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commit 63a2a005dda1d2f62381a392f46bd7a3c9ca3990 Author: elektra wagenrad onelektra@gmx.net Date: Sun Nov 27 17:02:39 2011 +0000
doc: open-mesh/BranchesExplained
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diff --git a/open-mesh/BranchesExplained.textile b/open-mesh/BranchesExplained.textile index 07bb5223..59745484 100644 --- a/open-mesh/BranchesExplained.textile +++ b/open-mesh/BranchesExplained.textile @@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ Example: batmand 0.2 uses the B.A.T.M.A.N. III routing algorithm.
h2. batmand
+Historically, the first implementation of the B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol was named batmand, a user-space daemon. Batmand operates on layer 3 (IP layer) of the OSI model and offers everything you would expect from a standard routing daemon. Almost all real-world implementations of mesh routing algorithms have started on layer 3 - and most of them still work exclusively on layer 3. Check our [[UserDocs|docs]] section if you want to learn more about is capabilities.
-The batman userspace daemon has been the first implementation of the B.A.T.M.A.N. routing protocol. In the early stages of the project it allowed us to easily experiment with the design of the protocol but also to be used in real world deployments. It operates on layer 3 (IP layer) and offers everything you would expect from a standard routing daemon. Check our [[UserDocs|docs]] section if you want to learn more about is capabilities. - -Note: For historical & support reasons the sources and documentation of batmand are still available. However, if you are about to decide whether you go with batmand or batman-adv, consider batmand obsolete. There has been no active batmand development for years as the layer 2 concept (batman-adv) has proven to be the better path forward. - +Note: Basically all developers except me (Elektra) consider batmand obsolete, because there hasn't been any changes in batmand in a while. However batmand is stable and it is used by at least two Open-Source projects. "Villagetelco":http://www.villagetelco.org uses batmand in the VT firmware version of the Mesh-Potato device for VOIP mesh networks. (There is a second firmware for the Mesh-Potato named SECN, which uses batman-adv). The "Serval project": http://www.servalproject.org uses batmand on smartphones.
h2. BMX