18c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci============ 28c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciIntroduction 38c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci============ 48c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci 58c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciExplaining wireless 802.11 networking in the Linux kernel 68c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci 78c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciCopyright 2007-2009 Johannes Berg 88c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci 98c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciThese books attempt to give a description of the various subsystems 108c2ecf20Sopenharmony_cithat play a role in 802.11 wireless networking in Linux. Since these 118c2ecf20Sopenharmony_cibooks are for kernel developers they attempts to document the 128c2ecf20Sopenharmony_cistructures and functions used in the kernel as well as giving a 138c2ecf20Sopenharmony_cihigher-level overview. 148c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ci 158c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciThe reader is expected to be familiar with the 802.11 standard as 168c2ecf20Sopenharmony_cipublished by the IEEE in 802.11-2007 (or possibly later versions). 178c2ecf20Sopenharmony_ciReferences to this standard will be given as "802.11-2007 8.1.5". 18