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

Featured Examples

802.11 MAC Frame Generation

802.11 MAC Frame Generation

Generate IEEE® 802.11™ MAC frames.

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802.11 MAC Frame Decoding

802.11 MAC Frame Decoding

Decode IEEE® 802.11™ MAC frames.

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802.11ac Waveform Generation with MAC Frames

802.11ac Waveform Generation with MAC Frames

Generate an IEEE® 802.11ac™ transmission containing MAC frames suitable for performing radio packet error rate (PER) receiver tests.

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802.11 OFDM Beacon Frame Generation

802.11 OFDM Beacon Frame Generation

Generate packets containing MAC beacon frames suitable for baseband simulation or over-the-air transmission using an SDR platform.

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