At the same time it has become clear that there are a small number of Distribution System environments that comprise the bulk of the commercial WLAN system installations This project proposes to specify the necessary information that needs to be exchanged between Access Points to support the P802.11 DS functions. The new extension shall implement all mandatory portions of the IEEE 802.11b PHY standard. The 802.11 MAC defines a mechanism for operation of stations supporting different data rates in the same area. The proposed project targets further developing the provisions for enhanced data rate capability of 802.11b networks. The 802.11 MAC currently incorporates the interpretation of data rate information and the computation of expected packet duration even if the specific station does not support the rate at which the packet was sent.
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