RE: Regarding A-MPDU status field

"Rao, Krishna" <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:27:17 +0000
Newsgroups org.netbsd.radiotap
Message-ID <21E1C3B49A18BA428D58607D5EEA5398BC971A@nasanexd02b.na.qualcomm.com>
Hi,

>>> 4) (Debatable) Delimiter CRC value itself. I don't know if there is
>>> any hardware which returns the actual value to software. Anyway,
>>> having it as part of the field will allow platforms which do possess
>>> the capability, to provide this information. It may come in handy for
>>> some users.
>> 
>> That seems a bit of a stretch, but it's only 8 bits so I wouldn't mind
>> adding it.
>
>I think that in the interest of, as you say, "reconstruct[ing] what
>happened on the air as precisely as possible", which is a goal that I
>strongly agree with, it is important to pass that information up.
>
>On the other hand, if the information is only hypothetically
>available....
Since there is always a possibility that some existing or future hardware might have this capability, having this subfield in the specification might prove useful down the line. Inviting comments on this.

Regards,
Krishna