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= Receiver Characterization =

The IEEE 802.11 Standard specifies a minimum receiver sensitivity that all 802.11 devices must achieve. This sensitivity is specified as a receive power (in dBm) in which a device must achieve no worse than a 10% PER for PPDU receptions of 1000 octets. The receiver minimum input sensitivity requirements are specified in Section 18.3.10.2 of 802.11-2012 and are reproduced here:

||=  Rate  =||=  Modulation / Coding  =||=  Minimum Sensitivity (dBm)  =||
||  6 Mbps  ||  BPSK 1/2  ||  -82  ||
||  9 Mbps  ||  BPSK 3/4  ||  -81  ||
||  12 Mbps  ||  QPSK 1/2  ||  -79  ||
||  18 Mbps  ||  QPSK 3/4  ||  -77  ||
||  24 Mbps  ||  16-QAM 1/2  ||  -74  ||
||  36 Mbps  ||  16-QAM 3/4  ||  -70  ||
||  48 Mbps  ||  64-QAM 1/2  ||  -66  ||
||  54 Mbps  ||  64-QAM 2/3  ||  -65  ||



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