[RFC] DBUS interface to Linux WiMax stack.
Dirk Brandewie
dirk.j.brandewie at intel.com
Thu Dec 11 12:44:48 MST 2008
The files attached to the original message are available in a git
repository on linuxwimax.org at:
$ git clone git://linuxwimax.org/dbus_wimaxapi.git
--Dirk
On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 08:41 -0800, Dirk Brandewie wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> The attached files represent a proposed dbus based API to access the
> Linux WiMax stack. This proposal is the result of a number of
> discussions over the last few months at OLS and the plumbers
> conference.
>
> Overview:
> There are two object types used to access the WiMax stack the adapter
> and network object.
>
> The adapter (adapter-api.txt) object is created when the hardware
> device is discovered in the system. This object is used to control the
> state of the adapter and the process of scanning for available
> networks.
>
> The network (network-api.txt) object is created when a network is
> discovered via the adapter.Scan() method. This object is used to
> control the state and report information about available network
> connections.
>
> There is one helper agent (agent-api.txt) that is meant to call out to
> gather user credentials i.e.(username, password). The current file is
> just a placeholder.
>
> Comments and suggestions gratefully accepted.
>
> TIA
> --Dirk
> Dirk Brandewie
> dirk.j.brandewie at intel.com
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