WLAN adaptor with driver support for dual-channel use
I'm looking for WLAN (WiFi) chipsets or adaptors that support simultaneous dual-channel use and where this capability is exposed via the current Linux drivers. The primary use-case is to support simultaneous operation as a station on one channel and as an access-point on a different channel. This could be either:
- Simultaneous operation on two channels in the same band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) - much preferred;
- Simultaneous operation as a station on a channel in one band and an AP on a channel in the other band.
This would be a device where iw list would not have the restriction #channels <= 1 under "valid interface combinations".
For a bonus, mesh should be supported.
A sort of similar question (full-featured WLAN USB adaptor) was asked 5 years ago but the world has moved on since then.
wifi wlan
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
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I'm looking for WLAN (WiFi) chipsets or adaptors that support simultaneous dual-channel use and where this capability is exposed via the current Linux drivers. The primary use-case is to support simultaneous operation as a station on one channel and as an access-point on a different channel. This could be either:
- Simultaneous operation on two channels in the same band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) - much preferred;
- Simultaneous operation as a station on a channel in one band and an AP on a channel in the other band.
This would be a device where iw list would not have the restriction #channels <= 1 under "valid interface combinations".
For a bonus, mesh should be supported.
A sort of similar question (full-featured WLAN USB adaptor) was asked 5 years ago but the world has moved on since then.
wifi wlan
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
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This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04
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I'm looking for WLAN (WiFi) chipsets or adaptors that support simultaneous dual-channel use and where this capability is exposed via the current Linux drivers. The primary use-case is to support simultaneous operation as a station on one channel and as an access-point on a different channel. This could be either:
- Simultaneous operation on two channels in the same band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) - much preferred;
- Simultaneous operation as a station on a channel in one band and an AP on a channel in the other band.
This would be a device where iw list would not have the restriction #channels <= 1 under "valid interface combinations".
For a bonus, mesh should be supported.
A sort of similar question (full-featured WLAN USB adaptor) was asked 5 years ago but the world has moved on since then.
wifi wlan
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
I'm looking for WLAN (WiFi) chipsets or adaptors that support simultaneous dual-channel use and where this capability is exposed via the current Linux drivers. The primary use-case is to support simultaneous operation as a station on one channel and as an access-point on a different channel. This could be either:
- Simultaneous operation on two channels in the same band (2.4GHz or 5GHz) - much preferred;
- Simultaneous operation as a station on a channel in one band and an AP on a channel in the other band.
This would be a device where iw list would not have the restriction #channels <= 1 under "valid interface combinations".
For a bonus, mesh should be supported.
A sort of similar question (full-featured WLAN USB adaptor) was asked 5 years ago but the world has moved on since then.
wifi wlan
wifi wlan
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
asked Jan 10 '18 at 17:14
awy
1816
1816
1
This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04
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This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04
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This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04
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The capability is exposed by allowing you to assign multiple network interfaces with iw dev ... add .. just like for the 1-channel case, and then making using different channels work.
For reference, I have a Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCEe x1 card, with Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) chipset. (The Bluetooth function is exposed via an USB device).
Combinations show up under iw list as:
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
answered Jan 12 '18 at 6:05
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We have recently started using the QCA9377 Chipset which has these capabilities. Not had much of a chance to test out performance yet.
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The capability is exposed by allowing you to assign multiple network interfaces with iw dev ... add .. just like for the 1-channel case, and then making using different channels work.
For reference, I have a Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCEe x1 card, with Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) chipset. (The Bluetooth function is exposed via an USB device).
Combinations show up under iw list as:
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
answered Jan 12 '18 at 6:05
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The capability is exposed by allowing you to assign multiple network interfaces with iw dev ... add .. just like for the 1-channel case, and then making using different channels work.
For reference, I have a Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCEe x1 card, with Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) chipset. (The Bluetooth function is exposed via an USB device).
Combinations show up under iw list as:
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
answered Jan 12 '18 at 6:05
dirkt
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The capability is exposed by allowing you to assign multiple network interfaces with iw dev ... add .. just like for the 1-channel case, and then making using different channels work.
For reference, I have a Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCEe x1 card, with Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) chipset. (The Bluetooth function is exposed via an USB device).
Combinations show up under iw list as:
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
answered Jan 12 '18 at 6:05
dirkt
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The capability is exposed by allowing you to assign multiple network interfaces with iw dev ... add .. just like for the 1-channel case, and then making using different channels work.
For reference, I have a Asus PCE-AC55BT B1 PCEe x1 card, with Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 [8086:24f3] (rev 3a) chipset. (The Bluetooth function is exposed via an USB device).
Combinations show up under iw list as:
valid interface combinations:
* #{ managed } <= 1, #{ AP, P2P-client, P2P-GO } <= 1, #{ P2P-device } <= 1,
total <= 3, #channels <= 2
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We have recently started using the QCA9377 Chipset which has these capabilities. Not had much of a chance to test out performance yet.
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awy
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We have recently started using the QCA9377 Chipset which has these capabilities. Not had much of a chance to test out performance yet.
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awy
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We have recently started using the QCA9377 Chipset which has these capabilities. Not had much of a chance to test out performance yet.
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We have recently started using the QCA9377 Chipset which has these capabilities. Not had much of a chance to test out performance yet.
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This sounds to me like a hardware recommendation request
– Jeff Schaller
Jan 10 '18 at 18:06
Ah, thanks for that pointer, although looking at the traffic there it tends to be rather higher level in nature than what I am looking for. But if I can find a product then I just need to work out what chips it uses.
– awy
Jan 12 '18 at 15:04