[ath9k-devel] Progress on Ath9k HT support on Adhoc mode

[Robert Chan <robert.chan.list@gmail.com>]

Hi Jouni and Mohammed,

Thanks very much for the quick reply.

As I am implementing a project that requires a 802.11N mesh network at low 
(or zero actually, for a poor area deployment) budget.  May I ask what is 
the progress in that end (mesh over 11N)?  Or if I want to jump in, which 
part of the code should I begin with (of course I really doubt I could do 
much all by myself, but I will try to probably help out)?

Thanks very much again in advance.

Regards,

Robert

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From: "Jouni Malinen" <jouni.malinen@atheros.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2010 2:52 PM
To: "Mohammed Shafi" <shafi.ath9k@gmail.com>
Cc: "Robert Chan" <robert.chan.list@gmail.com>; 
<ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org>
Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] Progress on Ath9k HT support on Adhoc mode

> On Tue, 2010-12-28 at 22:32 -0800, Mohammed Shafi wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Robert Chan
>> <robert.chan.list@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > So should I assume that the details here are "too updated" or are the 
>> > modes
>> > above are only independently supported (but not able to work together 
>> > such
>> > as IBSS + N + mesh)?
>
> The modes in that table should be considered independent and support for
> 802.11n in the table should really be read as at least one of the modes
> supporting it, not all modes supporting it. So no, that does not mean
> that either IBSS or mesh would support 802.11n (AP and station modes
> do).
>
>> I think 'mesh mode' also handled in mac80211 , if mesh mode is
>> supported with 11n then ibss(which is a sub-set ?) should have 11n
>> support.
>
> Mesh and IBSS are independent modes and both will need to be
> independently addressed for 802.11n support. In addition, both of them
> have protocol limitations on which 802.11n HT features can be supported.
> Finally, HT support for either mode is not yet complete in mac80211 and
> as such, cannot be complete with ath9k either.
>
> - Jouni
>
>
>