From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 14 15:05:47 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 251E1106568A for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 15:05:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from monthadar@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wi0-f172.google.com (mail-wi0-f172.google.com [209.85.212.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E67F8FC1A for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 15:05:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wibhj8 with SMTP id hj8so1511024wib.13 for ; Mon, 14 May 2012 08:05:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=FLs3oKodQFFuCQt7tDuxiota7zgjQhSC002tgNtpgiY=; b=Mt9REWxGWcLv9DG5TPxXtyjLzgGB0RuBPHlse4DCpij3/TnTqIqF5ry+rKpQrxQ7l+ C3RWH65fGWvc2yJQF6/ahADT8vva7qYldqVt4P/rVYvanePzNblonNyw9DlB2TSQwqUA Vwta2LxWbHM+gShFHoEB0qxAvg1Cq3qTe8mwfmLN5Wnfaz93Swetb36Idx8VRwvvgXoO XtLNQETDth3/CV1+GR3tjY4brcX5lbzUtAKUgJrOuXTOhQHA+4OnNTauSn17wBXwN6xw Lveq950CoFZeDiB1DC4CkG7+ipXWzZBA7NK/zc+jXPoNfkbu81xK07NC7GHD6rz+T48D NoMA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.180.107.100 with SMTP id hb4mr7529652wib.22.1337007940320; Mon, 14 May 2012 08:05:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.223.155.74 with HTTP; Mon, 14 May 2012 08:05:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <5fd642c1-7bf3-4a25-a35f-54cddea68f13@email.android.com> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:05:40 +0200 Message-ID: From: Monthadar Al Jaberi To: Ivo Vachkov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" , Ivan Voras Subject: Re: B.a.t.m.a.n. X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 15:05:47 -0000 On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Ivo Vachkov wrote: > Hello all, > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Monthadar Al Jaberi > wrote: >> >> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Ivan Voras wrote: >> > On 13 May 2012 06:46, Ivo Vachkov 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