Simple Module Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified

File: NetworkInterfaces/Ieee80211/Mgmt/Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified.ned

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Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for an access point (AP). It relies on a connected Ieee80211Mac for actual reception and transmission of frames.

This management module variant does not implement beacons, probes, authentication and association -- it simply treats all stations as associated all the time. This also means that you cannot use this module in a simulation that involves handovers; for that you need to use the full version, Ieee80211MgmtAP.

When simulating an AP that has other (Ethernet or wireless) interfaces as well, this module can be connected to a MACRelayUnit which performs bridging of Ethernet frames. This module will perform conversion from/to EtherFrame for MACRelayUnit.

This module never switches channels, that is, it will operate on the channel the physical layer is configured for (see channelNumber in Ieee80211Radio).

Author: Andras Varga

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Ieee80211NicAPSimplified

This NIC implements an infrastructure mode 802.11 network interface card for a wireless Access Point (AP), but using a simplified mgmt module that does not support handovers.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
frameCapacity numeric

Gates:

Name Direction Description
uppergateIn input

from MACRelayUnit; can be left unconnected

uppergateOut output

to MACRelayUnit; can be left unconnected

macIn input

from Ieee80211Mac

macOut output

to Ieee80211Mac

Source code:

simple Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified
    parameters:
        frameCapacity: numeric;
    gates:
        in: uppergateIn; // from MACRelayUnit; can be left unconnected
        out: uppergateOut; // to MACRelayUnit; can be left unconnected
        in: macIn; // from Ieee80211Mac
        out: macOut; // to Ieee80211Mac
endsimple