I think what we're talking about is the TDMA package for Freebsd (which is probably exactly what is being used by UBNT).
http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/TDMAPresentation-20090921.pdf Randy Travis Johnson wrote: > I think everything you have described can be done now with > Mikrotik.... routing, firewall, routing daemons, scripting, etc. also > being able to use $50 boards up to $1,000 X86 based systems moving > gigabits of traffic. All with standard parts. > > So what would this FreeBSD system bring to the table that can't be > done already? > > Travis > Microserv > > MDK wrote: >> Actually, it's far better than cost-effective. >> >> It's flexible, in both hardware and capabilities. Firewall, routing, >> routing daemons, and other things. >> >> Frankly, I find the physical aspects of the Airmax stuff frustratingly >> limited. >> >> I've grown fond of my immense ability to do creative stuff with Star-OS and >> a wide array of physical forms - especially since much of my network relies >> on low power consumption. >> >> AirMax, deployed as an AP and clients... seems ok. But that's only a >> small part of a good network. >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Jayson Baker" <jay...@spectrasurf.com> >> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:51 PM >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related product... >> >> >>> Availability is supposedly resolved. We'll see. >>> >>> Routing... there is a full SDK. You can do anything you want on those >>> things. The new ones have 400+MHz proc's, plenty to do some >>> routing/firewalling. >>> >>> I just can't see a home grown solution like you're proposing being >>> cost-effective. We spent about 2 months on a project just like this, and >>> started to have some pretty awesome performance and results. >>> >>> Then UBNT stuff came out. >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Given UBNT's record of unavailability of product, and the inability to >>>> route via the interface, I vastly prefer this to UBNT's products. >>>> >>>> Now, mind you, I'm not really putting them down, but this is an excellent >>>> infrastructure tool... Routing and other capabilities that vastly >>>> exceed >>>> some better known... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>> From: "Jayson Baker" <jay...@spectrasurf.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:25 PM >>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related >>>> product... >>>> >>>> >>>>> Is there really much need for this, given the new AirMax product line? >>>>> I'm just saying... >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> What would you call a totally proprietary, TDMA based protocol, >>>>>> without >>>>>> ACK >>>>>> or CSMA? >>>>>> >>>>>> Doesn't look a whole lot like 802.11x, but if you wish to say it is, >>>>>> then, >>>>>> for you it is :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> From: "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:36 PM >>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related >>>>>> product... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> If you are using Atheros based hardware, it's still 802.11... >>>>>>> regardless >>>>>>> of what software you put on top of it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Travis >>>>>>> Microserv >>>>>>> >>>>>>> MDK wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you're a WISP and have interest in using commodity - off the >>>>>>>> shelf - >>>>>>>> Atheros based hardware to achieve higher than ethernet speeds over >>>>>>>> wireless... This is not a tweak of 802.11, it is a completely >>>>>>>> different >>>>>>>> mode... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There is currently an opportunity to do so, where most of the work >>>>>>>> >>>> has >>>> >>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>> done by various others in the FreeBSd community, but it is not >>>>>>>> >>>>>> integrated >>>>>> >>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>> packaged as a useful WISP product, and that's what needs to be >>>>>>>> done. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This does not need to result in an open source release, due to the >>>>>>>> relaxed >>>>>>>> BSD license. 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