Chapter 2 : Wi-Fi timeouts

AIFS

BW

Spec-Clause

Modulation scheme

Band

Spec-Name

RxTx TurnAround Time(us)

CCA_time (us)

Slot (us)

Sifs (us)

aifsn BK (us)

aifsn BE (us)

aifsn VI (us)

aifsn VO (us)

AIFS BK (us)

AIFS BE (us)

AIFS VI (us)

AIFS VO (us)

20

Clause-16

DSSS

2.4GHz

11b

5

15

20

10

7

3

2

2

150

70

50

50

20

Clause-17

HR/DSSS, CCK, PBCC

2.4GHz

11b

5

15

20

10

7

3

2

2

150

70

50

50

20

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

4

9

16

7

3

2

2

79

43

34

34

10

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

8

13

32

7

3

2

2

123

71

58

58

5

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

16

21

64

7

3

2

2

211

127

106

106

20/40

Clause-19

DSSS, HR/DSSS, CCK, PBCC, ERP-PBCC, DSSS-OFDM, ERP-OFDM

2.4GHz

11g

5

15

20

10

7

3

2

2

150

70

50

50

20/40

Clause-19

DSSS, HR/DSSS, CCK, PBCC, ERP-PBCC, DSSS-OFDM, ERP-OFDM

2.4GHz

11g

5

4

9

10

7

3

2

2

73

37

28

28

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

2.4GHz

11n

5

15

20

10

7

3

2

2

150

70

50

50

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

2.4GHz

11n

5

4

9

10

7

3

2

2

73

37

28

28

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

5GHz

11n

5

4

9

16

7

3

2

2

79

43

34

34

TxOP Limit

AC

CWmin

CWmax

AIFSN

TxOP Limit Clause-16,17 (802.11b)

TxOP Limit Clause-18,19,20 (802.11a, 802.11g)

BK

aCWmin

aCWmax

7

0

0

BE

aCWmin

aCWmax

3

0

0

VI

(aCWmin+1)/2 - 1

aCWmin

2

6.016 ms

3.008 ms

VO

(aCWmin+1)/4 - 1

(aCWmin+1)/2 - 1

2

3.264 ms

1.504 ms

ACK/CTS timeout

BW

Spec-Clause

Modulation

Band

Spec-Name

RxTx TurnAround Time (us)

CCA (us)

Slot (us)

Sifs (us)

aPHY-RX-START-Delay (us)

ACK/CTS timeout (us)

Spec-ref

Preamble

20

Clause-16

DSSS

2.4GHz

11b

5

15

20

10

192

222

16.3.3

20

Clause-17

HR/DSSS, CCK, PBCC

2.4GHz

11b

5

15

20

10

192

222

17.3.3

Long

20

Clause-17

HR/DSSS, CCK, PBCC

2.4GHz

11b

5

15

20

10

96

126

17.3.3

Short

20

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

4

9

16

25

50

18.4.4

10

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

8

13

32

49

94

18.4.4

5

Clause-18

OFDM

5GHz

11a

5

16

21

64

97

182

18.4.4

20/40

Clause-19

ERP-OFDM

2.4GHz

11g

5

15

20

10

24

54

19.8.4

20/40

Clause-19

ERP-DSSS/CCK

2.4GHz

11g

5

15

20

10

192

222

19.8.4

Long

20/40

Clause-19

ERP-OFDM

2.4GHz

11g

5

15

9

10

24

43

19.8.4

20/40

Clause-19

ERP-DSSS/CCK

2.4GHz

11g

5

15

9

10

96

115

19.8.4

Short

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

5GHz

11na

5

4

9

16

33

58

20.4.4

10

Clause-20

HT

5GHz

11na

5

4

13

32

49

94

20.4.4

5

Clause-20

HT

5GHz

11na

5

4

21

64

97

182

20.4.4

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

2.4GHz

11ng

5

15

20

10

33

63

20.4.4

20/40/80

Clause-20

HT

2.4GHz

11ng

5

4

9

10

33

52

20.4.4