Radio Receiver Sensitivity

Receiver sensitivity is the lowest power level at which the receiver can detect a Radio Frequency (RF) signal and produce a specified output signal. The ability of a device to pick up strong transmit signal and a high receiver sensitivity performs better in low WLAN coverage than a device with weaker signals.

The following table shows the radio receiver sensitivity for Vocera devices at 2.4 GHz data rates.

Protocol	Data Rate	Receiver Sensitivity for B3000n	Receiver Sensitivity for V5000	Receiver Sensitivity for C1000
802.11b	1 Mbps	-90 dBm	NA	NA
	2 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	5.5 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	11 Mbps	-87 dBm	–89 dBm	–85 dBm
802.11g	6 Mbps	-91 dBm	NA	NA
	9 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	12 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	18 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	24 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	36 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	48 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	54 Mbps	-73 dBm	–77 dBm	–75 dBm
802.11n (HT20)	MCS0	-90 dBm	NA	NA
	MSC7	-70 dBm T	–76 dBm	–73 dBm

The following table shows the radio receiver sensitivity for Vocera devices at 5 GHz data rates.

Protocol	Data Rate	Receiver Sensitivity for B3000n	Receiver Sensitivity for V5000	Receiver Sensitivity for C1000
802.11a	6 Mbps	-92 dBm	NA	NA
	9 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	12 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	18 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	24 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	36 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	48 Mbps	NA	NA	NA
	54 Mbps	-73 dBm	-73 dBm	–75 dBm
802.11n (HT20)	MCS0	-91 dBm	NA	NA
	MCS7	-70 dBm	–73 dBm	–73 dBm
HT40	MCS7	NA	–69 dBm	–70 dBm
VHT80	MCS7	NA	–62 dBm	–63 dBm