features; Host Interface Specifications; Supported Standards and Protocols

RTL8188CE, RTL8188CEAU
User’s Manual
2 Rev.1.0
2. Features
General
n 48-pin QFN
n CMOS MAC, Baseband PHY and RF in a
single chip for IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible
WLAN
n 75Mbps receive PHY rate and 75Mbps
transmit PHY rate using 20MHz bandwidth
n 150Mbps receive PHY rate and 150Mbps
transmit PHY rate using 40MHz bandwidth
n Compatible with 802.11n specification
n Backward compatible with 802.11b/g devices
while operating at 802.11n data rates
Host Interface
n Complies with PCI Express Base
Specification Revision 1.1 / USB 2.0
Standards Supported
n IEEE 802.11b/g/n compatible WLAN
n IEEE 802.11e QoS Enhancement (WMM)
n IEEE 802.11i (WPA, WPA2). Open, shared
key, and pair-wise key authentication services
MAC Features
n Frame aggregation for increased MAC
efficiency (A-MSDU, A-MPDU)
n Low latency immediate High-Throughput
Block Acknowledgement (HT-BA)
n Long NAV for media reservation with
CF-End for NAV release
n PHY-level spoofing to enhance legacy
compatibility
n Power saving mechanism
n Channel management and co-existence
n Multiple BSSID feature allows the
RTL8188CE to assume multiple MAC
identities when used as a wireless bridge
n Supports Wake-On-WLAN via Magic Packet
and Wake-up frame
n Transmit Opportunity (TXOP) Short
Inter-Frame Space (SIFS) bursting for higher
multimedia bandwidth
Peripheral Interfaces
n General Purpose Input/Output (8 pins)
n Three configurable LED pins
n Configurable Bluetooth Coexistence
Interface
PHY Features
n IEEE 802.11n OFDM
n One Transmit and one Receive path (1T1R)
n 20MHz and 40MHz bandwidth transmission
n Short Guard Interval (400ns)
n DSSS with DBPSK and DQPSK, CCK
modulation with long and short preamble
n OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, and
64QAM modulation. Convolutional Coding
Rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, and 5/6
n Maximum data rate 54Mbps in 802.11g, and
150Mbps in 802.11n
n Switch diversity for DSSS/CCK
n Hardware antenna diversity
n Selectable digital transmit and receive FIR
filters
n Programmable scaling in transmitter and
receiver to trade quantization noise against
increased probability of clipping
n Fast receiver Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
n On-chip ADC and DAC