gavincangan/distNet

Find / create a cross-platform open-source framework to support mesh networks

distNet

What are we trying to accomplish?

TL;DR: Identify / create an opensource framework that allows scalable and secure mesh networks. There are numerous existing frameworks that support adhoc networking, and our goal is primarily to find a solution. We will therefore make use of open-source implementations as much as possible. Because we're trying to make this technology accessible to a wide spectrum of people, we will need cross-platform compatibility.

Docs

• Self organizing mesh network of android devices

  • https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/pub_geral.show_file?pi_gdoc_id=362749

• DEFCON - OffGrid COmmunication with Android

  • https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-20/dc-20-presentations/m0nk/DEFCON-20-m0nk-Off-Grid-communications-with-Android-WP.pdf

• JOKER documentation

  • https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=7438753

Archive

• FabFi - source code

  • https://code.google.com/archive/p/fabfi/source/default/source

• SMesh - source code

  • http://www.smesh.org/

Other links

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35223943/how-to-use-span-smart-phone-ad-hoc-network-framework-to-establish-a-mesh-netwo

• https://www.bridgefy.me/index.php

  • xplatform mobile SDK (iOS and Android) that doesn't require root access
  • Supports multi-hop connectivity and encryption

• https://hypelabs.io/features/

  • xplatform SDK (Linux, Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android) that doesn't require root access
  • Supports multi-hop connectivity and encryption

• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nearpeer.app

  • Offline chat and file sharing

• Hazy Sighted Link State Routing Protocol

  • scalable mesh network protocol
  • used by UIUC -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign-Urbana_Community_Wireless_Network

• https://developers.google.com/nearby/

  • Google API for a P2P network
  • Supports mesh?

• https://www.open-mesh.org/projects/open-mesh/wiki/BATMANConcept

  • BATMAN: Better Alternative To Mobile Adhoc Networking
  • https://www.open-mesh.org/projects/open-mesh/wiki/BATMANConcept

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsukuku

  • Netsukuku - by FreakNet Media Lab
  • https://github.com/Netsukuku/netsukuku
  • Blogger Luca Dionisi is trying to set up s network http://www.netsukuku.network/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/netsukuku/comments/2j8gml/so_whats_going_on_with_netsuku/

• https://github.com/ProjectSPAN

  • SPAN: Smart Phone Ad-hoc Networking

  • Requires root access :(

  • https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.span.ptt

    • MANET voice chat using SPAN
    • creates a push-to-talk radio over WiFi