SD-8686-SAAR-9.49.15.p0-26609.P35-ReleaseNotes

SD-8686 Saar Driver/Firmware Release Note

9.49.15.p0-26609.P35 (V9 WAPI Release)

Release Note

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/179562414.html,

March 9, 2009

Driver version: 26609.p35

? Marvell WLAN driver SW releases follow this scheme for host driver numbering.

o First two digits:

24 ? Works for Linux kernel 2.4 26 ? Works for Linux kernel 2.6

o Last three digits:

Actual driver version

Firmware version: 9.49.15.p0

? Following is an explanation of each digit in the versioning scheme designed for the firmware:

o Major Revision (first number from the left): Tracks the main FW version.

o Minor Revision (second number from the left): Tracks the chip family, firmware branch,

custom projects. etc.

o Release Number (third number from the left): this number tracks the incremental changes in

the consequent firmware releases given to QA or customers.

o Patch Number (forth number from the left): Customers may want to receive a firmware build

based on a previous release plus specific bug fixes, or patches. It is not unusual for customers to request this when they are close to production. The patch number starts at zero (no patch), and increments as we release subsequent builds with more bug fixes.

Optimized Register Settings: Version 2.1

Host Platform: Marvell Tavor-based Sa’ar platform running Linux (kernel 2.6)

Tested HW:

? SOC/RF chipset: 88W8686

Systems Software Modules:

? SD-8686 Driver

o Binary .ko file o Source files

o Binary requires kernel with WE17 support

Test Tools:

? IXIA Chariot Console / Endpoint, version 4.3 or greater ? AiroPeek Wireless Sniffer ? iperf with Linux build

Software Features: ? Wireless LAN

o 802.11 a/b/g

o Infrastructure & Ad-Hoc Mode

Release Note

o IEEE Power Save Mode

o WEP Encryption (64 bit/128 bit) for Infrastructure network mode

o WPA-PSK TKIP Security

o WPA2

o Transmit Power Control

o Subscribe Events

o Deep Sleep

o BT-Coexistence

o Host Sleep

o 802.11d

o WMM

o Background Scan

o UAPSD

o Ad-Hoc Power Save

o Inactivity Timeout

o Enhanced Background Scan (Infra mode) o Null Packet screening before waking up host in Host Sleep mode

o Proprietary Power Save

o Hostcmd generic API

o Power Regrouping Config (with API)

o ARP/IP Filtering in Host Sleep mode o Enhance Subscribe Events

o IBSS (Ad-hoc network) coalescing

o Private command to get SNR and rate RxPD o Private command and API to get first TxRate o Private command to set beacon interval in ad-hoc mode

o Ad-Hoc Power Save Enhancements

o Enhanced Rate Adaptation

o Keep Alive tx (Auto-Tx)

o Enhanced Host Sleep

o LED control

o WPS (Infra, AdHoc)

o Re-association enhancement (make before break)

o SNAP header control

o g-mode protection in AdHoc mode

o Auto Deep Sleep

o WPA-none

o Wake on Wireless LAN

o Auto ARP RSP

o Auto Ping RSP

o IEEE PS Simplified

New Features and Enhancements:

o WAPI support

Bug fixes: This is the first SD-8686 WAPI supported release hence there are no bug fixes

Known issues:

o WAPI throughputs are lower than their non-WAPI counterparts

o WAPI key renewal caused DUT to deauthenticate with the AP

o WAPI Renew key with defrag=500 does not work

o Driver cannot re-load properly

Notes:

?WAPI supplicant and crypto driver sources are not part of this release, but can be obtained separately from the Marvell extranet under a different folder

?Supports EEPROM structure Rev 0xC

?802.11d features in firmware are disabled at power on.

?Please refer to the README file for updated usage on iwpriv, wlanconfig and on how to load/unload the driver including instructions on loading the crypto package