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Background
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- Priority scale: High, Medium and Low
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- Complexity scale: C1, C2, C4 and C8. The complexity scale is exponential,
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with complexity 1 being the lowest complexity. Complexity is a function
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of both task 'complexity' and task 'scope'.
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The general rule of thumb is that a complexity 1 task should take 1-2 weeks
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for a person very familiar with the codebase. Higher complexity tasks
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require more time and have higher uncertainty.
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Higher complexity tasks should be refined into several lower complexity tasks
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once the task is better understood.
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mac80211_hwsim
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- Add support for HWSIM_CMD_SET_RADIO command
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To allow modifying an existing radio, add the HWSIM_CMD_SET_RADIO. The
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first possible feature should be to emulate the hardware RFKILL switch.
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It might be required to add a HWSIM_ATTR_RADIO_HW_RFKILL attribute flag
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to the HWSIM_CMD_NEW_RADIO to enable virtual radios with a hardware
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level RFKILL switch.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C1
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- Allow configuration of MAC address or list of MAC addresses
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The radios are auto-generating a fake MAC address. It would be useful
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to allow specifying a MAC address to be used. In certain cases it might
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be also useful to provide a list of MAC addresses so that for example
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with secondary interfaces these can be used.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C2
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- Move mac80211_hwsim.h header file to UAPI includes
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The mac80211_hwsim.h is the public API description of this netlink
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interface and thus it should be provided via UAPI includes.
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For this work work the mac80211_hwsim.h header needs to be modified
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so that it also compiles from userspace. At the moment it throws
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errors. And it needs to become part of the UAPI headers of the
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Linux kernel.
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In addition it should provide HWSIM_GENL_NAME that provides the
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generic netlink "MAC82011_HWSIM" family string.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- Provide kernel option to allow defining the number of initial radios
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By default the mac80211_hwsim modules creates 2 radios by default unless
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it is overwritten with the radios=x module parameter.
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To allow loading the mac80211_hwsim by default and even with accidental
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loading of the module, it would be good to provide a kernel configuration
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option that allows changing the default value here.
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For our testing we want to load mac80211_hwsim without any radios. Maybe
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this should be the default for the new kernel option.
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If the default of initial radios can be changed to zero, then it is also
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possible to add MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY to support auto-loading of
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the mac80211_hwsim kernel module.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- New configuration options for radios
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At the moment the radios created are all equal and feature rich. However
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for testing we want to create radios with different emulated hardware
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capabilities. Provide new attributes or flags that allow enabling or
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disabling certain mac80211 features.
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For example AP mode, P2P mode, number of interface combinations, TDLS
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support, number of Scan SSIDs, supported ciphers and so on.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C2
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Wireless monitor
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- Add support for PACKET_RECV_OUTPUT socket option of AF_PACKET
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Instead of having to switch every interface manually into promiscuous
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mode, it would be useful to set PACKET_RECV_OUTPUT to receive also
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the traffic that leaves the system.
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This would make tracing PAE / EAPoL traffic easy and provides better
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sniffing capabilities.
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Unfortunately, PACKET_RECV_OUTPUT logic is not implemented at all in
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the kernel. So, first implement it in the kernel, and then use it in
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nlmon.c as a set_sockopt option.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C8
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- Subscribe to all nl80211 multicast groups at startup
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It seems the nlmon packets are limited to actual subscribed mutlicast
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groups. To get a complete picture of all the nl80211 commands and
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events, it is required that iwmon adds membership to all multicast
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groups that the nl80211 lists.
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This means that the netlink socket used for resolving nl80211 family
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name needs to be kept open and actively processed since it will also
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receive these multicast events. However the event itself can be dropped
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since the one from nlmon with the proper kernel level timestamps should
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be taken into account.
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An alternative is to fix the netlink_deliver_tap() function in the
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kernel netlink layer to not be affected by the broadcast filtering.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C1
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- Print the 'group' of the decoded message
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Whenever an event / message is received, iwmon should print the genl
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group of the message (e.g. mlme, scan, config, regulatory). This will
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make it easier to add handling of such events / commands inside iwd.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C1
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Wireless simulator
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- Add support for builtin wireless access point emulator
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When creating a pair of mac80211_hwsim radios, allow one to operate as
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access point. The hwsim utility will emulate the access point on the
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second interface for as long as it is running. Which means that from
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the first interface it is possible to scan and connect to this access
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point using standard wireless tools (including iwd and iwctl).
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Code for the AP mode can be shared from iwd feature for access point
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operation once that has been implemented.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C8
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Wireless daemon
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- Add unit test data with 2nd RSNE in Authenticator 3/4 message
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The specification allows the AP to send a second RSN element in its 4-way
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handshake message 3/4. Find some test data for this case and create a unit
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test case.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- Handle "Use group cipher suite" option for pairwise ciphers
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If the AP specifies "Use group cipher suite" as its only pairwise suite, then
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handle this appropriately inside EAPoL handshaking code. The install_gtk
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callback might need to be modified to handle this case.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- Add support for PMK Caching from 802.11-2007. This is sometimes referred to
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as "fast, secure roam back". Essentially the client caches PMKIDs generated
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when connecting to various APs. If the client roams back to an AP that has
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already been connected to, and the PMK is cached by both, then the 802.1X
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exchange can be skipped.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Add support for Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC). This is not defined by
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any 802.11 standards, but is made available by major vendors such as Cisco
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and Microsoft.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Add support for Automatic Power Save Delivery (APSD). This includes
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scheduled (s-APSD) and unscheduled (u-APSD). This will require rudimentary
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support of WMM protocol. This feature was introduced in 802.11e.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Add support for 802.11u. This is required for Passpoint 2.0 support.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C8
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- Add support for Wireless Network Management (WNM) from 802.11v. Parts of
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this are needed for Passpoint support.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C8
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- Add support for Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) from 802.11z.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C8
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- Add support for WiFi P2P.
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iwd will require a new P2P D-Bus API to be exposed in order for clients to
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manage P2P connections. P2P specific logic for device management and
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switching between P2P and STA/AP modes for a particular interface will be
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required.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C8
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- Add support for EAP-LEAP. This is a Cisco proprietary EAP method that is
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quite widespread.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C4
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- Add support for EAP-OTP. OTP stands for 'One Time Password' and can be
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found in RFC3784.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Take EAP MSK size into consideration.
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MSK is mandated to be 64 bytes long, and depending on the AKM, different parts
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of the MSK are used to generate keys. Some EAP methods produce MSKs with less
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than 64 bytes of useable data. For example, LEAP produces only 16 bytes and
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MSCHAPv2 produces 32 bytes. If the AKM requires MSK of a certain size, and
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the EAP method does not provide enough data, then the handshake should be
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aborted.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C2
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- Implement Enrollee Session Overlap Detection after WSC Protocol Run
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WSC Best Practices v2.0.1, Section 3.15 describes an enhacement to detect
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PBC session overlaps. The Enrollee is asked to perform an extra scan without
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the PBC request in the ProbeRequest frames after EAP-WSC completes
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successfully. If another AP in PBC mode is found, then a SessionOverlap
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error should be reported to the user.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C2
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- Use NL80211_CMD_CRIT_PROTOCOL_START / CRIT_PROTOCOL_STOP
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Research whether iwd should be making use of these commands in order to
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make EAP & 4-way handshakes, as well as DHCP exchanges more reliable.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C2
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- DPP Support
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Device Provisioning Protocol is a new specification from WiFi Alliance.
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This allows devices to be provisioned, typically via a QR code.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C8
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- Support receiving OCE FILS Discovery Frames
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When operating in station mode, we should support receiving of FILS
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Discovery frames.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C2
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- Support OCE Reduced Neighbor Reports
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OCE specifies that the AP can send Reduced Neighbor Reports if the STA sets
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the FILS Capability bit to true. Reduced Neighbor Reports can be used to
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replace the need to scan, particularly if the AP reports RNR Completeness
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attribute. RNRs can be sent in Probe Responses, Beacons and FILS Discovery
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frames.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C2
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- Support OCE Scanning
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OCE Specifies various scanning optimizations. When OCE scanning is enabled,
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(e.g. when OCE APs are detected, or via some other means), enable the
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relevant optimizations if driver support is present:
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NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FILS_MAX_CHANNEL_TIME
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NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_ACCEPT_BCAST_PROBE_RESP
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NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_OCE_PROBE_REQ_HIGH_TX_RATE
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NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_OCE_PROBE_REQ_DEFERRAL_SUPPRESSION
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C2
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- Support OCE mutually non-overlapping channels optimization.
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OCE Section 3.10 mandates that the STA should scan channels 1, 6 and 11 in
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the 2.4Ghz band first, unless it expects to find an AP on a different
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channel.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- Support OCE RSSI-based Association Rejection attribute
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OCE APs can reject a Re(Association) request with Status Code 34 and
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optionally include RSSI-based Association Rejection attribute. This
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attribute can either contain a time delay information or an RSSI delta
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value. If the time delay info is included, make sure that this particular
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BSS is blacklisted only for the duration of the delay. If RSSI delta
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is included, make sure to handle that as well.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C1
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- Support additional metrics sent by OCE APs
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OCE APs can send BSS Load and Extended BSS Load IEs. iwd already takes the
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BSS Load IE into account for ranking purposes. If Extended BSS Load IE is
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present, it should be taken into account as well.
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Additionally, Estimated Service Parameter (ESP) and Reduced WAN Metrics
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should be taken into account if available.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Support OCE FILS Indication element
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OCE APs that support FILS authentication can notify which domains they
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support. This information is made available using the FILS Indication
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element as part of the Probe Response and Beacon frames.
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Priority: Low
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Complexity: C4
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- Support OCE Higher Layer Protocol Encapsulation
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This can be used to obtain DHCPv4 address faster.
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C4
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- Support Diagnostics interface
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The diagnostic interface for a particular Device would contain information
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(and possibly operations) that would be meant for diagnostics applications
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or other applications that require access to very low level details. Such
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applications would be expected how to interpret this information
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appropriately.
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This interface would also be heavily utilized by the Auto-Test framework
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in order to more easily ascertain the internal state of the hardware & the
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daemon itself.
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The list of possible information exposed via this interface includes:
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- MAC address of the currently connected AP (in a Station)
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- MAC addresses of currently connected clients (Adhoc, AP, etc)
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- packet error rates or signal strength
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- Throughput statistics
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- FTM / direction finding operations
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Priority: Medium
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Complexity: C4
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