[B.A.T.M.A.N.] B.A.T.M.A.N. V - the next steps

Marek Lindner
2012-02-07T09:19:21Z

Hi folks,

after having the B.A.T.M.A.N. IV routing code moved into one single file, a
preliminary routing protocol API and an easy to use routing protocol switch it
is time to move forward with B.A.T.M.A.N. V.

B.A.T.M.A.N. V is going to split the various tasks handled by the B.A.T.M.A.N.
IV OGM protocol into subprotocols which will allow us to optimize each
protocol much better. The ELP protocol is the first of these subprotocols to
come. The initial ideas surrounding this protocol type are more than 2-3 years
old. At some point Linus was the driving force behind the protocol
development. Thanks to him we have proper documentation[1] as well as some
code in his repository[2] (still called ndp). I began rebasing and integrating
his code [3]. It will take a couple of patch series to get the API and the old
ELP code base into shape.

Cheers,
Marek

[1] http://www.open-mesh.org/wiki/batman-adv/ELP
[2] http://git.open-mesh.org/?p=t_x/batman-adv.git;a=summary
[3] http://git.open-mesh.org/?p=marek/batman-adv.git;a=summary