RE: [802.21] Update on SAPs
Vivek,
Comments below,
> > Thanks for clarification.
> > If so, I think major key work needs to be done is how to map media
> > independent primitives of MIH_LINK_SAP to media dependant
> primitives
> > of media dependant SAPs(for an example, MLME_SAP of .11).
> > I guess that it is not possible for all the primitives of
> MIH_LINK_SAP
> can
> > have their corresponding media dependent primitives.
> > Any good idea or hints for this? Should the generic link
> layer perform
> > some magic(mapping, converting, adaptation)?
> >
> [Vivek G Gupta]
> I am not sure this is "major key work that needs to be done"
> at this point, at least for 802 technologies. Most of this
> has already been done for 802.16 and if you follow the
> requirements doc for 802.11 most of this is already there as
> well. This change is more of a reorganization at this point
> to better represent the SAPs and primitives in our draft and
> their relationship to media specific technologies.
> We shall discuss the changes for 802.11 in our Jan telecon.
Hmm,
If a primitive that is defined in MIH_LINK_SAP can not be mapped to any
primitives of media dependant SAPs then,,,?
I guess not all the network can provide the exact functions which are
defined from MIH_LINK_SAP.
Thanks,
Junghoon