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  • WiLink8 Advanced Features
  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1 Introduction
    1. 1.1 Acronyms Used in This Document
  3. 2 Peer to Peer (P2P) Mode
    1. 2.1 P2P Device
      1. 2.1.1 Searching Phase
      2. 2.1.2 Negotiation
      3. 2.1.3 Group Formation
    2. 2.2 PSP Client
    3. 2.3 P2P GO
    4. 2.4 P2P Commands
      1. 2.4.1 P2P Commands Detailed Information
        1. 2.4.1.1 p2p_find
        2. 2.4.1.2 p2p_connect
        3. 2.4.1.3 p2p_listen
        4. 2.4.1.4 p2p_group_add
        5. 2.4.1.5 p2p_group_remove
        6. 2.4.1.6 p2p_peer
        7. 2.4.1.7 p2p_invite
      2. 2.4.2 P2P Event Details
    5. 2.5 P2P Use Cases
      1. 2.5.1 P2P Connection in PBC (Push Button Control)
      2. 2.5.2 Create Autonomous 1:2 P2P Group (Push button Control)
        1. 2.5.2.1 Assigning IP Address in P2P Mode Using DHCP Method
        2. 2.5.2.2 Create 1:2 P2P Group - Connect With PIN Code
        3. 2.5.2.3 P2P Invitation Procedure - Create Autonomous 1:2 P2P Group, (Push button Control)
  4. 3 Access Point (AP) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Multirole
    1. 3.1 Errata/Limitations
  5. 4 Multi BSSID (mBSSID)
    1. 4.1 Setup and Configuration
    2. 4.2 User Guide and Examples
  6. 5 Access Point (AP) Enhanced Low Power (ELP) Mode
    1. 5.1 Setup and Configuration
    2. 5.2 User Guide and Examples
    3. 5.3 Errata/Limitations
  7. 6 WiLink8 Wake on WLAN (WoWLAN) Feature
    1. 6.1 Mode of Operation
    2. 6.2 Adding "Suspend/Resume" WoW Mode to AM335x EVM
      1. 6.2.1 Patch Description
    3. 6.3 WoWLAN (Wake on WLAN) Mode Enable Procedure
      1. 6.3.1 Commands and Expected Output
      2. 6.3.2 Rx Filter Configuration
        1. 6.3.2.1 Rx Filter Configuration Examples
    4. 6.4 WoWLAN - Magic Packet
    5. 6.5 Block Acknowledgement (BA) Filter Setting
    6. 6.6 Hardware Modification Engineering Change Order (ECO) Request for AM335x EVM
  8. 7 WiLink8 Suspend Resume Mode
    1. 7.1 Suspend Resume Example With AM437x SDK
  9. 8 Access Point (AP) Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Master Support
    1. 8.1 Setup and Configuration
    2. 8.2 User Guide & Examples
    3. 8.3 Errata/Limitations
  10. 9 Station Mode - Alternative Method, With iw Commands, Explained
    1. 9.1 Step 1- Check if the wlan0 Interface is Already Running
    2. 9.2 Step 2- Bringup wlan0 Interface if Not Running
    3. 9.3 Step 3 - Connect Device to Available Acces Point
  11. 10References
  12. IMPORTANT NOTICE
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USER'S GUIDE

WiLink8 Advanced Features

Trademarks

WiLink is a trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance.

Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc and used by Motorola, Inc. under license.

All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1 Introduction

WiLink8 devices support additional features beyond the basic Wi-Fi modes like STA, AP and MESH. Table 1-1 details the features that are supported by the device and provides a brief description of the same. Subsequent sections provide the details of enabling these features. Some of the features are covered in detailed through other user's guides and the links are provided along with the feature description. Additionally, WiLink™ 8 WLAN Features User's Guide provides details on the performance measures for each of these features.

Table 1-1 WiLink8 Advanced Feature List
Feature Description
Peer-to-Peer(P2P) Mode
Multi BSSID (mBSSID) Running 2 BSS simultaneously on the same device
AP DFS Master Supports AP DFS Master capabilities (FCC/ETSI/TELEC)
AP ELP Power-save mechanism at the Soft-AP that reduces the power-consumption
AP + P2P AP + P2P GO/CL Multi Role Support
WoWOW Support Wake on WLAN for Wilink8
Suspend/Resume Suspend and Resume WLAN to optimize power
WL18xx 5GHZ Antenna Diversity Antenna Diversity for 5GHz Band
Precise Time Synchronization Over WLAN Accurate time synchronization between WL8 Wi-Fi Devices
WiLink™ 8 WLAN Software - 802.11s Mesh Connect WL18xx devices in Mesh topology

1.1 Acronyms Used in This Document

Acronym Definition
AP Access Point
DFS Dynamic Frequency Switching
ELP Enhanced Low Power
P2P Peer-to-Peer
GO/CL P2P Group Owner and client modes
STA Station
WoW Wake-on-Wireless
DPDT Double Pole Double Throw
GPIO General Purpose Input/output
CLI Command Line Interface

 
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