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AR5006AP-G Solution Highlights

Highly integrated single chip access point solution, including
integrated 32-bit MIPS R4Kc-class processor, multiprotocol
MAC/baseband, and Radio
Support for IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g
Uses digital CMOS technology exclusively, minimizing power
consumption and cost while maximizing reliability
Power-saving design improvements reduce power consumption by 98%
Next-generation OFDM radio provides best-in-class range,
throughput and power consumption
Atheros XR™ eXtended Range technology to give Wi-Fi products
twice the range of existing designs
Hardware encryption for the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and
IEEE 802.11i security specifications – provides Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES), Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) without performance degradation
Wireless multimedia Quality of Service support (QoS)

AR2315 Single-Chip 2.4 GHz Access Point Solution

Operates from 2.300 to 2.500 GHz
Advanced wideband receiver with best path sequencer for better range
and multipath resistance than conventional equalizer-based designs
Eliminates all IF filters and most RF filters; no external voltage-controlled
oscillators (VCOs) or surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters needed
Enhanced transmit and receive chains
Integrated 32-bit MIPS R4Kc-class processor
Wireless MAC and baseband processing engine
10/100 Ethernet MAC
High speed UART
16-bit configurable local bus
Integrated analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters
SDRAM and serial FLASH memory interface
PCI 2.3 host interface


	The AR5006AP-G design enables various WLAN applications such as access points, routers and home gateways.

AR5006AP-GS Solution Specifications
Frequency Band	2.300 to 2.500 GHz

Network Standard	802.11b, 802.11g

Modulation Technology	OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM;
	DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK

FEC Coding Rate	1/2, 2/3, 1/4

Hardware Security	AES, TKIP, WEP

Quality of Service	802.11e

Communication Interface	PCI, MII, High Speed UART, Local Bus

Peripheral Interface	GPIOs, LEDs

Memory Interfaces	FLASH, SDRAM

Supported Data Rates
IEEE 802.11b	1 to 11 Mbps
IEEE 802.11g	6 to 54 Mbps

Chip Specifications	2315
Operating Voltage	1.9V +/-5%
	3.3V +/-10%

Package Dimensions	15mm x 15mm

Package	233 Plastic Ball Grid Array

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