Implement 802.11k, 802.11r, and 802.11v

Product Discussion Feature Requests
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Could you please implement the 802.11k, 802.11r, and 802.11v standards, especially for the AP Controller? These standards would optimize roaming for wireless devices and add value to the Peplink ecosystem.

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Thanks for the feature request. These standards are hardware-dependent and can be resource hogs. If we upgrade the internal hardware it would lead to higher prices on our products. As you can imagine, this is a tricky balancing act.

The vast majority of our customers are just fine with letting the client device make the roaming decision.

Thanks!

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Do your higher end models not contain sufficiently advanced hardware to accomplish this? It’s disappointing to think that all existing models are not capable of fully supporting the 802.11 spec.

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Hi @Tim_S , it is possible to implement the standards:
802.11k
802.11v
802.11u (hotspot 2.0)

These standards are becoming necessary for all Hotspot projects

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Just to add some notes regarding Hotspot 2.0 protocols support importance. Those standards are requirements on government related projects and for the EU commision is a strictly requirement in all its Wi-Fi funded project.
One example is WiFi4EU an Internet WiFi access for 2800 EU rural municipality for 42M€.
More than 20.000 municipality has registered to the program and probably more funds will be allocated in the future.

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Our team is looking into this and will respond in a few days. + @Erik_deBie

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Hi,

any news to this? I think 802.11f is also needed. Seamless Handover in Time of VoIP is a musthave, isn’t it?
If it’s a problem with the higher price like Tim_S wrote, many costumers would pay for an extra licence to get this feature.

Thanks
Dennis

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We’re repeatedly getting this question about hotspot 2.0. As Maurizio wrote, it’s a requirement for WiFi4EU projects. Any updates on this?

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802.11k, 802.11r, and 802.11v to be supported in 3.6.1 (AP) and 8.0.1 (WLAN controller).

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Hi TK,

we are also repeatedly asked about the hotspot 2.0. Local governments release a lot of tenders that require this feature. Happily, there isn’t much competition that supports this feature so that might be a profitable market for Peplink.

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