Software description ===================== Name: FRESCOR WLAN Protocol (FWP) Version: 0.1 Status: Alpha Authors: Martin Molnar, Michal Sojka Licence: GPL Brief description: The protocol that applies FRESCOR to 802.11 networks Bugs: Description: FRESCOR WLAN protocol (FWP) is a set of software components enabling FRSH applications to communicate over IEEE 802.11 WLANs. It is designed to work on hardware conforming to WMM specification and employs EDCA medium access mechanism. EDCA extends legacy DCF function by prioritized medium access so that the packets in higher priority queue have a higher probability to access the medium first. FWP includes centralized admission control mechanism, which is conceptually very similar to IEEE 802.11e HCCA admission control. FRESCOR applications negotiate network contracts that are analogous to TSPECs but unlike IEEE 802.11e admission control,where IEEE 802.11 management services are used, FWP uses FNA services [8] to manage the negotiation process.