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Des
The frame designator (labeled
“Des”) can be blank or any of the following
characters: -, *, =, 1, 2, 3 or 4.
•
RX
“blank” indicates a received packet is a broadcast packet; no
acknowledgment is required.
•
RX
“-” indicates a received packet requires a message acknowledgment.
•
RX
“*” indicates acknowledgment of a previously transmitted packet from
this radio.
•
TX
“1,2,3,4” indicates the number of times the packet has been transmitted
(reties).
•
TX
“=” indicates the transmitted packet is an acknowledgment of a
previously received frame.
•
TX
“blank” indicates the transmitted packet is a broadcast packet; no
acknowledgment required.
Frequency Shows the frequency of the RX/TX frame.
Sig/Seq
Signal/Seq Number. Shows the receive signal level on any received message, or
an internal handle number used for transmitted messages. If the number is 65535,
it indicates its an ACK transmission.
Data Length Total length of the transmitted or received message.
Data
Data packet. The first 16-bit number is the frame control field, of which the first
two digits indicate the standard 802.11 frame type. The table below shows some
of the more common codes associated with the frame type. For more information,
consult the 802.11 specifications. The last two numbers indicate the destination
MAC address and the source MAC address. If the message is a TX ACK, as
indicated by the message type and the D4 Frame Code, there will only be one
MAC address shown.
Frame Code
Description
Management
0
Association request
10
Association response
20
Re-association request
30
Re-association response
40
Probe request
50
Probe response
80
Beacon
A0
Disassociation
B0
Authentication
C0
De-authentication
D0
Action
Control
D4
ACK
Data
8
Data
48
Null (no data)
