From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from tuna.sandelman.ca (tuna.sandelman.ca [209.87.249.19]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7733E3B260; Wed, 11 May 2016 17:56:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sandelman.ca (obiwan.sandelman.ca [IPv6:2607:f0b0:f:2::247]) by tuna.sandelman.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A4CD200A5; Wed, 11 May 2016 18:01:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from obiwan.sandelman.ca (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sandelman.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC7BD63755; Wed, 11 May 2016 17:56:06 -0400 (EDT) From: Michael Richardson To: Dave Taht cc: Luca Muscariello , "make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net" , "cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net" In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: MH-E 8.6; nmh 1.6+dev; GNU Emacs 24.4.2 X-Face: $\n1pF)h^`}$H>Hk{L"x@)JS7<%Az}5RyS@k9X%29-lHB$Ti.V>2bi.~ehC0; <'$9xN5Ub# z!G,p`nR&p7Fz@^UXIn156S8.~^@MJ*mMsD7=QFeq%AL4m Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 17:56:06 -0400 Message-ID: <16409.1463003766@obiwan.sandelman.ca> Subject: Re: [Cerowrt-devel] threads, 6lowpan X-BeenThere: cerowrt-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: Development issues regarding the cerowrt test router project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 21:56:07 -0000 Dave Taht wrote: > wrote: >> to be fair I should say that these technologies are gonna be a lot more >> expensive than wifi. > at first. With sufficient volume any technology can succeed. >> There is a good reason to keep wifi simple. > With something like 400 dsps required in 802.11ac wave1? > 802.11b. Now that was simple. We'e come a long way from spark gap > transmitters. :) > In other news, I am both glad and nervous to hear that more of 6lowpan > is seeing the light of day. I have not yet found a board to try yet > (anyone have recommendations?), and would like to see what happens > with these transmitters around also. http://wpan.cakelab.org/ At this point most easily available that runs Linux is a Raspberry PI with: http://openlabs.co/store/Raspberry-Pi-802.15.4-radio More reliable and easier to work with is a beagle bone with: http://lab11.eecs.umich.edu/projects/zigbeag/ but, at this point lab11 isn't in a position to sell them (AFAIK). I have one. If all you want to do is run 802.11 while 2.4Ghz 802.15.4 is nearby, we can arrange a playdate in berlin if you like. If you don't need it to run Linux, then there are a number of devices, the cutest are the https://pinocc.io/, which seems to have a new name... -- ] Never tell me the odds! | ipv6 mesh networks [ ] Michael Richardson, Sandelman Software Works | network architect [ ] mcr@sandelman.ca http://www.sandelman.ca/ | ruby on rails [