802.11n
- Download IEEE 802.11n-2009: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11n-2009.pdf
- 802.11n support in net80211: 80211n
- 802.11n TX aggregation support: AtherosTxAgg
- 802.11n device bring-up: BringUp
- Gast, Matthew S.. (2012). 802.11n: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi Above 100 Mbps. O'Reilly Media: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920021988.do
See also
- Major 802.11n update (report 04-06 2007): ftp://ftp.uwc.ac.za/FOSS/freebsdcvs/root/doc/www/data/news/status/report-2007-04-2007-06.html#Wireless-Networking
Features
The information below might not be accurate or valid.
- data rate is optionally increased by bonding two 20 MHz channels (40 MHz operation)
802.11ac
- Todo list for 802.11ac support in FreeBSD: 80211ac
- Gast, Matthew S.. (2012). 802.11ac: A Survival Guide: Wi-Fi at Gigabit and Beyond. O'Reilly Media: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920027768.do
- Online version of the book: http://chimera.labs.oreilly.com/books/1234000001739/index.html
- Download IEEE 802.11ac-2013: http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/download/802.11ac-2013.pdf
Important features of 802.11n and 802.11ac
The information below might not be accurate or valid.
- MIMO
- Spatial Streams
- Transmit Beamforming
- Frame aggregation:
- Aggregated Mac Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU)
- Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit (A-MSDU)
See also
- Information-packed articles about 802.11n and 802.11ac (esp. those under the Advanced Topics section): http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/aboutcvwifi.htm
- Monitoring 802.11n and 802.11ac Networks: http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/monitoring_802_11n_networks.htm
- Capturing A-MPDU and A-MSDU Packets: http://www.tamos.com/htmlhelp/commwifi/capturing_a-mpdu_and_a-msdu_pa.htm
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