Wireshark-bugs: [Wireshark-bugs] [Bug 5196] Support for dissecting WSC 2.0 and Wi-Fi P2P
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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 04:20:39 -0700 (PDT)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5196

--- Comment #12 from Jouni Malinen <j@xxxxx> 2010-10-24 04:20:35 PDT ---
(In reply to comment #11)
> Poking around a bit I get the impression that the WFA is now using "WiFi
> Direct" instead of "WiFi Peer to Peer"[1].
> 
> Is this correct ?

Not exactly. Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is the name of the specification and the
protocol; Wi-Fi Direct is the name of the certification program.

> If so, might it be better to use wifi-direct instead of wifi-p2p ?

No, Wi-Fi P2P is more appropriate name to use for this in the context of
Wireshark. This code is dissecting the protocol (Wi-Fi P2P). Wi-Fi Direct is
more of a marketing name for the devices that get certified and it is also a
trademark of WFA.

> [1]
> http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/10/wi-fi-direct-protocol-to-ease-peer-to-peer-wifi-connections.ars

That article does not use correct name for the protocol or the specification.
More authoritative place for checking the name would be the WFA web site:
https://www.wi-fi.org/knowledge_center_overview.php?type=4

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