Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces?

Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces?

[Ben Greear]

>From looking at 3.17 code, it appears we are only supposed to set the
mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?

What if I want to tell an AP or station to send broadcast/multicast
at a higher than default rate?

Should this just be controlled by the normal 'iw setbitrates' logic?

Thanks,
Ben

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Re: Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces?

[Mário Lopes]

On which 802.11 amendment (a/b/g/n/ac) and driver allows you setting  
mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
Far as I know, some vendors send multicast traffic as unicast in order  
to reduce airtime.


Quoting Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>:

>> From looking at 3.17 code, it appears we are only supposed to set the
> mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
>
> What if I want to tell an AP or station to send broadcast/multicast
> at a higher than default rate?
>
> Should this just be controlled by the normal 'iw setbitrates' logic?
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
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Re: Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces?

[Ben Greear]

On 03/11/2015 02:56 AM, Mário Lopes wrote:
> On which 802.11 amendment (a/b/g/n/ac) and driver allows you setting mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
> Far as I know, some vendors send multicast traffic as unicast in order to reduce airtime.

I was just looking at the kernel code, I think it was linux/net/wireless/* where
the device type is made.  I didn't look farther to figure out what it would take
to make this work with stations or APs.

Thanks,
Ben

> 
> 
> Quoting Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>:
> 
>>> From looking at 3.17 code, it appears we are only supposed to set the
>> mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
>>
>> What if I want to tell an AP or station to send broadcast/multicast
>> at a higher than default rate?
>>
>> Should this just be controlled by the normal 'iw setbitrates' logic?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ben
>>
>> -- 
>> Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
>> Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
>>
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Re: Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces?

[Mário Lopes]

Ok. I was asking because some routers allow changing basicrate speed  
but only on 802.11a/b/g, in AP mode, not on mesh/Ad-Hoc modes.
Some non-mandatory feactures can be on code of one module but not  
implemented in the whole process.

Thanks.



Quoting Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>:

> On 03/11/2015 02:56 AM, Mário Lopes wrote:
>> On which 802.11 amendment (a/b/g/n/ac) and driver allows you  
>> setting mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
>> Far as I know, some vendors send multicast traffic as unicast in  
>> order to reduce airtime.
>
> I was just looking at the kernel code, I think it was  
> linux/net/wireless/* where
> the device type is made.  I didn't look farther to figure out what  
> it would take
> to make this work with stations or APs.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>:
>>
>>>> From looking at 3.17 code, it appears we are only supposed to set the
>>> mcast rate for mesh and IBSS interfaces?
>>>
>>> What if I want to tell an AP or station to send broadcast/multicast
>>> at a higher than default rate?
>>>
>>> Should this just be controlled by the normal 'iw setbitrates' logic?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Ben
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
>>> Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com
>>>
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