Re: Wireless Multimedia (WMM) question

qnx escribió:
> When using WMM-certified network cards, will all my audio/video
> applications get automatically higher priority in the network or these
> applications have to support WMM? If for using the advantages of WMM,
> the multimedia applications have to be WMM-aware, do you know any
> information about what audio/video applications currently support WMM?
>
> Thank you very much!!
> Alex.
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Hi Alex,

that's a good question. I really don't know the exact answer but 802.11x
is a Link Layer protocol and Link Layer software talks with Network
layer one.

With that premise, Network Layer software should insert traffic in the
proper queue to make use of QoS capabilities of WMM-certified hardware
in function of its origin (or traffic class).

By the same rule, applications should notify Network Layer software (or
whatever intermediate layer) what class of traffic is trying to send.

I don't know if intermediate layers made a mapping of traffic or
application must explicityly notify it.

I guess somebody can help us with this excellent question.

Best regards.