If Karl can figure it out i am sure a number of other people can. My BSD guy says he see's a way to do it. I have him working on it right now. I would like to find other's who can contribute to the project. It would be open source. This is the area people should be working on, as well as multi radio CPE's. I have aline on some old laptop mobo's and I might be working on such a thing shortly. I have many idea's but so little time and knowledge to work them all.
Jeromie Reeves PS: If its in the firmware some one can surely get it out =-) At 11:19 PM 7/4/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Jeromie > >Unless there is away to do this in software, which there is because >Karlnet is doing it (but its proprietary), we will have to wait for >Intersil to add this function. > >Sincerely >Tony Morella >Demarc Technology Group >Office: 908-996-7995 >Cell: 908-246-9170 >Fax: 908-847-0202 >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.demarctech.com >Wireless Solution Provider > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeromie Reeves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:40 PM >To: Tony >Subject: RE: [BAWUG] polling software? > > >Ok i WONT belive it!! Seriously tho, That is VERY interesting. Might >there be a way to force it to <always> use the polling? And does no one >else have <any> information on polling?? > >Jeromie > > > >At 12:07 AM 7/3/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Jeromie > > > >Believe it or not polling IS part of 802.11b! > > > >Time-bounded data such as voice and video is supported in the 802.11 > >MAC specification through the Point Coordination Function (PCF). As > >opposed to the DCF, where control is distributed to all stations, in > >PCF mode a single access point controls access to the media. If a BSS > >is set up with PCF enabled, time is spliced between the system being in > > >PCF mode and in DCF (CSMA/CA) mode. During the periods when the system > >is in PCF mode, the access point will poll each station for data, and > >after a given time move on to the next station. No station is allowed > >to transmit unless it is polled, and stations receive data from the > >access point only when they are polled. Since PCF gives every station a > > >turn to transmit in a predetermined fashion, a maximum latency is > >guaranteed. A downside to PCF is that it is not particularly scalable, > >in that a single point needs to have control of media access and must > >poll all stations, which can be ineffective in large networks. > > > >The problem is the firmware on the wireless cards need to support PCF > >in order for it to work. From what I have been told Intersil and Atmel > >may add this feature. As soon as they do our AP software will have the > >support. > > > >If anyone knows away around this via a software only option we are all > >ears! > > > > > >Sincerely > >Tony Morella > >Demarc Technology Group > >Office: 908-996-7995 > >Cell: 908-246-9170 > >Fax: 908-847-0202 > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.demarctech.com > >Wireless Solution Provider > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jeromie Reeves > >Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:42 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [BAWUG] polling software? > > > > > >Is there ANY polling software in the world like karlnet's but is GPL'd > >or the like? (Just about to google for it) but i would like to know > >what the list knows =-) I am wondering if a "quick and dirty" polling > >method can not be made/added to OpenAP/MM/what ever wireless software > >you/i/he/she wants. From what i can see in order to make the software a > > >new chip set driver would need made, maybe not. I think it would go a > ><long> way to helping mesh routing and the like if a AP network could > >work out a good way to go "ok, AP 1 2 and 3 listen on this cycle, AP X > >Y Z toy transmit during this cycle" so that a cleaner mesh or repeater > >can be made and used. Has anyone else thought of ideas like this? > >Flame's welcome =-) > > > >Jeromie Reeves > > > >-- > >general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > >[un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > >-- > >general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > >[un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
