STRUCTS
DataPlaneExtension
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where the data plane is implemented. This is a MAC sublayer extension, usable for fullmac or softmac. This extension is not part of the 802.11-2016 spec.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
data_plane_type |
DataPlaneType
|
No default |
DeviceExtension
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Feature-like information specific to the device. This is a MAC sublayer extension. This extension is not part of the 802.11-2016 spec.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
is_synthetic |
bool
|
Indicates that device is not a real hardware device. This extension only exists to support the SYNTH value in fuchsia.hardware.ethernet/EthernetFeature. |
No default |
mac_implementation_type |
MacImplementationType
|
Indicates where MAC layer is implemented. |
No default |
tx_status_report_supported |
bool
|
Indicates whether device supports transmission reports. |
No default |
DfsFeature
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Dynamic Frequency Selection. See IEEE 802.11-2016 11.9. This is a spectrum management feature, usable for fullmac or softmac.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
supported |
bool
|
If true, driver implements DFS procedures (e.g. vacate channel upon detecting RADAR). Based on whether the driver implements DFS procedures, higher layers may adjust their logic (e.g. to include/exclude channels that require DFS). |
No default |
DiscoverySupport
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Features related to discovery of potential BSSs. See IEEE 802.11-2016 11.1.4.2 and 11.1.4.3.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
scan_offload |
ScanOffloadExtension
|
No default | |
probe_response_offload |
ProbeResponseOffloadExtension
|
No default |
MacSublayerSupport
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Features related to the MAC sublayer (below MLME). See IEEE 802.11-2016 10.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
rate_selection_offload |
RateSelectionOffloadExtension
|
No default | |
data_plane |
DataPlaneExtension
|
No default | |
device |
DeviceExtension
|
No default |
MfpFeature
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Management Frame Protection. See IEEE 802.11-2016 4.5.4.9. This is a security feature, usable for fullmac or softmac.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
supported |
bool
|
No default |
ProbeResponseOffloadExtension
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where and how probe responses are to be handled. See IEEE 802.11-2016 11.1.4.3. This is a discovery extension, expected to be used for softmac only.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
supported |
bool
|
If true, driver responds to probe requests; otherwise MLME must respond. |
No default |
RateSelectionOffloadExtension
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where and how rate selection logic is orchestrated. See IEEE 802.11-2016 10.7. This is a MAC sublayer extension, expected to be used for softmac only.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
supported |
bool
|
If true, driver orchestrates rate selection; otherwise MLME must do so. |
No default |
SaeFeature
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Simultaneous Authentication of Equals. See IEEE 802.11-2016 12.4. This is a security feature, usable for fullmac or softmac.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
driver_handler_supported |
bool
|
SAE can be handled by the driver. |
No default |
sme_handler_supported |
bool
|
SAE can be handled by SME. |
No default |
ScanOffloadExtension
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where and how scan logic is orchestrated. See IEEE 802.11-2016 11.1.4.2 and 11.1.4.3. This is a discovery extension, expected to be used for softmac only.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
supported |
bool
|
If true, driver orchestrates scans; otherwise MLME must do so. |
No default |
SecuritySupport
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Features related to security / access control and data confidentiality. See IEEE 802.11-2016 4.5.4 and 802.11-2016 12.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
sae |
SaeFeature
|
No default | |
mfp |
MfpFeature
|
No default |
SpectrumManagementSupport
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Features related to spectrum management. See IEEE 802.11-2016 4.5.5, 11.8, and 11.9.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
dfs |
DfsFeature
|
No default |
WlanChannel
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
primary |
uint8
|
No default | |
cbw |
ChannelBandwidth
|
No default | |
secondary80 |
uint8
|
No default |
WlanTxStatus
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
TX status reports are used by the Minstrel rate selection algorithm Tests should use the default value in //src/connectivity/wlan/testing/hw-sim/src/lib.rs
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
tx_status_entry |
[8]
|
up to 8 different tx_vector for one PPDU frame. WLAN_TX_VECTOR_IDX_INVALID indicates no more entries. |
No default |
peer_addr |
fuchsia.wlan.ieee80211/MacAddr
|
Destination mac address, or addr1 in packet header. |
No default |
result |
WlanTxResult
|
No default |
WlanTxStatusEntry
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
One entry in a WlanTxStatus report. Indicates a number of attempted transmissions on a particular tx vector, but does not imply successful transmission.
| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
tx_vector_idx |
uint16
|
No default | |
attempts |
uint8
|
Number of total attempts with this specific tx vector, including successful attempts. DDK assumes the number of attempts per packet will not exceed 255. (typically <= 8) |
No default |
ENUMS
ChannelBandwidth strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
CBW20 |
0 |
|
CBW40 |
1 |
|
CBW40BELOW |
2 |
|
CBW80 |
3 |
|
CBW160 |
4 |
|
CBW80P80 |
5 |
DataPlaneType strict
Type: uint8
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where data plane is implemented.
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
ETHERNET_DEVICE |
1 |
|
GENERIC_NETWORK_DEVICE |
2 |
GuardInterval strict
Type: uint8
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
HT and VHT guard interval. See IEEE 802.11-2016 Table 19-1 and Table 21-1.
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
LONG_GI |
1 |
|
SHORT_GI |
2 |
MacImplementationType strict
Type: uint8
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/driver_features.fidl
Indicates where MAC layer is implemented.
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SOFTMAC |
1 |
|
FULLMAC |
2 |
PowerSaveType strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
PS_MODE_ULTRA_LOW_POWER |
0 |
|
PS_MODE_LOW_POWER |
1 |
|
PS_MODE_BALANCED |
2 |
|
PS_MODE_PERFORMANCE |
3 |
RequestStatus strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
ACKNOWLEDGED |
0 |
|
REJECTED_NOT_SUPPORTED |
1 |
|
REJECTED_INCOMPATIBLE_MODE |
2 |
|
REJECTED_ALREADY_IN_USE |
3 |
|
REJECTED_DUPLICATE_REQUEST |
4 |
ScanType strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
ACTIVE |
1 |
|
PASSIVE |
2 |
WlanBand flexible
Type: uint8
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
TWO_GHZ |
0 |
|
FIVE_GHZ |
1 |
WlanMacRole strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
CLIENT |
1 |
|
AP |
2 |
|
MESH |
3 |
WlanPhyType strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
PHY types supporting different MCS and payload data rates. Based off of dot11PHYType from IEEE 802.11-2016/2020 Annex C + Amendments
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
DSSS |
1 |
IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 15: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Supports 1, 2 Mbps. |
HR |
2 |
IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 16: High Rate DSSS Supports 5.5, 11 Mbps. Also referred to as ERP-CCK |
OFDM |
3 |
IEEE 802.11a/g or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 17: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Supports 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps. |
ERP |
4 |
IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 18: Extended Rate PHY Supports 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 12, 24 Mbps + optionally 6, 54 Mbps. Encompasses DSSS/HR/OFDM rates and modulation. |
HT |
5 |
IEEE 802.11n or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 19: High Throughput PHY Supports rates up to 495 Mbps. |
DMG |
6 |
802.11ad or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 20: Directional Multi-Gigabit PHY |
VHT |
7 |
IEEE 802.11ac or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 21: Very High Throughput PHY Supports rates up to 6.9 Gbps. |
TVHT |
8 |
IEEE 802.11af or IEEE 802.11-2016 Clause 22: Television Very High Throughput PHY Supports rates of up to 568.9 Mbps in TV spectrum |
S1G |
9 |
IEEE 802.11ah or IEEE 802.11-2020 Clause 23: Sub 1-GHz PHY |
CDMG |
10 |
IEEE 802.11aj or IEEE 802.11-2020 Clause 24: China Directional Multi-Gigabit PHY |
CMMG |
11 |
IEEE 802.11aj or IEEE 802.11-2020 Clause 25: China Millimeter-wave Multi-Gigabit PHY |
HE |
12 |
IEEE 802.11ax: High Efficiency PHY Supports rates of up to 9.6 Gbps (whew!) |
WlanSoftmacHardwareCapabilityBit strict
Type: uint32
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SHORT_PREAMBLE |
32 |
Short packet preamble. |
SPECTRUM_MGMT |
256 |
Spectrum management. |
QOS |
512 |
|
SHORT_SLOT_TIME |
1024 |
Short slot times after packet collision. |
RADIO_MSMT |
4096 |
Radio measurement. |
SIMULTANEOUS_CLIENT_AP |
65536 |
WlanTxResult strict
Type: uint8
Defined in fuchsia.wlan.common/wlan_common.fidl
Outcome of a packet transmission.
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
FAILED |
0 |
ACK was not received or transmission otherwise failed. |
SUCCESS |
1 |
ACK was received from peer. |
CONSTANTS
| Name | Value | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAX_BANDS |
16
|
uint8 |
This constant defined the fixed length for arrays containing the capabilities for each band supported by a device driver. |
| MAX_SUPPORTED_MAC_ROLES |
16
|
uint8 |
This constant defines fixed length for arrays containing MAC roles supported by PHY entities. |
| MAX_SUPPORTED_PHY_TYPES |
64
|
uint8 |
This constant defines fixed length for arrays containing PHY types supported by PHY entities. |
| WLAN_TX_STATUS_MAX_ENTRY |
8
|
uint32 |
|
| WLAN_TX_VECTOR_IDX_INVALID |
0
|
uint16 |
TYPE ALIASES
| Name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| WlanSoftmacHardwareCapability |
uint32 |