Re: [Make-wifi-fast] sophgo risc-v wifi6 chip

[Bob McMahon <bob.mcmahon@broadcom.com>]

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I wrote Cisco ios software early in my career (predating Wi-Fi and ethernet
switching.) We purchased a sun workstation for $100K that supported
compiles for 8 of us. Last week I built a 7 unit Rpi5 system running full
linux, pacing CCAs, ip routing, bridging, etc., connected via a managed
vlan switch for less than $1000. It's truly amazing that what was once a
full workstation is now so inexpensive.

I think a challenge we face is that these cheap SoCs are blinding us. They
are good for prototyping but not for end users homes which is at
around 2.2-2.3B worldwide. Then maybe ten Wi-Fi radios per home (using the
term radio loosely.)  Here, the solutions need to be in full transistors
(and very low power and very secure.) The advantages of getting rid of
these complex SoCs are so great it's worth doing. Wi-Fi doesn't need to be
managed by a complex workstation and 30+ years of software bloat. It just
needs to move packets well between a waveguide and free space. (The
preferred waveguide is fiber but others will work too.) It's non-trivial
the amount of NRE to do this and our industry to date has not even really
tried. Not sure why but it seems a mistake to me.

Bob


On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 3:57 PM Dave Taht via Make-wifi-fast <
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