Brocade Enterprise Wireless LAN Antenna Specification Guide, Version 1.5 - Manual (Page 9)

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About This Document
In this chapter
• How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
• Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
• Web support sites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this document is organized
This document provides an RF engineer a catalog of antenna parts and accessories to complete a
customized RF environment. This guide specifically addresses the antennas used for 2.4 GHz, 5.2
GHz and dual band antenna implementations for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs).
It is important to understand that antenna and accessory selection should be qualified by on-site
testing with the actual components used. Signal attenuation is cumulative with each connection
and component added between the antenna and the radio, so careful study should verify the given
arrangement delivers the expected results.
NOTE
Illustrations displayed in this guide are samples and can differ from the actual antenna.
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Antenna Selection and Description” provides details about antenna types and
performance characteristics, descriptions and photographs of connector types, and choosing
an antenna and accessories.
• Chapter 2, “Product Compatibility” provides information about FCC compatibility and a list of
antenna part numbers and specifications.
• Chapter 3, “2.4 GHz Single Band Antenna Suite” provides information about supported
single-band 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n antennas.
• Chapter 4, “5.2 Ghz Single Band Antenna Suite” provides information about supported
single-band 5.2 GHz 802.11b/g/n antennas.
• Chapter 5, “2.4GHz - 5.2GHz Dual Band Antenna Suite” provides information about supported
dual-band 2.4GHz - 5.2GHz 802.11b/g/n antennas.
• Chapter 6, “Antenna Cables” provides information about supported antenna cables.
• Chapter 7, “Supported Antenna Adapters” provides information about supported antenna
adapters.