2009/5/22 ffileppo <ffileppo@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> > I was wondering if with mac80211 is now possible (and what effort is >> > needed) to implement a TDMA approach. In particular I would like to: >> > override 802.11 MPDU frame format, eliminate RTS/CTS exchange, >> > eliminate automatic ACK and retransmission, eliminate virtual carrier >> > sense (NAV), control PHY clear channel assessment and control >> > transmission backoff. >> >> Most of this is usually implemented in firmware, so you need access to >> firmware sources. >> > > Hi, > thanks for your answer. > > If these features are implemented in firmware, it should be possible to modify them if using for example Ath5k (which is a completely FOSS Linux driver) Right? Could you give me any directions? > > Talking about the TDMA implementation I was wondering if it is possible to achieve a time granularity of 1?s using commercial-of-the-shelf wifi cards (e.g. atheros ones). > > I would appreciate any ideas or thoughts on this matter. > > Thank you, > > Francesco > Check out freebsd they have TDMA support for the ath driver as far as i know. It would be cool if we could port it on linux ;-) -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
