Hardware control interface for IEEE standard 802.11
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1. A hardware network adapter configured to exchange information via a hardware control interface (“
- HCI”
) with a driver module that corresponds to the hardware network adapter, where the hardware control interface is network adapter independent and is configured for operating with a variety of different hardware network adapters of different types, and where the different hardware network adapters include the hardware network adapter.
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Abstract
A standardized 802.11 hardware control interface may be provided such that a driver may communicate with any one or more of a variety of network adapters.
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1. A hardware network adapter configured to exchange information via a hardware control interface (“
- HCI”
) with a driver module that corresponds to the hardware network adapter, where the hardware control interface is network adapter independent and is configured for operating with a variety of different hardware network adapters of different types, and where the different hardware network adapters include the hardware network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- HCI”
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