I'm newly interested in HSMM-MESH, and I've been casually perusing this website for a couple of days now. I am looking for a summary architecture diagram of the hardware/software components talked about here.

I am a technical person (professionally a computer engineer), and I understand networks and TCP/IP, and I'm a long time ham with digital inclinations. So, I am not looking for a tutorial about networks or bandwidth, or noise floors. I want to know how the pieces being developed interconnect.

Does such a diagram exist? If so, please someone point me to it !

Specific question for example...

On one of the pages here, it announces that Ubiquiti firmware on the download site is compatible with BBHN 1.somethingorother . Other places give specific instructions on how to download firmware to a LinkSys router to make it a complete mesh node.

What are the specific "firmware" pieces and how are they separate from BBHN? How do the pieces interact, such that if I upgrade to new hardware, I know what pieces I must download?

I am sure I will eventually find all the information I need here, if I look long enough. But a diagram or two would speed a newbie's process immensely.

Joe

AG6QO@AG6QO.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM

OH! And on a related note...

I am running an FBB BBS on a Raspberry Pi, and I'm very interested in how Rpi's are being used as mesh nodes. I read G6BPQ's post about his software for Rpi, and his use of it with a LinkSys router. I have an email in to him asking for more details, but maybe someone else here is doing that and can tell me which software runs on the Pi, and what runs on the router?

Joe

I'm not aware of an overall diagram that's been already built but some of the key details are under About OLSR and About OpenWRT on the Left side of the screen.

"What are the specific "firmware" pieces and how are they separate from BBHN? How do the pieces interact, such that if I upgrade to new hardware, I know what pieces I must download?"

Seperate pieces of firmware do not exist, the firmware is the compilation of all software needed to run a BBHN node.  This is all taken part of as a supported built firmware, you change devices to a new supported device you install the full firmware the new image on the unit and everything you need to run is there.

Core among these software components are the operating system (Linux based) OLSRD, programs to provide an easy configuration (the User Interface) and various other ancillary packages to provide services to the network(DNS/DHCP/etc)

All the default software is essentially controlled by the setup code to be self configuring and meet the standards of BBHN's ecosystem.