Thanks again for making things clear! Regards Sridhar > 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 > -- Dr. Sridhar K. N. Rao Research Lead SRM Research Institute Bangalore
