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$NetBSD: networking,v 1.9 2012/01/15 02:56:17 agc Exp $
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NetBSD Networking Roadmap
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This is a small roadmap document, and deals with the networking
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side of the operating system.
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2009-01-26 08:09:25 +03:00
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The following projects are expected to be included in NetBSD 6.0
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8. SMP-aware Network Packet Filter
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The following features are expected to be in future releases:
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1. Mobile IPv6
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2. SCTP
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3. network driver polling
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4. ALTQ processing on input
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5. integrated multicast dns / zeroconf
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6. tcp support in libsa
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7. netboot from http
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We'll continue to update this roadmap as features and dates get firmed up.
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Some explanations
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2. SCTP
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Add support for the SCTP for both IPv4 and IPv6.
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Responsible: TBD
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3. network driver polling
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Responsible: matt
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4. ALTQ processing for input
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Responsible: matt
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5. multicast DNS / zeroconf
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Add support for multicast DNS (name.local)
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Responsible: tsarna
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6. tcp support in libsa
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Add a tiny tcp implementation to libsa.
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Responsible: matt
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7. http netbooting
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Be able to use a HTTP server hosting a kernel and/or disk image as a
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read-only root device.
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Responsible: TBD
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8. SMP-aware Packet Filter
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A new packet filter which is SMP-aware has been written by rmind, as a
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project funded by the NetBSD Foundation. zoltan has updated it for
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IPv6, and various bits contributed by christos, dholland and martin.
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This will be in 6.0
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Responsible: rmind, zoltan, christos, dholland, martin
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Matt Thomas
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Alistair Crooks
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Sat Jan 14 11:44:46 PST 2012
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