From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ulrich Kunitz Subject: Re: Wireless network card capabilities Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 13:27:21 +0100 Message-ID: <20070204122721.GA2280@p15091797.pureserver.info> References: <45C5B892.3000507@superbug.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: James Courtier-Dutton Return-path: Received: from deine-taler.de ([217.160.107.63]:49469 "EHLO p15091797.pureserver.info" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751977AbXBDM1X (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 Feb 2007 07:27:23 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45C5B892.3000507@superbug.co.uk> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On 07-02-04 10:42 James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > Hi, > > Can Wireless network cards receive and transmit on two channels at once? > I am thinking of implementing a way for a wireless VoIP phone on Linux > being able to hand off from one AP to another without dropping the call. > For this to work, the wireless card must be able to chat on two channels > during the handover, so as to not loose any voice packets. > > James The easiest way to achieve this is to use two wireless adapters. I'm not sure, whether there are adapters, which support parallel reception on two channels and manage two independent associations at the same time. -- Uli Kunitz