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en:developers:documentation:glossary [2016/05/05 12:58] Ashish Gupta [cfg80211] |
en:developers:documentation:glossary [2019/05/17 18:44] Mahfuz Rasel [MLME] |
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===== cfg80211 ===== | ===== cfg80211 ===== | ||
- | Kernel side of configuration management for wireless devices. [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary|nl80211]] is the User-space side of configuration management for wireless devices. | + | Kernel side of configuration management for wireless devices. [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#nl80211|nl80211]] is the User-space side of configuration management for wireless devices. |
Works together with [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#FullMAC|FullMAC]]-drivers and also with [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]]-based drivers. | Works together with [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#FullMAC|FullMAC]]-drivers and also with [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]]-based drivers. | ||
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===== FullMAC ===== | ===== FullMAC ===== | ||
- | //FullMAC// is a term used to describe a type of wireless card where the [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary|MLME]] is managed in hardware. You would **not** use [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]] to write a //FullMAC// wireless driver. | + | //FullMAC// is a term used to describe a type of wireless card where the [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#MLME|MLME]] is managed in hardware. You would **not** use [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]] to write a //FullMAC// wireless driver. |
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* Reassociate | * Reassociate | ||
* Beacon | * Beacon | ||
- | * Probe [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]]'s MLME management implementation is currently handled by <code>net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c</code>. This handles only the STA MLME | + | * Probe [[en/developers/Documentation/Glossary#mac80211|mac80211]]'s MLME management implementation is currently handled by <code>net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c</code>. This handles only the STA MLME mac:-c8:e7:d8:8d:e7:a4 |