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commit 88ffefb361ec767f7316f32573e10e1d97cf711e Author: Marek Lindner mareklindner@neomailbox.ch Date: Sun May 31 18:16:36 2009 +0000

doc: batmand/VisualizeMesh

88ffefb361ec767f7316f32573e10e1d97cf711e batmand/VisualizeMesh.textile | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/batmand/VisualizeMesh.textile b/batmand/VisualizeMesh.textile index 55acaae6..5bf8613c 100644 --- a/batmand/VisualizeMesh.textile +++ b/batmand/VisualizeMesh.textile @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +== Visualize the mesh == + '''Concept'''

In contrast to other routing protocols each batman node only knows the path to its single hop neighbors and knows nothing about the topology behind it. In practice it means that a batman node S is aware of node A which is somewhere in the mesh and reachable via neighbor B but it does not know about the number of hops and / or nodes in between. This approach is quite handy with regard to memory footprint, mesh stability and bandwidth friendliness but somewhat hard to visualize. Therefore a small helper was created: the vis server. It gathers the local views of each node and assembles a graph that can be fed into various tools which output an eye-candy graphic of the networks topology. @@ -30,4 +32,4 @@ Make sure that all mentioned ports are not blocked by a firewall. You can verify

'''Fancy graphics'''

-If you intend to create images like [http://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/misc/wbm2009/08-vis_zoomed.png this one] you need to use one of the many tools available. This very screenshot was made by connecting mesh3d (which is part of the [http://s3d.berlios.de/ s3d tools] - debian packages are available) to the vis dot draw output. If you have impressive screenshots don't hesitate to let us know. :-) +If you intend to create images like [http://downloads.open-mesh.org/batman/misc/wbm2009/08-vis_zoomed.png this one] you need to use one of the many tools available. That screenshot was made by connecting mesh3d (which is part of the [http://s3d.berlios.de/ s3d tools] - debian packages are available) to the vis dot draw output. If you have impressive screenshots don't hesitate to let us know. :-)