From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crystal.sipsolutions.net ([195.210.38.204]:47453 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753519AbYDUIYF (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:24:05 -0400 Subject: Re: FYI: hostapd status From: Johannes Berg To: Zhu Yi Cc: linux-wireless , Reinette Chatre In-Reply-To: <1208741320.2452.22.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> References: <1208454990.4066.42.camel@johannes.berg> <1208741320.2452.22.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-OiYZUXljgIobvYjlDmQX" Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:21:14 +0200 Message-Id: <1208766074.26186.32.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20080421_092410_645692_C4EB3C7D) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-OiYZUXljgIobvYjlDmQX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2008-04-21 at 09:28 +0800, Zhu Yi wrote: > On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 19:56 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > > Since we just talked about it on IRC and I made a list, here it is. Thi= s > > lists what we're missing in mac80211 and nl80211 for proper AP support. > >=20 > > =EF=BB=BF * short slot =20 > > * short preamble > > * basic rate set=20 > > * rts/cts > > * channel flag/regulatory domain > > * tx queue params (the plan is to make them qdisc settings after > > Ron's/my qos patch) > > * multi-bss support (no kernel changes, just hostapd keep track of > > BSSes) > > * internal bridge setting (separated STAs in AP, local->bridge_packets= ) > > * CTS-protect setting for AP >=20 > These looks good for a basic AP. But I'd like to add more advanced > features for example 11n, WMM AC and u-APSD support (which we have > already done). Well, yes, but these are the basic building blocks to get a basic AP spec compliant. You can add all the advanced features that you want, if the basic stuff isn't right we shouldn't really use that AP. johannes --=-OiYZUXljgIobvYjlDmQX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIVAwUASAxOeKVg1VMiehFYAQI1YRAArkVGNtUpU0He/2WSKxKDrdvRkOl1iHx9 vvTrLIGwQaZw0m0ZveY0IFKSGnkhvrFT02cAoYJucHWiY2O0lDomeGU9qklpjLN5 WbQ5DPCKM89qhKxKN3eAwtAwsUv2EU6tpnPe51aknkkvyN0JkYJWoUJPDgJyg0+T 5cP2K08O725FjOWR3yacBjx8pb3Xxf0986a7gNjrYA8hBemXKn0HL6EsDo01fLNj YJ0GLziVgAHEL9NScrqefwKA6dMVZbJYBDJ80iY2doujLYnXdVHC8D+pPiYz8hAl qoqXox6n4wlOjLCBVDtpCIbKaTdxtnxj/99fdo8vNHnlG40V6Is8Z3AEIYjp9f8+ dqa8AT6YLFjCTg4G9JnZDuvB898VSRuqp0QD0f7+o1WP6F97ue7VIcYahhI9m9IK 2n8OWY5k1cWTM5TmpWILL0eGepJ6Qv+jLhfjpGi9rX7lyj9mZu1vYW6w/o8UIUWD esORrq9IlygtmUAbGhE2gWLqONnOlUeR2MXCg80JURY0PO3FqpV2+swOT6WREmoI 4dQnrjhkhU8J1AjR/vZneA1h2A9u7JLmJWSTVE1Gquv/WKJmS6DoABoRfK3NJcfM Gg44mYjW5S2FlaUkWx6np6S4n6PQBFrwKzzjirPOF96tgT+YOC1RzgmN0QQry0bt 2B3KQ1Jmmgs= =G2jX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-OiYZUXljgIobvYjlDmQX--