[Make-wifi-fast] MAC load demo at the IETF 127 Hackathon SF (Nov 14 to 20) and Umber update list

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

Hi all,

I believe a way to make Wi-Fi fast is to adopt a new architecture with a 
fiber fronthaul and 802.11-aware signaling to transports.

That's what we've built with Fi-Wi, using commodity Wi-Fi silicon. A 
building concentrator schedules transmissions across radio heads 
connected over fiber, so the medium becomes a granted resource with 
managed service time. Contention-based access degrades as device density 
rises. Fi-Wi is designed so that a busy building keeps its 
responsiveness.

After 13 months of work, we'll be running a MAC load demo at the IETF 
127 Hackathon in San Francisco, open November 14 through 20. 
Registration is free:
https://registration.ietf.org/127/ (choose "Hackathon Only")

Plan and details:
https://www.umbernetworks.com/umber-ietf127-full-hackathon-plan.html

If you're there, come find us. We'd value this group's eyes on it, 
especially on scheduling, aggregation and latency under load.

If you'd like occasional updates on Umber's progress, you can sign up 
here (double opt-in):
https://www.umbernetworks.com/updates.php

Bob McMahon
Founder, Umber Networks
https://www.umbernetworks.com/