Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:05:40 +0200 From: Monthadar Al Jaberi <monthadar@gmail.com> To: Ivo Vachkov <ivo.vachkov@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, Ivan Voras <ivoras@gmail.com> Subject: Re: B.a.t.m.a.n. Message-ID: <CA%2BsBSoJEu9Xh53ygnTzgTDr15APByKj1oGW%2BsJNJR8PL0cQ3zA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADrMwxdJ0BHkCTZBwAJKFoJMwFHrr0Q6u422G0Fd5CPZEF8q1g@mail.gmail.com> References: <5fd642c1-7bf3-4a25-a35f-54cddea68f13@email.android.com> <CADrMwxcZ-G_0nVzqKX_1%2BLZqqHvdONCxq-SA8X8qg8tO6tNBrA@mail.gmail.com> <CAF-QHFVFB3CEhUsrqdnzOcEoe5Pu8ieEVogLDxngxdYyj=KDpg@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BsBSoL3kEeAKGsK=kGcQY7UAy6dc=7iZFq=MahmdrFR8n2%2BZQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADrMwxdJ0BHkCTZBwAJKFoJMwFHrr0Q6u422G0Fd5CPZEF8q1g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ivo Vachkov <ivo.vachkov@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Monthadar Al Jaberi <monthadar@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Ivan Voras <ivoras@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On 13 May 2012 06:46, Ivo Vachkov <ivo.vachkov@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Please define "working"? Porting? Kernel-level implementation? >> >> BSD-licensed >> >> one? >> > >> > I'm just throwing the idea out, in case it catches the eye of someone >> > who's looking for an interesting project. In the ideal world, I'd say >> > BSD-licensed reimplementation, but I certainly won't get picky. >> > >> > It does have some documentation (e.g. >> > http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-wunderlich-openmesh-manet-routing-00 >> > , http://www.open-mesh.org/wiki/batman-adv/Doc-overview). > > > Since it's not standardized, isn't it more logical to proceed with either > user-space implementation or kernel implementation of something that has RFC > assigned to the name (just asking, no troll/flame here)? Other than that I > have some experience with BMX, Babel and OLSR. Also, i'm personally not > convinced that kernel level implementation is the most appropriate choice > for routing protocol (still i may be wrong). > >> >> >> Are there any reasons to choose B.A.T.M.A.N. instead of bmx or babel? >> >> ... or >> >> OLSR? ... or HSLS? >> > >> > I've seen BATMAN work at a local Linux club meeting, and I was pretty >> > much impressed by how easy it is to setup. I don't know about the >> > other protocols you listed, but BATMAN is in the stock Linux kernel, >> > making it a practical choice. I might be wrong but it seems to me that >> > it, contrasted to 802.11s, requires no special support from the wifi >> > driver side, making it easier to implement. Other than that, no, I > > > As mentioned already 802.11s is link-layer technology (that from our > experiments and research seems to be limited to some 30 devices), in > contrast those are network layer (L3) protocols that operate on top of IP. > >> >> >> >> I think it a better version of the Optimized Link State Routing >> Protocol (OLSR) which is an IP routing algoritm, 802.11s is link level >> routing, which needs a wifi driver that permits changing the mac >> address. >> >> But there is no standard for it I think. > > > OLSR: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3626.txt Sorry, I meant BATMAN > >> >> > know far too little about all of them to have a preference. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> >> -- >> Monthadar Al Jaberi > > > > > -- > Ivo Vachkov -- Monthadar Al Jaberi
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