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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Dear folks,</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I would like to know if it is possible to use HostAP
in order to implement a new MAC access protocol, such as, EDCF (for QoS). In more
detail, does HostAP code enable to add 4 access queues instead of one and each
queue having a different DIFS (or AIFS) ?</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Is it possible to configure MAC parameters from HostAP
code? if no, do you know a firmware that enables to configure MAC parameters
and especially to handle multiple back-off algorithms each one associated with a
special access queue ? </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt'>In addition, are you interested (or who is interested?)
to implement EDCF (or EDCA), as well as HCF protocol for quality of service in WLANs
(i.e., IEEE 802.11e WLANs)? </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Kind regards,</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lassaad Gannoune</span></font></p>
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