MCS field - STBC and Ness
Simon Barber <[email protected]> Thu, 10 May 2012 17:31:28 -0700
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Hi all, I am writing a Wireshark extension to visualise 802.11 frames on a timeline. In order to do this I need to be able to calculate the duration from start of TX to end of TX for each frame. For 802.11n I need to know the number of HT-DLTF and HT-ELTF training symbols that are sent in the header - I have everything else needed to calculate the duration. Given the MCS and the STBC and the Ness (Number of extension spatial streams) I can calculate the number of training symbols. Both STBC and Ness are encoded in the HT-SIG transmitted at the start of each HT frame. The current proposal (or has it not yet been accepted?) for STBC allocates just 1 bit - but the STBC field can have values or 0, 1 or 2. Ness can be 0-3, so the remaining 2 bits could be allocated to Ness, but this does not solve the problem of how to encode the modes with 2 spatial streams and 2 additional streams for STBC. Does anyone know what current hardware supports - STBC values or 0,1,2? Ness values of 0-3? Any suggestions for how to convey these Simon