diff --git a/docs/Concurrent_Mode.md b/docs/Concurrent_Mode.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..144d298 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Concurrent_Mode.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +2021-12-03 + +What is Concurrent Mode? + +Concurrent Mode creates 2 wireless network interfaces (wlan0, wlan1) and those +two interfaces share the same WiFi adapter. + +This feature allows performing 2 separate wireless tasks at the same time with a +single WiFi adapter. + +For example: + +Use station mode (called managed or client mode also) to connect with an +AP to access the internet at the same time as it also performs as an AP +to allow other devices to connect to the second interface. + +Note: Only supports 3 combinations + +1. Station mode + Station mode +2. Station mode + AP mode +3. Station mode + P2P mode + +----- + +How do I Enable Concurrent Mode? + +Run the following as instructed during the installation process: + +``` +./cmode-on.sh +``` + +Once the driver is fully installed and you have rebooted the system, you +can verify that this works by typing the “iw dev” command, You should +see two wireless interfaces, and the MAC address of secondary interface +is nearly the same as the first except for one digit. + +----- + +FAQ: + +Q: Which wireless interface can run in station mode? Which +wireless interface can run in AP mode? + +A: It is recommended to run station mode in wlan0 and AP or P2P mode in +wlan1. + +Q: How is the throughput with 2 wireless interfaces in concurrent mode? + +A: Because there is only one physical hardware device, the two wireless +interfaces (wlan0, wlan1) will share the transmit bandwidth. + +For example: + +Assume the throughput limitation of current environment is 85Mb/s, +then the throughput of wlan0 + the throughput of wlan1 is basically +equal or smaller than 85Mb/s. + +Q: Everything is fine when I only start hostapd, but when I start running +station mode in the other interface at the same time, hostapd will disconnect +for a moment then will reconnect again, however ,the channel is differ from +before. Is something wrong? + +A: Don’t worry, it is fine! As mentioned before, those two wireless interfaces +share the same physical hardware device. That means those 2 wireless interfaces +must use the same channel. The AP/P2P interface should use the same channel as +the station interface. If both interfaces are running in station mode, the +connected APs MUST be on same channel.