linux/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-uwb_rc
David Vrabel 6fae35f9ce uwb: add basic radio manager
The UWB radio manager coordinates the use of the radio between the
PALs that may be using it.  PALs request use of the radio with
uwb_radio_start() and the radio manager will start beaconing if its
not already doing so.  When the last PAL has called uwb_radio_stop()
beaconing will be stopped.

In the future, the radio manager will have a more sophisticated channel
selection algorithm, probably following the Channel Selection Policy
from the WiMedia Alliance when it is finalized.  For now, channel 9
(BG1, TFC1) is selected.

The user may override the channel selected by the radio manager and may
force the radio to stop beaconing.

The WUSB Host Controller PAL makes use of this and there are two new
debug PAL commands that can be used for testing.

Signed-off-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@csr.com>
2008-11-19 14:46:33 +00:00

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What: /sys/class/uwb_rc
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Interfaces for WiMedia Ultra Wideband Common Radio
Platform (UWB) radio controllers.
Familiarity with the ECMA-368 'High Rate Ultra
Wideband MAC and PHY Specification' is assumed.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/beacon_timeout_ms
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Description:
If no beacons are received from a device for at least
this time, the device will be considered to have gone
and it will be removed. The default is 3 superframes
(~197 ms) as required by the specification.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
An individual UWB radio controller.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/beacon
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Write:
<channel>
to force a specific channel to be used when beaconing,
or, if <channel> is -1, to prohibit beaconing. If
<channel> is 0, then the default channel selection
algorithm will be used. Valid channels depends on the
radio controller's supported band groups.
Reading returns the currently active channel, or -1 if
the radio controller is not beaconing.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/scan
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Write:
<channel> <type> [<bpst offset>]
to start (or stop) scanning on a channel. <type> is one of:
0 - scan
1 - scan outside BP
2 - scan while inactive
3 - scanning disabled
4 - scan (with start time of <bpst offset>)
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/mac_address
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The EUI-48, in colon-separated hex octets, for this
radio controller. A write will change the radio
controller's EUI-48 but only do so while the device is
not beaconing or scanning.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/wusbhc
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
A symlink to the device (if any) of the WUSB Host
Controller PAL using this radio controller.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
A neighbour UWB device that has either been detected
as part of a scan or is a member of the radio
controllers beacon group.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/BPST
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The time (using the radio controllers internal 1 ms
interval superframe timer) of the last beacon from
this device was received.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/DevAddr
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The current DevAddr of this device in colon separated
hex octets.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/EUI_48
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The EUI-48 of this device in colon separated hex
octets.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/BPST
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/IEs
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The latest IEs included in this device's beacon, in
space separated hex octets with one IE per line.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/LQE
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Link Quality Estimate - the Signal to Noise Ratio
(SNR) of all packets received from this device in dB.
This gives an estimate on a suitable PHY rate. Refer
to [ECMA-368] section 13.3 for more details.
What: /sys/class/uwb_rc/uwbN/<EUI-48>/RSSI
Date: July 2008
KernelVersion: 2.6.27
Contact: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Received Signal Strength Indication - the strength of
the received signal in dB. LQE is a more useful
measure of the radio link quality.