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Re: [PATCH v2] cfg80211: basic support for PBSS network type

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On Tue, 2016-02-02 at 16:09 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2016-01-28 at 10:58 +0200, Lior David wrote:
> > PBSS (Personal Basic Service Set) is a new BSS type for DMG
> > networks. It is similar to infrastructure BSS, having an AP-like
> > entity called PCP (PBSS Control Point), but it has few differences.
> > PBSS support is mandatory for 11ad devices.
> > 
> > Add support for PBSS by introducing a new PBSS flag attribute.
> > The PBSS flag is used in the START_AP command to request starting
> > a PCP instead of an AP, and in the CONNECT command to request
> > connecting to a PCP instead of an AP.
> > 
> Applied.
> 

Actually, one more question: Why does the kernel have to know at
*connect* time that it should be a PBSS? It could tell that from the
scan results, by looking for PBSS if it can't find AP in there, no?

johannes
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