Reference Manual

RS9116 n-Link Linux and Android Technical Reference Manual
Version 2.0
August 2019
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Set Short GI
Description This command is used to set the Short GI mode of the n-Link® Module.
Default Value 0 (Short GI disabled for both 20 MHz and 40 Mhz Bandwidth)
Input Parameters VAP Name (string like wifi0, wifi1, etc.)
The integer value mapping has been shown below:
0 –Disable Short GI
1 –Enable Short GI for 20MHz Bandwidth
2 –Enable Short GI for 40MHz Bandwidth
3 –Enable Short GI for 20MHz and 40MHz Bandwidths
Output Parameter None
Reset Required Yes. Refer to the example for the reset process
Usage # iwpriv <vap_name> short_gi <value>
Example The commands given below set the Short GI for 20MHz bandwidth and
then reset the adapter for the command to take effect:
# iwpriv wifi0 short_gi 1
# ./onebox_util rpine0 reset_adapter
Note:
Issue this ioctl before starting the supplicant.
Note:
Here short_gi ioctl will work only in case of bsd. To set short_gi using
hostapd , refer to the section
Appendix G: Considerations need to be
made during hostapd usage
Get Short GI
Description This command is used to get the value programmed for Short GI mode of
the n-Link® Module
Default Value -
Input Parameters VAP Name (string like wifi0, wifi1, etc.)