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Broadcom Mac80211 driver
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-This is a driver in progress. It has features still to be implemented well as
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-bugs in current code.
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-What's here and not here
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-=======================
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-- Completely open source host driver, no binary object files
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-- Features Broadcom's OneDriver architecture (single source base for
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- supported chips and architectures)
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-- On-chip firmware loaded using standard request_firmware()
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-- Support for BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM4313 (PCIe NIC)
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-- Framework for supporting new chips, including mac80211-aware embedded chips
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-- Does not support older PCI/PCIe chips with SSB backplane
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-- Driver includes BMAC interface for transparent dongle support
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-- Uses minstrel_ht rate algorithm
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-- HW based encryption not enabled yet
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-What's done
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-==========
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-- Integration with mac80211 stack
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-- A-MPDU single & dual stream rates
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-- BCM43224: Dualband, Dual stream, 20MHz channels
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- Throughput (in chamber): ~85-90 Mbits/sec (in both 2.4 & 5 GHz bands)
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-- BCM43225: 2.4 GHz, Dual Stream, 20MHz channels
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- Throughput (in chamber): ~85-90 Mbits/sec
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-- BCM4313: 2.4 GHz, Single Stream
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- Throughput (in chamber): ~40 Mbits/sec
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-
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-Things To Be Done
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-=================
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-See the TODO file
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Firmware installation
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======================
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Firmware is available from the Linux firmware repository at:
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@@ -63,31 +28,6 @@ Bugs/Problems
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- Occasional crashes with BCM43224 on multicore machines.
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-Note on Regulatory Implementation
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-================================
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-This generation of chips contain additional regulatory support independent of
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-the driver. The devices use a single worldwide regulatory domain, with channels
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-12-14 (2.4 GHz band) and channels 52-64 and 100-140 (5 GHz band) restricted to
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-passive operation. Transmission on those channels is suppressed until
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-appropriate other traffic is observed on those channels.
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-Within the driver, we use the ficticious country code "X2" to represent this
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-worldwide regulatory domain. There is currently no interface to configure a
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-different domain.
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-The driver reads the SROM country code from the chip and hands it up to
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-mac80211 as the regulatory hint, however this information is otherwise unused
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-with the driver.
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-Contact Info:
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-=============
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-Brett Rudley brudley@broadcom.com
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-Henry Ptasinski henryp@broadcom.com
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-Dowan Kim dowan@broadcom.com
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-Roland Vossen rvossen@broadcom.com
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-Arend van Spriel arend@broadcom.com
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-
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Broadcom fullmac driver
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This is production driver.
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@@ -121,6 +61,10 @@ system).
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Contact Info:
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=============
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-Brett Rudley brudley@broadcom.com
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-Henry Ptasinski henryp@broadcom.com
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-Nohee Ko noheek@broadcom.com
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+Brett Rudley brudley@broadcom.com
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+Henry Ptasinski henryp@broadcom.com
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+Dowan Kim dowan@broadcom.com
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+Roland Vossen rvossen@broadcom.com
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+Arend van Spriel arend@broadcom.com
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+For more info, refer to: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/brcm80211
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