[ath9k-devel] Fast channel switch with 802.11n

2012-09-26 Thread Julien Herzen
Hello all, I'm operating a testbed with some 802.11n nodes running OpenWrt and ath9k (the cards are miniPCI Atheros 9220). I'm trying to make the nodes switch simultaneously their frequency and channel type (HT20 <-> HT40) as fast as possible. It needs to be fast in order keep any "disconnection"

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fast channel switch with 802.11n

2012-09-26 Thread Adrian Chadd
Hi, You almost certainly want to be issuing NL commands directly. Also if you change channel like that, you may find existing 802.11n aggregation state is torn down for you. There's p2p and offchannel code in the stack and ath9k driver, right? You should likely take a look at that as well. :) a

Re: [ath9k-devel] Fast channel switch with 802.11n

2012-10-03 Thread Julien Herzen
Thanks for your reply Adrian. Since my intention is only to build a prototype, and not remain 100% compliant with any standard or application, I disabled the check in mac80211 of whether the interface is currently operating in an other channel. However, I guess there are some good reasons for mac8