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MAC Modeling

Functions and configuration objects for 802.11™ MAC frame generation and parsing

WLAN Toolbox™ provides functions to create and parse 802.11 medium access control (MAC) frames. Use these functions to generate and decode control, management, and data frames.

Objects

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wlanMACFrameConfigCreate WLAN MAC frame configuration object
wlanMACManagementConfigCreate WLAN MAC management frame-body configuration object

Functions

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wlanMACFrameGenerate WLAN MAC frame (MPDU or A-MPDU)
addIE Update MAC management frame with IE
wlanMSDULengthsCalculate MSDU lengths
wlanAPEPLengthCalculate APEP length in octets
wlanPSDULengthCalculate PSDU length in octets
wlanAMPDUDeaggregateDeaggregate A-MPDU and extract MPDUs
wlanMPDUDecodeDecode MPDU
displayIEsDisplay list of IEs in MAC management frame
pcapWriterPCAP file writer of protocol packets
pcapngWriterPCAPNG file writer of protocol packets

Featured Examples

802.11 MAC Frame Generation

802.11 MAC Frame Generation

Generate IEEE® 802.11MAC frames.

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802.11 MAC Frame Decoding

802.11 MAC Frame Decoding

Decode IEEE 802.11MAC frames.

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802.11ac Waveform Generation with MAC Frames

802.11ac Waveform Generation with MAC Frames

Generate an IEEE 802.11 transmission containing MAC frames and perform PER receiver tests.

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802.11 OFDM Beacon Frame Generation

802.11 OFDM Beacon Frame Generation

Generate IEEE 802.11 packets containing MAC beacon frames.

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