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.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Bruce M. Simpson <bms@spc.org>
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.\" Copyright (c) 2004 Darron Broad <darron@kewl.org>
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.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Sam Leffler, Errno Consulting
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd December 31, 2017
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.Dt IEEE80211 9
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm IEEE80211
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.Nd 802.11 network layer
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In net80211/ieee80211_var.h
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.Ft void
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.Fn ieee80211_ifattach "struct ieee80211com *ic"
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.Ft void
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.Fn ieee80211_ifdetach "struct ieee80211com *ic"
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.Ft int
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.Fn ieee80211_mhz2ieee "u_int freq" "u_int flags"
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.Ft int
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.Fn ieee80211_chan2ieee "struct ieee80211com *ic" "const struct ieee80211_channel *c"
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.Ft u_int
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.Fn ieee80211_ieee2mhz "u_int chan" "u_int flags"
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.Ft int
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.Fn ieee80211_media_change "struct ifnet *ifp"
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.Ft void
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.Fn ieee80211_media_status "struct ifnet *ifp" "struct ifmediareq *imr"
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.Ft int
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.Fn ieee80211_setmode "struct ieee80211com *ic" "enum ieee80211_phymode mode"
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.Ft enum ieee80211_phymode
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.Fo ieee80211_chan2mode
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.Fa "const struct ieee80211_channel *chan"
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.Fc
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.Ft int
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.Fo ieee80211_rate2media
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.Fa "struct ieee80211com *ic" "int rate" "enum ieee80211_phymode mode"
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.Fc
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.Ft int
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.Fn ieee80211_media2rate "int mword"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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IEEE 802.11 device drivers are written to use the infrastructure provided
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by the
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.Nm
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software layer.
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This software provides a support framework for drivers that includes
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ifnet cloning, state management, and a user management API by which
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applications interact with 802.11 devices.
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Most drivers depend on the
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.Nm
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layer for protocol services but devices that off-load functionality
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may bypass the layer to connect directly to the device
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(e.g. the
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.Xr ndis 4
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emulation support does this).
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.Pp
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A
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.Nm
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device driver implements a virtual radio API that is exported to
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users through network interfaces (aka vaps) that are cloned from the
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underlying device.
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These interfaces have an operating mode
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(station, adhoc, hostap, wds, monitor, etc.\&)
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that is fixed for the lifetime of the interface.
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Devices that can support multiple concurrent interfaces allow
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multiple vaps to be cloned.
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This enables construction of interesting applications such as
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an AP vap and one or more WDS vaps
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or multiple AP vaps, each with a different security model.
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The
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.Nm
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layer virtualizes most 802.11 state
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and coordinates vap state changes including scheduling multiple vaps.
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State that is not virtualized includes the current channel and
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WME/WMM parameters.
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Protocol processing is typically handled entirely in the
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.Nm
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layer with drivers responsible purely for moving data between the host
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and device.
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Similarly,
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.Nm
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handles most
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.Xr ioctl 2
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requests without entering the driver;
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instead drivers are notified of state changes that
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require their involvement.
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.Pp
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The virtual radio interface defined by the
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.Nm
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layer means that drivers must be structured to follow specific rules.
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Drivers that support only a single interface at any time must still
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follow these rules.
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.Pp
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Most of these functions require that attachment to the stack is performed
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before calling.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_ifattach
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function attaches the wireless network interface
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.Fa ic
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to the 802.11 network stack layer.
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This function must be called before using any of the
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.Nm
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functions which need to store driver state across invocations.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_ifdetach
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function frees any
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.Nm
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structures associated with the driver, and performs Ethernet and BPF
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detachment on behalf of the caller.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_mhz2ieee
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utility function converts the frequency
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.Fa freq
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(specified in MHz) to an IEEE 802.11 channel number.
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The
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.Fa flags
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argument is a hint which specifies whether the frequency is in
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the 2GHz ISM band
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.Pq Vt IEEE80211_CHAN_2GHZ
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or the 5GHz band
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.Pq Vt IEEE80211_CHAN_5GHZ ;
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appropriate clipping of the result is then performed.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_chan2ieee
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function converts the channel specified in
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.Fa *c
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to an IEEE channel number for the driver
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.Fa ic .
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If the conversion would be invalid, an error message is printed to the
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system console.
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This function REQUIRES that the driver is hooked up to the
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.Nm
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subsystem.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_ieee2mhz
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utility function converts the IEEE channel number
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.Ft chan
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to a frequency (in MHz).
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The
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.Fa flags
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argument is a hint which specifies whether the frequency is in
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the 2GHz ISM band
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.Pq Vt IEEE80211_CHAN_2GHZ
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or the 5GHz band
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.Pq Vt IEEE80211_CHAN_5GHZ ;
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appropriate clipping of the result is then performed.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_media_status
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and
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.Fn ieee80211_media_change
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functions are device-independent handlers for
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.Vt ifmedia
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commands and are not intended to be called directly.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_setmode
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function is called from within the 802.11 stack to change the mode
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of the driver's PHY; it is not intended to be called directly.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_chan2mode
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function returns the PHY mode required for use with the channel
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.Fa chan .
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This is typically used when selecting a rate set, to be advertised in
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beacons, for example.
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.Pp
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.\"
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_rate2media
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function converts the bit rate
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.Fa rate
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(measured in units of 0.5Mbps) to an
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.Vt ifmedia
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sub-type, for the device
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.Fa ic
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running in PHY mode
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.Fa mode .
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The
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.Fn ieee80211_media2rate
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performs the reverse of this conversion, returning the bit rate (in 0.5Mbps
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units) corresponding to an
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.Vt ifmedia
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sub-type.
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.
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.Sh DATA STRUCTURES
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The virtual radio architecture splits state between a single per-device
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure and one or more
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.Vt ieee80211vap
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structures.
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Drivers are expected to setup various shared state in these structures
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at device attach and during vap creation but otherwise should treat them
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as read-only.
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The
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure is allocated by the
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.Nm
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layer as adjunct data to a device's
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.Vt ifnet ;
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it is accessed through the
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.Vt if_l2com
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structure member.
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The
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.Vt ieee80211vap
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structure is allocated by the driver in the
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.Dq vap create
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method
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and should be extended with any driver-private state.
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This technique of giving the driver control to allocate data structures
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is used for other
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.Nm
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data structures and should be exploited to maintain driver-private state
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together with public
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.Nm
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state.
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.Pp
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The other main data structures are the station, or node, table
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that tracks peers in the local BSS, and the channel table that defines
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the current set of available radio channels.
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Both tables are bound to the
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure and shared by all vaps.
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Long-lasting references to a node are counted to guard against
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premature reclamation.
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In particular every packet sent/received holds a node reference
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(either explicitly for transmit or implicitly on receive).
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.Pp
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The
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.Vt ieee80211com
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and
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.Vt ieee80211vap
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structures also hold a collection of method pointers that drivers
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fill-in and/or override to take control of certain operations.
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These methods are the primary way drivers are bound to the
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.Nm
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layer and are described below.
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.Sh DRIVER ATTACH/DETACH
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Drivers attach to the
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.Nm
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layer with the
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.Fn ieee80211_ifattach
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function.
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The driver is expected to allocate and setup any device-private
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data structures before passing control.
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The
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure must be pre-initialized with state required to setup the
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.Nm
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layer:
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.Bl -tag -width ic_channels
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.It Dv ic_ifp
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Backpointer to the physical device's ifnet.
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.It Dv ic_caps
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Device/driver capabilities; see below for a complete description.
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.It Dv ic_channels
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Table of channels the device is capable of operating on.
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This is initially provided by the driver but may be changed
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through calls that change the regulatory state.
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.It Dv ic_nchan
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Number of entries in
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.Dv ic_channels .
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.El
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.Pp
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On return from
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.Fn ieee80211_ifattach
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the driver is expected to override default callback functions in the
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure to register it's private routines.
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Methods marked with a
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.Dq *
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must be provided by the driver.
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.Bl -tag -width ic_channels
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.It Dv ic_vap_create*
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Create a vap instance of the specified type (operating mode).
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Any fixed BSSID and/or MAC address is provided.
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Drivers that support multi-bssid operation may honor the requested BSSID
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or assign their own.
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.It Dv ic_vap_delete*
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Destroy a vap instance created with
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.Dv ic_vap_create .
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.It Dv ic_getradiocaps
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Return the list of calibrated channels for the radio.
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The default method returns the current list of channels
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(space permitting).
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.It Dv ic_setregdomain
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Process a request to change regulatory state.
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The routine may reject a request or constrain changes (e.g. reduce
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transmit power caps).
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The default method accepts all proposed changes.
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.It Dv ic_send_mgmt
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Send an 802.11 management frame.
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The default method fabricates the frame using
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.Nm
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state and passes it to the driver through the
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.Dv ic_raw_xmit
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method.
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.It Dv ic_raw_xmit
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Transmit a raw 802.11 frame.
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The default method drops the frame and generates a message on the console.
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.It Dv ic_updateslot
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Update hardware state after an 802.11 IFS slot time change.
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There is no default method; the pointer may be NULL in which case
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it will not be used.
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.It Dv ic_update_mcast
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Update hardware for a change in the multicast packet filter.
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The default method prints a console message.
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.It Dv ic_update_promisc
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Update hardware for a change in the promiscuous mode setting.
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The default method prints a console message.
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.It Dv ic_newassoc
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Update driver/device state for association to a new AP (in station mode)
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or when a new station associates (e.g. in AP mode).
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There is no default method; the pointer may be NULL in which case
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it will not be used.
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.It Dv ic_node_alloc
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Allocate and initialize a
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.Vt ieee80211_node
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structure.
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This method cannot sleep.
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The default method allocates zero'd memory using
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.Xr malloc 9 .
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Drivers should override this method to allocate extended storage
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for their own needs.
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Memory allocated by the driver must be tagged with
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.Dv M_80211_NODE
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to balance the memory allocation statistics.
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.It Dv ic_node_free
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Reclaim storage of a node allocated by
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.Dv ic_node_alloc .
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Drivers are expected to
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.Em interpose
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their own method to cleanup private state but must call through
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this method to allow
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.Nm
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to reclaim it's private state.
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.It Dv ic_node_cleanup
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Cleanup state in a
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.Vt ieee80211_node
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created by
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.Dv ic_node_alloc .
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This operation is distinguished from
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.Dv ic_node_free
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in that it may be called long before the node is actually reclaimed
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to cleanup adjunct state.
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This can happen, for example, when a node must not be reclaimed
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due to references held by packets in the transmit queue.
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Drivers typically interpose
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.Dv ic_node_cleanup
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instead of
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.Dv ic_node_free .
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.It Dv ic_node_age
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Age, and potentially reclaim, resources associated with a node.
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The default method ages frames on the power-save queue (in AP mode)
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and pending frames in the receive reorder queues (for stations using A-MPDU).
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.It Dv ic_node_drain
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Reclaim all optional resources associated with a node.
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This call is used to free up resources when they are in short supply.
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.It Dv ic_node_getrssi
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Return the Receive Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) in .5 dBm units for
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the specified node.
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This interface returns a subset of the information
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returned by
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.Dv ic_node_getsignal .
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The default method calculates a filtered average over the last ten
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samples passed in to
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.Xr ieee80211_input 9
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or
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.Xr ieee80211_input_all 9 .
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.It Dv ic_node_getsignal
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Return the RSSI and noise floor (in .5 dBm units) for a station.
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The default method calculates RSSI as described above;
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the noise floor returned is the last value supplied to
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.Xr ieee80211_input 9
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or
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.Xr ieee80211_input_all 9 .
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.It Dv ic_node_getmimoinfo
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Return MIMO radio state for a station in support of the
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.Dv IEEE80211_IOC_STA_INFO
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ioctl request.
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The default method returns nothing.
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.It Dv ic_scan_start*
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Prepare driver/hardware state for scanning.
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This callback is done in a sleepable context.
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.It Dv ic_scan_end*
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Restore driver/hardware state after scanning completes.
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This callback is done in a sleepable context.
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.It Dv ic_set_channel*
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Set the current radio channel using
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.Vt ic_curchan .
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This callback is done in a sleepable context.
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.It Dv ic_scan_curchan
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Start scanning on a channel.
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This method is called immediately after each channel change
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and must initiate the work to scan a channel and schedule a timer
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to advance to the next channel in the scan list.
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This callback is done in a sleepable context.
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The default method handles active scan work (e.g. sending ProbeRequest
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frames), and schedules a call to
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.Xr ieee80211_scan_next 9
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according to the maximum dwell time for the channel.
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Drivers that off-load scan work to firmware typically use this method
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to trigger per-channel scan activity.
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.It Dv ic_scan_mindwell
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Handle reaching the minimum dwell time on a channel when scanning.
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This event is triggered when one or more stations have been found on
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a channel and the minimum dwell time has been reached.
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This callback is done in a sleepable context.
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The default method signals the scan machinery to advance
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to the next channel as soon as possible.
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Drivers can use this method to preempt further work (e.g. if scanning
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is handled by firmware) or ignore the request to force maximum dwell time
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on a channel.
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.It Dv ic_recv_action
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Process a received Action frame.
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The default method points to
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.Xr ieee80211_recv_action 9
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which provides a mechanism for setting up handlers for each Action frame class.
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.It Dv ic_send_action
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Transmit an Action frame.
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The default method points to
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.Xr ieee80211_send_action 9
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which provides a mechanism for setting up handlers for each Action frame class.
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.It Dv ic_ampdu_enable
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Check if transmit A-MPDU should be enabled for the specified station and AC.
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The default method checks a per-AC traffic rate against a per-vap
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threshold to decide if A-MPDU should be enabled.
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This method also rate-limits ADDBA requests so that requests are not
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made too frequently when a receiver has limited resources.
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.It Dv ic_addba_request
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Request A-MPDU transmit aggregation.
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The default method sets up local state and issues an
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ADDBA Request Action frame.
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Drivers may interpose this method if they need to setup private state
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for handling transmit A-MPDU.
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.It Dv ic_addb_response
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Process a received ADDBA Response Action frame and setup resources as
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needed for doing transmit A-MPDU.
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.It Dv ic_addb_stop
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Shutdown an A-MPDU transmit stream for the specified station and AC.
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The default method reclaims local state after sending a DelBA Action frame.
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.It Dv ic_bar_response
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Process a response to a transmitted BAR control frame.
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.It Dv ic_ampdu_rx_start
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Prepare to receive A-MPDU data from the specified station for the TID.
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.It Dv ic_ampdu_rx_stop
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Terminate receipt of A-MPDU data from the specified station for the TID.
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.El
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.Pp
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Once the
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.Nm
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layer is attached to a driver there are two more steps typically done
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to complete the work:
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.Bl -enum
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.It
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Setup
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.Dq radiotap support
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for capturing raw 802.11 packets that pass through the device.
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This is done with a call to
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.Xr ieee80211_radiotap_attach 9 .
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.It
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Do any final device setup like enabling interrupts.
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.El
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.Pp
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State is torn down and reclaimed with a call to
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.Fn ieee80211_ifdetach .
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Note this call may result in multiple callbacks into the driver
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so it should be done before any critical driver state is reclaimed.
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On return from
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.Fn ieee80211_ifdetach
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all associated vaps and ifnet structures are reclaimed or inaccessible
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to user applications so it is safe to teardown driver state without
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worry about being re-entered.
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The driver is responsible for calling
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.Xr if_free 9
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on the ifnet it allocated for the physical device.
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.Sh DRIVER CAPABILITIES
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Driver/device capabilities are specified using several sets of flags
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in the
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.Vt ieee80211com
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structure.
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General capabilities are specified by
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.Vt ic_caps .
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Hardware cryptographic capabilities are specified by
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.Vt ic_cryptocaps .
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802.11n capabilities, if any, are specified by
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.Vt ic_htcaps .
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The
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.Nm
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layer propagates a subset of these capabilities to each vap through
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the equivalent fields:
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.Vt iv_caps ,
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.Vt iv_cryptocaps ,
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and
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.Vt iv_htcaps .
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The following general capabilities are defined:
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.Bl -tag -width IEEE80211_C_8023ENCAP
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_STA
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Device is capable of operating in station (aka Infrastructure) mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_8023ENCAP
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Device requires 802.3-encapsulated frames be passed for transmit.
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By default
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.Nm
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will encapsulate all outbound frames as 802.11 frames (without a PLCP header).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_FF
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Device supports Atheros Fast-Frames.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_TURBOP
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Device supports Atheros Dynamic Turbo mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_IBSS
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Device is capable of operating in adhoc/IBSS mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_PMGT
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Device supports dynamic power-management (aka power save) in station mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_HOSTAP
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Device is capable of operating as an Access Point in Infrastructure mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_AHDEMO
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Device is capable of operating in Adhoc Demo mode.
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In this mode the device is used purely to send/receive raw 802.11 frames.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_SWRETRY
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Device supports software retry of transmitted frames.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_TXPMGT
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Device support dynamic transmit power changes on transmitted frames;
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also known as Transmit Power Control (TPC).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_SHSLOT
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Device supports short slot time operation (for 802.11g).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_SHPREAMBLE
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Device supports short preamble operation (for 802.11g).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_MONITOR
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Device is capable of operating in monitor mode.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_DFS
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Device supports radar detection and/or DFS.
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DFS protocol support can be handled by
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.Nm
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but the device must be capable of detecting radar events.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_MBSS
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Device is capable of operating in MeshBSS (MBSS) mode
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(as defined by 802.11s Draft 3.0).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_WPA1
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Device supports WPA1 operation.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_WPA2
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Device supports WPA2/802.11i operation.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_BURST
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Device supports frame bursting.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_WME
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Device supports WME/WMM operation
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(at the moment this is mostly support for sending and receiving
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QoS frames with EDCF).
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_WDS
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Device supports transmit/receive of 4-address frames.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_BGSCAN
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Device supports background scanning.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_TXFRAG
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Device supports transmit of fragmented 802.11 frames.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_C_TDMA
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Device is capable of operating in TDMA mode.
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.El
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.Pp
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The follow general crypto capabilities are defined.
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In general
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.Nm
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will fall-back to software support when a device is not capable
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of hardware acceleration of a cipher.
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This can be done on a per-key basis.
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.Nm
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can also handle software
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.Dv Michael
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calculation combined with hardware
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.Dv AES
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acceleration.
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.Bl -tag -width IEEE80211_C_8023ENCAP
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_WEP
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Device supports hardware WEP cipher.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_TKIP
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Device supports hardware TKIP cipher.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_AES_OCB
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Device supports hardware AES-OCB cipher.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_AES_CCM
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Device supports hardware AES-CCM cipher.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_TKIPMIC
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Device supports hardware Michael for use with TKIP.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_CRYPTO_CKIP
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|
Devices supports hardware CKIP cipher.
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.El
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.Pp
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|
The follow general 802.11n capabilities are defined.
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The first capabilities are defined exactly as they appear in the
|
|
802.11n specification.
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Capabilities beginning with IEEE80211_HTC_AMPDU are used solely by the
|
|
.Nm
|
|
layer.
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|
.Bl -tag -width IEEE80211_C_8023ENCAP
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.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_CHWIDTH40
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|
Device supports 20/40 channel width operation.
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.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_SMPS_DYNAMIC
|
|
Device supports dynamic SM power save operation.
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|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_SMPS_ENA
|
|
Device supports static SM power save operation.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_GREENFIELD
|
|
Device supports Greenfield preamble.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_SHORTGI20
|
|
Device supports Short Guard Interval on 20MHz channels.
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|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_SHORTGI40
|
|
Device supports Short Guard Interval on 40MHz channels.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_TXSTBC
|
|
Device supports Space Time Block Convolution (STBC) for transmit.
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|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_RXSTBC_1STREAM
|
|
Device supports 1 spatial stream for STBC receive.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_RXSTBC_2STREAM
|
|
Device supports 1-2 spatial streams for STBC receive.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_RXSTBC_3STREAM
|
|
Device supports 1-3 spatial streams for STBC receive.
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|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_MAXAMSDU_7935
|
|
Device supports A-MSDU frames up to 7935 octets.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_MAXAMSDU_3839
|
|
Device supports A-MSDU frames up to 3839 octets.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_DSSSCCK40
|
|
Device supports use of DSSS/CCK on 40MHz channels.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_PSMP
|
|
Device supports PSMP.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_40INTOLERANT
|
|
Device is intolerant of 40MHz wide channel use.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTCAP_LSIGTXOPPROT
|
|
Device supports L-SIG TXOP protection.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTC_AMPDU
|
|
Device supports A-MPDU aggregation.
|
|
Note that any 802.11n compliant device must support A-MPDU receive
|
|
so this implicitly means support for
|
|
.Em transmit
|
|
of A-MPDU frames.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTC_AMSDU
|
|
Device supports A-MSDU aggregation.
|
|
Note that any 802.11n compliant device must support A-MSDU receive
|
|
so this implicitly means support for
|
|
.Em transmit
|
|
of A-MSDU frames.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTC_HT
|
|
Device supports High Throughput (HT) operation.
|
|
This capability must be set to enable 802.11n functionality
|
|
in
|
|
.Nm .
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTC_SMPS
|
|
Device supports MIMO Power Save operation.
|
|
.It Dv IEEE80211_HTC_RIFS
|
|
Device supports Reduced Inter Frame Spacing (RIFS).
|
|
.El
|
|
.Sh SEE ALSO
|
|
.Xr ioctl 2 ,
|
|
.Xr ndis 4 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_amrr 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_beacon 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_bmiss 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_crypto 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_ddb 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_input 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_node 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_output 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_proto 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_radiotap 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_regdomain 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_scan 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ieee80211_vap 9 ,
|
|
.Xr ifnet 9 ,
|
|
.Xr malloc 9
|
|
.Sh HISTORY
|
|
The
|
|
.Nm
|
|
series of functions first appeared in
|
|
.Nx 1.5 ,
|
|
and were later ported to
|
|
.Fx 4.6 .
|
|
This man page was updated with the information from
|
|
.Nx
|
|
.Nm
|
|
man page.
|
|
.Sh AUTHORS
|
|
.An -nosplit
|
|
The original
|
|
.Nx
|
|
.Nm
|
|
man page was written by
|
|
.An Bruce M. Simpson Aq Mt bms@FreeBSD.org
|
|
and
|
|
.An Darron Broad Aq Mt darron@kewl.org .
|