As of 802.16-2009 there is no more mention about 'mesh'. So any kind of WiMAX hardware can support only BS or CPE mode of operation. Intel hardware, linux support for which is discussed here, is CPE mode hardware and cannot operate as BS. And I believe it also cannot support 802.16-2009 fixed mode operation (former 802.16-2004 or 802.16d). Also, I believe, that there is no CPE chipset, which designed to support BS mode. Some of 802.16-2004 chipsets, designed for BS mode, can support CPE mode though. But there is no open-source support for it. 2011/3/7 Sridhar K. N. Rao <sridharr at rib.srmuniv.ac.in> > Thanks a lot for the response. > Is it OK to assume that as of now, there is no wimax hardware that > supports adhoc mode? > or it is advised to carry out a survey? > > Regards > Sridhar > > > > On Thu, 2011-03-03 at 09:34 +0530, Sridhar K. N. Rao wrote: > >> Hello All, > >> > >> I'm new to this list, and this is my first mail! > >> > >> Referring to the mail by Mr. Marcel Holtmann, sometime in 2009, in this > >> list, > >> > >> "...... So to have any kind of mesh operation you would either need > >> to turn your WiMAX card into a basestation or have some ad-hoc mode > >> between two cards ...." > >> > >> Is it possible to achieve one of the above mentioned options (may be the > >> latter one), using the existing hardware? Like Intel 6250? > >> > >> If it is possible, can we also assume the current linux-wimax drivers > >> can > >> be updated to implement the IEEE 802.16d extensions? > > > > The Intel i2400m-based hardware, as a consequence of a set of design > > decisions, receives and processes only the PDUs destined to it; thus, it > > is not usable to implement basestation or anything similar to ad-hoc > > mode. > > > > > > > > -- //batcilla -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.linuxwimax.org/pipermail/wimax/attachments/20110307/a5975281/attachment.html>
