[Olsr-dev] algorithm to generate BSSID from SSID and channel

[Teco Boot]

Let's start checking status of https://mentor.ieee.org/802.11/dcn/11/11-11-1138-00-00ah-packet-radio-mode-for-802-11ah-a-b-g-n.ppt

Teco


Grt, Teco

Op 30 jun. 2012 om 22:31 heeft Hans-Christoph Steiner <(spam-protected)> het volgende geschreven:

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> On Jun 30, 2012, at 3:33 AM, Teco Boot wrote:
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>> Op 30 jun. 2012 om 08:41 heeft Markus Kittenberger <(spam-protected)> het volgende geschreven:
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>>> Users create an IBSS, have a unique SSID. A channel is selected, often the default 1. A (unique) BSSID is selected. What is the problem?
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>>> automatic bssid selection is usually a big problem,..
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>>> as networks which should be one, will tend to split in to multiple ones.
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>> So there we have the need to repair the spec. 
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>> I support any mechanism that comes up with deterministic pseudo- random. Should be in the wireless stack, not in config scripts. 
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>> Also, the 802.11 spec should have a mode for better support l3 manet. 
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>> We could send a letter to IEEE, with problems and suggestions for improvements. 
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> Sounds good to me, so let's nail down the BSSID generation algorithm and propose it to the IEEE.
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> .hc
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