OID_DOT11_OPERATIONAL_RATE_SET (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

When set, this OID requests that the miniport driver set the operational data rates to the specified value.

When queried, this OID requests that the miniport driver return the set of operational data rates.

The data type for this OID is the DOT11_RATE_SET structure, based on the IEEE 802.11 dot11OperationalRateSet management information base (MIB) object.

The operational rate set of the 802.11 station defines the rates at which the station can transmit data. The 802.11 station specifies the rates it supports in the Supported Rates information element (IE) of various 802.11 management frames, such as Beacon and Probe Response frames. For more information about the Supported Rates IE, refer to Clause 7.3.2.2 of the IEEE 802.11-1999 standard.

The 802.11 station also uses the operational rate set to determine whether it can connect to a BSS based on the Supported Rates IE from Beacons or Probe Response frames received within the BSS network. For more information about this process, refer to Clause 10.3 of the IEEE 802.11-1999 standard.

If the 802.11 station has not completed a scan request when OID_DOT11_OPERATIONAL_RATE_SET is set, it must use the specified operational rate set for the next 802.11 Probe Request frame that it transmits.

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NDIS 5.x Legacy Wireless LAN OIDs
DOT11_RATE_SET
Native 802.11 MIB OIDs
NDIS 5.x Legacy Reference