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To: Jeff Johnson , Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan , Ben Greear , ath12k@lists.infradead.org References: <1891f4e1-1e28-4f30-b48b-fa50210135da@candelatech.com> <75947d00-4b0c-44af-b887-7874077fe64b@candelatech.com> <4648e6df-08da-9d7a-63e2-d2b850ccabb4@oss.qualcomm.com> <834e6ec1-0755-48ad-af30-2d6470a0233e@oss.qualcomm.com> From: Baochen Qiang Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <834e6ec1-0755-48ad-af30-2d6470a0233e@oss.qualcomm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details-Enc: AW1haW4tMjUxMTEzMDAxMiBTYWx0ZWRfX664wkJ1Xi51h +/Pi7E76kV53dRNb89YxxzM38LE8LllWwBIgF2a1IWiwvtpshHSugD2X5ZPgfGtcWozLeqSAR/V eu2iWtep/5toGvRXGd5M3BIGUMI9M7S+ImUMdAZ/4CrWvZt4I83+EZ68cS1EF5X0VcB23woYrQZ xnlBxR4TmCTHa1rNSczr4UIKxmdaaejz+fwSsNvP2mn32lJoIusGZ/aPc5hZRKxK2oc5ZY7AsYq hHwIPfAuWjwkDB6h0/VgwzX6NYx1xmLg8BkDb3GZ0+LHjU+vYynI8nukf8l3SRMAMzY0cy26DS3 J2vefSUAuYOwQjbV1gmVPEHXfu18AIfce6pxBlqEatpaMDs5+YBIBwwmDeFyTVEmBL6yOOryf2s juYFvEZxZ7QmiUJ/nMUcbpLgqbicKA== X-Proofpoint-GUID: 9z2R6VefTUeIOFsD0A4M0WnhXIfktQ32 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=A5Fh/qWG c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=69153c48 cx=c_pps a=RP+M6JBNLl+fLTcSJhASfg==:117 a=nuhDOHQX5FNHPW3J6Bj6AA==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=6UeiqGixMTsA:10 a=s4-Qcg_JpJYA:10 a=VkNPw1HP01LnGYTKEx00:22 a=GUbesZiWAAAA:8 a=XmvUqCGQ8xh5jYlcwwgA:9 a=3ZKOabzyN94A:10 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=iS9zxrgQBfv6-_F4QbHw:22 a=-cUrBSrepuC47jtK_ZRV:22 a=HhbK4dLum7pmb74im6QT:22 X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: 9z2R6VefTUeIOFsD0A4M0WnhXIfktQ32 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1121,Hydra:6.1.9,FMLib:17.12.100.49 definitions=2025-11-12_06,2025-11-12_01,2025-10-01_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 suspectscore=0 priorityscore=1501 clxscore=1015 spamscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 impostorscore=0 lowpriorityscore=0 malwarescore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=typeunknown authscore=0 authtc= authcc= route=outbound adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.22.0-2510240001 definitions=main-2511130012 X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20251112_180250_944209_66036C1C X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 14.83 ) X-BeenThere: ath12k@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "ath12k" Errors-To: ath12k-bounces+ath12k=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On 11/12/2025 10:57 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote: > On 11/11/2025 9:15 PM, Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan wrote: >> >> >> On 11/12/2025 7:10 AM, Ben Greear wrote: >>> On 11/11/25 17:29, Jeff Johnson wrote: >>>> On 11/11/2025 7:27 AM, Ben Greear wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Are there any current radios + software available where one can put >>>>> ath12k radios in (mini)pcie slots or similar and use those in x86-64 >>>>> chassis and provide tri-band MLO? >>>>> >>>>> Last I looked, Compex had some dual-band radios and maybe single-band >>>>> 6ghz, but I am not sure those can be combined into a tri-band MLO solution? >>>> >>>> Most of the Compex modules use the AP-centric QCN chipsets. >>>> For your use case look for something using the WCN chipset. >>>> >>>> Something like: >>>> https://www.sparklan.com/product/wnfq-291bei/ >>>> >>>> (I haven't tried it and don't endorse it, just giving as an example) >>> >>> Hello Jeff, >>> >>> Thanks for the link.  That too is dual band though.  I'm interested in >>> using ath12k radios for wifi testing purposes, so I'd really like tri-band >>> MLO to have some feature parity with the MTK 7996 radio board. >>> >>> Is ath12k able to combine discrete wifi NICs into tri-band MLO stations? >> >> Yes, ath12k supports tri-band MLO STA. This has been validated for QCN chipsets. >> Not sure if this has been tested for WCN chipsets. > > +Baochen should be able to confirm, but my understanding is that WCN only > supports 2 active links at a time. So sorry for providing a link to a product Yeah, simultaneously 2 link at most. > that doesn't meet your requirement to have all 3 bands operating > simultaneously -- I didn't read that requirement closely enough. > > /jeff > >