Product characteristics
Qualcomm-Atheros QCA9980
Qualcomm Atheros ‘Cascade’ QCA9984
CUS239 reference design
5GHz Max 23dBm output power (per channel)
Compatible with IEEE 802.11ac & and backward compatible with 802.11a/n
Up to 1.73Gbps data transfer speed
2 spatial streams (2SS), supporting MIMO 160MHz and 80+80MHz bandwidth
4 Space Streams (4SS) Multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO)
802.11ac has explicit emission velocity formation (TxBF) and traditional implicit emission velocity formation of TxBF
MiniPCI Express 2.0 interface
Supports spatial multiplexing, cyclic delay Diversity (CDD), Low density parity check (LDPC) Codes, Maximum ratio Merge (MRC), space-time Block Code (STBC)
Support IEEE 802.11d, e, h, i, j, k, r, u, v time stamp, w and z standards
Supports dynamic frequency selection (DFS)
Designed for high bandwidth enterprise aps