Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AC NIC 1420

Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AC NIC 1420
Availability: now

Manuf/OEM/ODM Foxconn T77H476

(Est.) release date: 2013
Country of manuf.: China

Amazon image

ASIN
B06WD4R2KG (, On Amazon, On CCC)

Interface: Mini PCIe (half)

ID: 168c:003c (2 addl. devices) SS: 0000:0000
Windows: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_003C&SUBSYS_00000000

FCC ID: none available

WI1 chip1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9862

Probable Linux driver
ath10k
PCI ID first seen in kernel v3.11 (2013-09-02)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
Win 7/8.1/10
(Bluetooth)

Antenna connector: U.FL

abgn+ac, 2x2:2

Flags: bluetooth

OUI: 0C:84:DC (-, 2 W, 2012)

For a list of all currently documented Qualcomm Atheros chipsets with specifications, see Qualcomm Atheros.

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Killer Wireless-AC NIC 1420

Product page

See also: Rivet Networks

This device seems to have been or will be sold w/ some Alienware

CTO machines @ Dell in Europe and other non-US regions .

The full tag line w/ an Alienware order is Killer NIC 1420

802.11n/ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 (SAF).

There is scant mention of this card anywhere on the net, but..

• it's usage of the QCA988x/986x PCI ID per this driver

(ak14w7 / ak14w7x [x64] named files)

• probable half-sized Mini Card form factor, other options for the 2013

Alienware models look to be mPCIe based, M.2/NGFF expansion seems

to be absent (though present in the newest models using the AC1525)

• reference on a few far-east trading sites as the QCWB342

(auction.co.kr, taobao) - Lite-On manufacture

... indicate this card was most likely the QCWB342

(WB342 reference design, QCA9862 based).

However, a M.2/NGFF reference design for the QCA9862 does also exist

(NFA342) and also seems to be tersely labeled as a Killer Wireless 1420.

It doesn't appear to have passed through the FCC.

It's visible here @ cart100.com and taobao (both by the same seller).

The card is silkscreened with QUALCOMM ATHEROS,

(QCABNFA1420A + Y5375 or NFA342 + 250-02460-030).

Both cards (.. and likely any other QCA988x/986x devices using 168c:003c PCI ID)

will identify as a Killer AC 1420 from within Windows using QCA's Killer driver.

It's possible both WB342 / NFA342 reference design cards were sold

as the Killer Wireless 1420, but it's not known with certainty.

Forum threads

• Discussion on the Compex forums regarding the Killer driver

Dell / Alienware driver set linked on that thread

Serial info

iw list

iw list dump (on Debian 9.1.0)

Wiphy phy0 max # scan SSIDs: 16 max scan IEs length: 195 bytes max # sched scan SSIDs: 0 max # match sets: 0 max # scan plans: 1 max scan plan interval: -1 max scan plan iterations: 0 Retry short limit: 7 Retry long limit: 4 Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m) Device supports RSN-IBSS. Device supports AP-side u-APSD. Supported Ciphers: * WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1) * WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5) * TKIP (00-0f-ac:2) * CCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:4) * CMAC (00-0f-ac:6) Available Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3 Configured Antennas: TX 0x3 RX 0x3 Supported interface modes: * managed * AP * AP/VLAN * monitor * mesh point Band 1: Capabilities: 0x19ef RX LDPC HT20/HT40 SM Power Save disabled RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI TX STBC RX STBC 1-stream Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06) HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15 Bitrates (non-HT): * 1.0 Mbps * 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps Frequencies: * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm) * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) * 2467 MHz [12] (disabled) * 2472 MHz [13] (disabled) * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) Band 2: Capabilities: 0x19ef RX LDPC HT20/HT40 SM Power Save disabled RX HT20 SGI RX HT40 SGI TX STBC RX STBC 1-stream Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes DSSS/CCK HT40 Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003) Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 8 usec (0x06) HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15 VHT Capabilities (0x338001b2): Max MPDU length: 11454 Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80 RX LDPC short GI (80 MHz) TX STBC RX antenna pattern consistency TX antenna pattern consistency VHT RX MCS set: 1 streams: MCS 0-9 2 streams: MCS 0-9 3 streams: not supported 4 streams: not supported 5 streams: not supported 6 streams: not supported 7 streams: not supported 8 streams: not supported VHT RX highest supported: 0 Mbps VHT TX MCS set: 1 streams: MCS 0-9 2 streams: MCS 0-9 3 streams: not supported 4 streams: not supported 5 streams: not supported 6 streams: not supported 7 streams: not supported 8 streams: not supported VHT TX highest supported: 0 Mbps Bitrates (non-HT): * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps Frequencies: * 5180 MHz [36] (20.0 dBm) * 5200 MHz [40] (20.0 dBm) * 5220 MHz [44] (20.0 dBm) * 5240 MHz [48] (20.0 dBm) * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5500 MHz [100] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5520 MHz [104] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5540 MHz [108] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5560 MHz [112] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5580 MHz [116] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5600 MHz [120] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5620 MHz [124] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5640 MHz [128] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5660 MHz [132] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5680 MHz [136] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5700 MHz [140] (23.0 dBm) (no IR, radar detection) * 5720 MHz [144] (disabled) * 5745 MHz [149] (disabled) * 5765 MHz [153] (disabled) * 5785 MHz [157] (disabled) * 5805 MHz [161] (disabled) * 5825 MHz [165] (disabled) Supported commands: * new_interface * set_interface * new_key * start_ap * new_station * new_mpath * set_mesh_config * set_bss * authenticate * associate * deauthenticate * disassociate * join_ibss * join_mesh * remain_on_channel * set_tx_bitrate_mask * frame * frame_wait_cancel * set_wiphy_netns * set_channel * set_wds_peer * probe_client * set_noack_map * register_beacons * start_p2p_device * set_mcast_rate * channel_switch * set_qos_map * connect * disconnect Supported TX frame types: * IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 * P2P-device: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0 Supported RX frame types: * IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * managed: 0x40 0xd0 * AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0 * P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 * P2P-device: 0x40 0xd0 software interface modes (can always be added): * AP/VLAN * monitor valid interface combinations: * #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8, #{ managed } <= 1, total <= 8, #channels <= 1, STA/AP BI must match HT Capability overrides: * MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff * maximum A-MSDU length * supported channel width * short GI for 40 MHz * max A-MPDU length exponent * min MPDU start spacing Device supports TX status socket option. Device supports HT-IBSS. Device supports SAE with AUTHENTICATE command Device supports scan flush. Device supports AP scan. Device supports per-vif TX power setting Driver supports full state transitions for AP/GO clients Driver supports a userspace MPM Driver/device bandwidth changes during BSS lifetime (AP/GO mode) Device supports static SMPS Device supports configuring vdev MAC-addr on create. Device supports VHT-IBSS.

See also

• Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AC 1435‎‎ • (PPage)
• Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AC 1525 • (PPage)
• Rivet Networks Killer Wireless-AC 1535 • (PPage)
• Rivet Networks Killer Ethernet E2200 • (PPage)
• Rivet Networks Killer Ethernet E2400 • (PPage)
• Rivet Networks Killer Ethernet E2500 • (PPage)