From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail2.candelatech.com ([208.74.158.173]:51581 "EHLO mail2.candelatech.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751694AbbCKP5m (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:57:42 -0400 Message-ID: <550065F5.5050607@candelatech.com> (sfid-20150311_165755_892976_7503C625) Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 08:57:41 -0700 From: Ben Greear MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E1rio_Lopes?= CC: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Why can we not set the mcast rate for AP/STA interfaces? References: <54FF7095.9010800@candelatech.com> <20150311105604.42081tsuhqw9inn8@horde.inescporto.pt> In-Reply-To: <20150311105604.42081tsuhqw9inn8@horde.inescporto.pt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 : > >>> 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 >> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com