* mac80211 functionality
@ 2010-10-06 0:17 Manu Bansal
2010-10-06 13:23 ` John W. Linville
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From: Manu Bansal @ 2010-10-06 0:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-wireless
Hi,
I am trying to do a soft-radio implementation on linux using mac80211
for the parts of 802.11 MAC it implements. It appears that it does not
do the whole MAC, instead only the MLME portion of it, and the core
functions of carrier sensing, backoff etc are still in
firmware/hardware. Is this understanding correct? Are the mac80211
book and code the best references to understand this split of
functionality, or there is a more complete/concise reference?
Thanks,
Manu
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* Re: mac80211 functionality
2010-10-06 0:17 mac80211 functionality Manu Bansal
@ 2010-10-06 13:23 ` John W. Linville
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From: John W. Linville @ 2010-10-06 13:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Manu Bansal; +Cc: linux-wireless
On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 05:17:15PM -0700, Manu Bansal wrote:
> I am trying to do a soft-radio implementation on linux using mac80211
> for the parts of 802.11 MAC it implements. It appears that it does not
> do the whole MAC, instead only the MLME portion of it, and the core
> functions of carrier sensing, backoff etc are still in
> firmware/hardware. Is this understanding correct? Are the mac80211
> book and code the best references to understand this split of
> functionality, or there is a more complete/concise reference?
I think you read it correctly.
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