prplMesh: An Open-source Implementation of the Wi-Fi Alliance® Multi-AP - Arnout Vandecappelle
Channel: The Linux Foundation
Date: 2018-10-25

prplMesh: An Open-source Implementation of the Wi-Fi Alliance® Multi-AP Specification - Arnout Vandecappelle, Essensium/Mind

The Wi-Fi Alliance® Multi-AP specification allows access points to work together to create a self-monitoring and self-adapting network providing optimal coverage in the home. The prpl foundation has sponsored an open-source, "carrier-grade" implementation of this specification called prplMesh, which is based on an implementation of the IEEE 1905.1a specification provided by the BroadBand Forum. This talk explains the architecture of prplMesh, how it fits into the existing network stack (bridge configuration, hostapd/wpa_supplicant, cfg80211), and what it means to be "carrier-grade". We will also show how it integrates with openWRT and RDK-B. Finally, we will highlight how several companies have banded together to fund this development. 

About Arnout Vandecappelle
Arnout Vandecappelle is working since 2008 as Senior Embedded Software Architect at Essensium/Mind, providing consultancy on Linux and Open Source Software for Embedded Systems: driver development, debugging, system integration, etc. He is a core developer of Buildroot and has contributed to several open source projects. Previously he has been working for 10 years at IMEC where he held several different positions in research and software development in the field of memory-aware compile technology.