SWRU616B September   2023  – April 2024 CC3300 , CC3301 , CC3301MOD , CC3350 , CC3351

 

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  2.   CC33xx WLAN Features Guide
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Scope
    2. 1.2 Acronyms Used in This Document
    3. 1.3 CC33xx Specification
  5. 2General Features
    1. 2.1  Supported Rates
      1. 2.1.1 11ax Rates
      2. 2.1.2 11n Rates
      3. 2.1.3 11a/g Rates
      4. 2.1.4 11b Rates
    2. 2.2  A-MPDU and A-MSDU
    3. 2.3  BA Sessions
    4. 2.4  Keep Alive
      1. 2.4.1 STA
      2. 2.4.2 AP
    5. 2.5  Wake on WLAN (WoW)
    6. 2.6  Antenna Diversity
    7. 2.7  Quality of Service (QoS)
    8. 2.8  Security
      1. 2.8.1 Authentication Types
      2. 2.8.2 Encryption Types
    9. 2.9  Wi-Fi Provisioning
      1. 2.9.1 AP Provisioning
      2. 2.9.2 Bluetooth Low Energy Provisioning
      3. 2.9.3 Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
        1. 2.9.3.1 WPS PBC
        2. 2.9.3.2 WPS PIN
    10. 2.10 Wi-Fi Power Management Modes
      1. 2.10.1 Power Levels
        1. 2.10.1.1 Active
      2. 2.10.2 Power Save Delivery
        1. 2.10.2.1 Legacy Power Save
  6. 3Single Role: Station
    1. 3.1 Scanning
      1. 3.1.1 Active
      2. 3.1.2 Passive
    2. 3.2 Wi-Fi 6
    3. 3.3 Multicast Filtering
    4. 3.4 Preferred Networks
    5. 3.5 Channel Switch
    6. 3.6 Wi-Fi Power Management Modes
      1. 3.6.1 Power Save Delivery
        1. 3.6.1.1 Unscheduled Asynchronous Power Save Delivery (U-APSD)
        2. 3.6.1.2 Target Wake Time (TWT)
      2. 3.6.2 TI Specific Features
        1. 3.6.2.1 Auto Power-Save Mode
        2. 3.6.2.2 Long Sleep Interval
  7. 4Single Role: AP
    1. 4.1 Hidden SSID
    2. 4.2 Maximum Connected Stations
    3. 4.3 Aging
  8. 5Multirole Multichannel
    1. 5.1 AP-STA
    2. 5.2 STA-STA
  9. 6Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Low Energy Coexistence
  10. 7References
  11. 8Revision History

2.4.1 STA

The keep alive feature works in conjunction with the features described below to ensure that when the CC33xx acts as a station it retains connection to APs during periods of no activity. As part of many of the protocols, the device is inherently not required to transmit any data back that can cause an AP to think that it is an inactive device. To account for this, the keep alive feature is automatically implemented in parallel to the below protocols.

If, after 55 seconds, the CC33xx has not transmitted any traffic to the AP, the device sends a null frame. This null frame informs the AP that the station is still active and should not be forced off the network.