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Qualcomm Dragonwing™
N8 Platform
N8

Bring next‑generation wireless connectivity to a broad range of deployments with advanced Wi‑Fi 8 performance.

The Dragonwing N8 Platform is a versatile Wi‑Fi 8 networking solution built for home routers, mesh systems, and enterprise and SMB access points, enabling the latest Wi‑Fi 8 PHY and MAC enhancements, advanced radio configurations, and reliable multi‑client performance to support consistent connectivity across residential and business environments.

Designed for broad adoption of Wi‑Fi 8, the Dragonwing N8 Platform enables OEMs and service providers to deliver next‑generation connectivity with advanced performance, efficiency, and design simplicity across residential and enterprise environments.

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Target Applications
 

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Home routers and residential gateways
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Mesh Nodes and Whole-Home Mesh Systems
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Enterprise and SMB Access Points

Benefits

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Next-Level Wi-Fi 8 Performance
Designed to elevate core Wi-Fi 8 capabilities, the Dragonwing N8 Platform adds system-level enhancements beyond the standard feature set, including advanced 5x5 radio systems that strengthen mesh backhaul performance across the network and support sustained throughput for connected clients. Latency and responsiveness improve under load through advanced coordination features and an optimized processing pipeline, helping maintain consistent performance even during peak usage. Intelligent power optimization modes preserve full Wi-Fi 8 speed, range, and reliability while reducing overall power draw.
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Designed for Flexible Deployments
The Dragonwing N8 Platform is designed to support flexible wireless configurations from dual-band to tri-band Wi-Fi 8 for a wide range of deployments. This versatility allows the platform to scale from compact mesh nodes to home routers and enterprise access points, adapting to different coverage, capacity, and form factor needs while simplifying platform reuse across multiple product designs.
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Developer-Ready, Integrated Platform
A unified software and hardware architecture streamlines integration by combining networking, compute, Wi-Fi 8 radios, and RF Front End with a silicon-to-cloud software stack. Consistent APIs, service frameworks, and telemetry shorten development cycles and simplify feature delivery.

Features

  • 802.11bn* PHY/MAC feature set
  • Up to tri-band operation with support for antenna configurations with up to 14 antennas
  • Up to 23 Gbps** peak wireless capacity with support for up to 750 simultaneous clients
  • Flexible radio configuration with 5x5 or split into dual band simultaneous 2x2 + 3x3
  • Dedicated scan radio for automatic channel selection (ACS), radar (DFS), and proactive interference avoidance
  • Support for Wi-Fi locationing (802.11az/bk) and Wi-Fi sensing (802.11bf)
  • Dragonwing Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) Suite Artificial Intelligence
  • Quad‑core CPU
  • Eco Adaptive Mode enables significant energy savings during low‑activity periods while maintaining responsiveness and returning to full performance seamlessly as traffic increases
  • OEM‑tunable power profiles
  • End-to-end QoE enablement with WAN-to-WLAN and WAN-to-LAN QoS management and Telemetry APIs
  • Software‑defined datapath with open‑source and middleware support (prplOS, OpenWRT, RDK, OpenSync)
  • Easy integration of IoT applications through platform extensions and coexistence interfaces
  • Security options: crypto engine
  • Carrier-grade Packet Processing Engine with advanced tunneling capacity

* Planned compliance with IEEE 802.11bn based on draft specifications.

Specifications
Wi-Fi
Peak PHY Rate
Up to 23 Gbps1
Generation
Wi-Fi 8, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 4
Standards
802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 802.11be, 802.11bn
Spectral Bands
6 GHz, 5 GHz, 2.4 GHz
Maximum Band Configuration
Tri-band
Channels
Up to 320 MHz
Peak QAM
4K QAM
Encryption
AES-CCMP, AES-GCMP
Security
WPA3 Enhanced Open, WPS, WPA2, WEP, TKIP, PRNG, WAPI2, WAPI1, 802.11i security, WPA3 Personal, WPA3 Enterprise, WPA3 Easy Connect
Features
Up to 750 users, MU-MIMO (UL/DL), OFDMA (UL/DL), Advanced Scan Radio, Intermediate Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS), Improved Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC), Distributed RU (DRU), Unequal Modulation (UEQM), Enhanced Long Range (ELR), Multi-Primary Operation (DSO/NPCA), Device Unavailability Operation (DUO), AP Periodic Unavailability Operation (PUO), Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput (L4S), Coordinated Time Division Multiple Access (Co-TDMA), Coordinated Restricted Target Wake Time (Co-RTWT), Coordinated Spatial Reuse (Co-SR), Coordinated Beamforming (Co-BF), Single Mobility Domain (SMD) Roaming, Dynamic Bandwidth Expansion (DBE)
CPU
Number of Cores
4
Clock Speed
Up to 1.4 GHz
Flash
Type
eMMC, NAND, NOR
Memory
Type
DDR3L, DDR4
Bit Width
16-bit
Ethernet
Number of Ports
6
Ports
2x 10 GE, 4x 2.5 GE2
  1. Performance claims refer to maximum physical layer (PHY) performance
  2. (or 2x 10GE + 1x 2.5GE + 3x 1GE)
  3. Zigbee/Thread
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