Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov wrote:
> * Did I miss something?

CSMA ? ARQ without hardware assistance ? Security ? (Though I find the
concept of link-layer security dubious in most cases.)

Here's my plan from the side of the Qi-Hardware project: we want to
use IEEE 802.15.4 as a general connectivity solution for the Ben
NanoNote, a bit like WiFi, accepting that rate and range will be
inferior. We now have the atben/atusb boards, and all that's missing
is the protocol stack.

My plan is to tackle things at the driver (AT86RF230/1) and MAC layer,
always with TCP/IP-style data communication in mind. Alas, Qi-Hardware
is a penniless endeavour and I won't be able to do this as a full-time
hobby for much longer. So I don't think I'll have time to do more than
getting the basics to work properly.

Since it would be a shame to leave things in an almost-usable-yet-not-
quite-there state, I've hacked a quick and dirty IPv4 tunnel I call
"dirtpan":

http://projects.qi-hardware.com/index.php/p/ben-wpan/source/tree/master/tools/dirtpan/

It even survives light SSH but becomes unusable at higher loads,
probably due to the lack of CSMA. Here's the video to prove that it
works at all:
http://downloads.qi-hardware.com/people/werner/wpan/tmp/wpan-ipv4.ogg

(I have to admit that I haven't attempted to formally verify my
little protocol yet. I'll do that when I get stuck elsewhere.)

Anyway, this is the general direction in which I'm heading. If I can
be of help with anything specific, please let me know.

- Werner

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