BCM88335 Data Sheet
WLAN 5 GHz Receiver Performance Specifications
WLAN 5 GHz Receiver Performance Specifications
Note: The specifications in Table 34 are specified at the RF port and include the use of an external
FEM with LNA from the Broadcom approved-vendor list (AVL), unless otherwise specified. Results
with FEMs that are not on the Broadcom AVL are not guaranteed.
Table 34: WLAN 5 GHz Receiver Performance Specifications
Parameter
Condition/Notes
Minimum Typical Maximum Unit
Frequency range
–
4900
–
5845
MHz
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
RX sensitivity
IEEE 802.11a
(10% PER for 1000 octet
PSDU)a
6 Mbps OFDM
9 Mbps OFDM
12 Mbps OFDM
18 Mbps OFDM
24 Mbps OFDM
36 Mbps OFDM
48 Mbps OFDM
54 Mbps OFDM
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–94.5
–93.1
–92.2
–89.6
–86.3
–83
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–78.3
–76.8
RX sensitivity
20 MHz channel spacing for all MCS rates
IEEE 802.11n
(10% PER for 4096 octet
PSDU)a
MCS0
MCS1
MCS2
MCS3
MCS4
MCS5
MCS6
MCS7
–
–94
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–91.7
–89.2
–86.1
–82.5
–77.9
–76.3
–74.7
Defined for default
parameters: 800 ns GI and
non-STBC.
RX sensitivity
40 MHz channel spacing for all MCS rates
IEEE 802.11n
(10% PER for 4096 octet
PSDU)a
MCS0
MCS1
MCS2
MCS3
MCS4
MCS5
MCS6
MCS7
–
–91.8
–88.9
–86.5
–83.0
–79.9
–75.2
–73.7
–72.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
dBm
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Defined for default
parameters: 800 ns GI and
non-STBC.
Broadcom®
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