SWRU368C May 2018 – January 2021 CC3100 , CC3100MOD , CC3200 , CC3200MOD
The 802.11 transceiver mode is a powerful tool for sending and receiving raw data in either Layer 2 (MAC) or Layer 1 (physical).
Table 15-1 lists the eight network layers:
Application |
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Presentation |
Session |
Transport |
Network |
LLC – Logical Link Control |
MAC – Medium Access Control |
Physical |
Use the space of the entire frame starting from the 802.11 header to receive and transmit data.
In transceiver mode, there are no frame acknowledgments or retries. Therefore, there are no guarantees that the frame will reach its destination. When working in L1 mode, there may be collisions with other frames or energy.
Figure 15-1 shows the 802.11 frame structure. The white sections are user-configurable, and the grayed part cannot be overwritten.