Support for sub-1Ghz bands (802.11ah)
Hello,
I'm currently working on a device that uses an 802.11ah module (from MorseMicro I do not work for them however.). This uses the 800/900Mhz band for operation.
I'm working to extend NetworkManager to be aware of 802.11ah and be able to handle managing this device nicely (rather than miss-handling it as a 5Ghz device).
I'm happy to open a PR for this work; but I have some questions that I would love some feedback on:
- Would there be interest in this for NetworkManager at all
- For ah the channel number <-> frequency allocation depends on the location as the band used is different. Does NM have any good way to be aware of region? (Specifically in reference to functions that do this conversion, such as the validation of connections).
- What is the preferred band name here?
ah
orh
? (Not sure ifah
could get confusing anywhere) - This would require updating a few code paths that use a boolean for 2.4/5ghz; is ok to swap these out for an enum?
Thank you, and please let me know if I missed anything :)
Edited by Ben Brown