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Modulation and Coding Scheme - MCS Index Table

The following table provides a summary of the modulation and coding scheme for payload characteristics in 802.11n.
Number
MCS of
Modulation (Stream 1/ 2/ 3/ 4 )
Index spatial
streams

Coding
rate

NBPSCS(iSS) N

NSD

ES

Data Rate (in Data Rate (in

NDBPS Mbps)
Mbps)

NCBPS

20MHz 40MHz 20MHz 40MHz 20MHz 40MHz

(GI = 800ns) (GI = 400ns)

20MHz40MHz20MHz40MHz
7.2

15.0

BPSK

1/2

52

108

52

108

6.5

13.5

QPSK

1/2

52

108

104

216

13.0

27.0

14.4 30.0

2
3

1
1

QPSK
16-QAM

3/4
1/2

2
4

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

104
208

216
432

19.5
26.0

40.5
54.0

21.7 45.0

4
5

1
1

16-QAM
64-QAM

3/4
2/3

4
6

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

208
312

432
648

39.0
52.0

64-QAM

3/4

52

108

312

648

58.5

7
8

1
2

64-QAM
BPSK

5/6
1/2

6
1

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

312
104

648
216

65.0
13.0

28.9 60.0
81.0 43.3 90.0
108.0 57.8 120.0
121.5 65.0 135.0
135.0 72.2 150.0
27.0 14.4 30.0

9
10

2
2

QPSK
QPSK

1/2
3/4

2
2

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

208
208

432
432

26.0
39.0

54.0
81.0

28.9
43.3

11
12

2
2

16-QAM
16-QAM

1/2
3/4

4
4

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

416
416

864
864

52.0
78.0

108.0 57.8 120.0

162.0 86.7 180.0

13
14
15

2
2
2

64-QAM
64-QAM
64-QAM

2/3
3/4
5/6

6
6
6

1
1
1

1
1
1

52
52
52

108
108
108

624
624
624

1296
1296
1296

104.0 216.0 115.6 240.0

117.0 243.0 130.3 270.0
130.0 270.0 144.4 300.0

16
17

3
3

BPSK
QPSK

1/2
1/2

1
2

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

156
312

324
648

19.5
39.0

40.5
81.0

18
19

3
3

QPSK
16-QAM

3/4
1/2

2
4

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

312
624

648
1296

58.5
78.0

121.5 65.0 135.0

162.0 86.7 180.0

20
21

3
3

16-QAM
64-QAM

3/4
2/3

4
6

1
1

1
2

52
52

108
108

624
936

1296
1944

117.0 243.0 130.0 270.0

156.0 324.0 173.3 360.0

22
23
24

3
3
4

64-QAM
64-QAM
BPSK

3/4
5/6
1/2

6
6
1

1
1
1

2
2
1

52
52
52

108
108
108

936
936
208

1944
1944
432

175.5 364.5 195.0 405.0

195.0 405.0 216.7 450.0
26.0 54.0 28.9 60.0

25
26

4
4

QPSK
QPSK

1/2
3/4

2
2

1
1

1
1

52
52

108
108

416
416

864
864

52.0
78.0

27
28

4
4

16-QAM
16-QAM

1/2
3/4

4
4

1
1

1
2

52
52

108
108

832
832

1728
1728

104.0 216.0 115.6 240.0

156.0 324.0 173.3 360.0

29
30
31

4
4
4

64-QAM
64-QAM
64-QAM

2/3
3/4
5/6

6
6
6

1
1
1

2
2
2

52
52
52

108
108
108

1248
1248
1248

2592
2592
2592

208.0 432.0 231.1 480.0

234.0 486.0 260.0 540.0
260.0 540.0 288.9 600.0

32

BPSK

1/2

48

48

21.7
43.3

60.0
90.0

45.0
90.0

108.0 57.8 120.0

162.0 86.7 180.0

6.0

6.7

33

16-QAM QPSK

1/2

52

108

312

648 156 324

39

81

43.3

90

34

64-QAM QPSK

1/2

52

108

416

864 208 432

52

108

57.8

120

35

64-QAM16-QAM

1/2

10

52

108

520

1080 260 540

65

135

72.2

150

36

16-QAM QPSK

3/4

52

108

312

648 234 486

58.5 121.5 65.0

135

37

64-QAM QPSK

3/4

52

108

416

864 312 648

38

64-QAM16-QAM

3/4

10

52

108

520

1080 390 810

78

162

86.7

180

97.5 202.5 108.3 225

39

16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

1/2

52

108

416

864 208 432

52

108

57.8

120

40

16-QAM 16-QAM QPSK

1/2

10

52

108

520

1080 260 540

65

135

72.2

150

41

64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

1/2

10

52

108

520

1080 260 540

65

135

72.2

150

42

64-QAM 16-QAM QPSK

1/2

12

52

108

624

1296 312 648

78

162

86.7

180

43

64-QAM 16-QAM 16-QAM

1/2

14

52

108

728

1512 364 756

91

189 101.1 210

44

64-QAM 64-QAM QPSK

1/2

14

52

108

728

1512 364 756

91

189 101.1 210

45

64-QAM 64-QAM 16-QAM

1/2

16

52

108

832

1728 416 864

104

216 115.6 240

78

162

46

16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

3/4

52

108

416

864 312 648

47

16-QAM 16-QAM QPSK

3/4

10

52

108

520

1080 390 810

97.5 202.5 108.3 225

48

64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

3/4

10

52

108

520

1080 390 810

97.5 202.5 108.3 225

49

64-QAM 16-QAM QPSK

3/4

12

52

108

624

1296 468 972

117

64-QAM 16-QAM 16-QAM

3/4

728

1512 546 1134 136.5 283.5 151.7 315

50

14

52

108

86.7

180

243 130.0 270

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64-QAM 64-QAM QPSK

3/4

14

52

108

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1512 546 1134 136.5 283.5 151.7 315

52

64-QAM 64-QAM 16-QAM

3/4

16

52

108

832

1728 624 1296 156

324 173.3 360

53

16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

QPSK

1/2

10

52

108

520

1080 260 540

65

135

72.2

150

54

16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

1/2

12

52

108

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1296 312 648

78

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16-QAM16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

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1512 364 756

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189 101.1 210

56

64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

QPSK

1/2

12

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108

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1296 312 648

78

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64-QAM16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

1/2

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1512 364 756

91

189 101.1 210

58

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

1/2

16

52

108

832

1728 416 864

104

216 115.6 240

59

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM16-QAM 1/2

18

52

108

936

1944 468 972

117

243 130.0 270

60

64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

1/2

16

52

108

832

1728 416 864

104

216 115.6 240

61

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

1/2

18

52

108

936

1944 468 972

117

243 130.0 270

62

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM16-QAM 1/2

20

52

108

1040 2160 520 1080 130

270 144.4 300

63

64-QAM64-QAM64-QAM QPSK

1/2

20

52

108

1040 2160 520 1080 130

270 144.4 300

64

64-QAM64-QAM64-QAM16-QAM 1/2

22

52

108

1144 2376 572 1188 143

297 158.9 330

65

16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

QPSK

3/4

10

52

108

520

1080 390 810

97.5 202.5 108.3 225

66

16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

3/4

12

52

108

624

1296 468 972

117

67

16-QAM16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

3/4

14

52

108

728

1512 546 1134 136.5 283.5 151.7 315

68

64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

QPSK

3/4

12

52

108

624

1296 468 972

69

64-QAM16-QAM QPSK

QPSK

3/4

14

52

108

728

1512 546 1134 136.5 283.5 151.7 315

70

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM QPSK

3/4

16

52

108

832

1728 624 1296 156

71

64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM16-QAM 3/4

18

52

108

936

1944 702 1458 175.5 364.5 195.0 405

72

64-QAM64-QAM QPSK

QPSK

3/4

16

52

108

832

1728 624 1296 156

73

64-QAM64-QAM16-QAM QPSK

3/4

18

52

108

936

1944 702 1458 175.5 364.5 195.0 405

74

64-QAM64-QAM16-QAM16-QAM 3/4

20

52

108

1040 2160 780 1620 195

405 216.7 450

75

64-QAM64-QAM64-QAM QPSK

20

52

108

1040 2160 780 1620 195

405 216.7 450

108

1144 2376 858 1782 214.5 445.5 238.3 495

76

QPSK

3/4

64-QAM64-QAM64-QAM16-QAM 3/4

22

52

117

86.7

180

243 130.0 270

243 130.0 270
324 173.3 360
324 173.3 360

Table 1 - MIMO Modulation and Coding Schemes

The parameters in the table are:
NES: Number of FEC encoders used
NSD: Number of Data Subcarriers
NCBPS: Number of Code Bits Per Symbol (total of all spatial streams)
GI: Guard Interval

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