Simple Module Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified

File: NetworkInterfaces/Ieee80211/Mgmt/Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified.ned

C++ definition: click here

Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for a station (STA). Relies on the MAC layer (Ieee80211Mac) for reception and transmission of frames.

This variant is a very simplistic: the AP address and channel is preconfigured, there is no scanning, authentication or association. Only data frames are understood or sent at any time.

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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Ieee80211NicSTASimplified

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

Parameters:

Name Type Description
accessPointAddress string

MAC address of associate AP

frameCapacity numeric

Gates:

Name Direction Description
uppergateIn input
uppergateOut output
macIn input
macOut output

Source code:

simple Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified
    parameters:
        accessPointAddress: string, // MAC address of associate AP
        frameCapacity: numeric;
    gates:
        in: uppergateIn;
        out: uppergateOut;
        in: macIn;
        out: macOut;
endsimple