= BattleMeshV8 = We would like to give to the 'Battle of the Mesh' the flavor of a tournament with a social character. If you are a mesh networking enthusiast, community networking activist, or have an interest in mesh networks you might find this bunch of crazy folks gathering for the Wireless Battle of the Mesh V7 very interesting. This event is also an opportunity to meet developers from the most popular open source mesh protocol implementations ([[http://www.pps.jussieu.fr/~jch/software/babel/|Babel]], [[http://www.open-mesh.org|B.A.T.M.A.N.]] L3 and L2, [[http://www.bmx6.net|BMX]], [[http://open80211s.org/|IEEE 802.11s]], [[http://olsr.org|OLSR]]) and watch their ideas compete. If you have implemented an interesting mesh protocol capable of running on !OpenWrt Attitude Adjustment you can take part in the tournament too. <> == Where == The [[BattleMeshV7|BattleMeshV8]] will be held at '''Maribor, Slovenia'''. The testing / hacking / talks will take place in '''Dom Obrambe Pekre''' It features one large room with a separate stage corner for talks as well as a smaller room for discussions, a smoking room and several other smaller rooms. Expect to find nice WiFi internet connection (Freifunk and Sublab Wifi), hacking gear, video projector, a beer garden outside, and some curious hackers. '''Dom Obrambe Pekre''' consists of two larger halls, several classrooms and offices. It is an ex-military school now ran by the Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief and used as a Civil protection base, firefighter education base and is the headquarters of Slovenian Ham-Radio Association. Placed on the outskirts of town Maribor under the Pohorje mountain it is surrounded by a large open area and vineyards, offering a very nice environment for setting-up indoor and outdoor WiFi test setups. During the summer time the outdoor auditorium is a very nice setting for some hacking int he sun, a football match in the afternoon and a barbeque in the evening. The location has a nearby city bus stop in about 15 min walk away from the ski-resort with plenty accommodation options. Some first impressions: TODO: upload pictures === Accommodation and Food Supply === TODO ==== Hostel ==== TODO === Directions === There are several ways to get to Maribor city. ==== Airport ==== TODO ==== Train ==== TODO ==== Bus ==== TODO ==== Inner city (Public transport) ==== TODO: * week tickets? * public bus schedules? == When == The event takes place on the following dates: TODO == What == In brief: We will deploy a wireless mesh network over the campus, run different routing protocols on top of it, perform some tests and see which routing protocol behaves better. (More Infos about the firmware: [[BattleMeshV8/Firmware]]) === Github repository === [[https://github.com/battlemesh|Battlemesh github repository]] Here you can find the wibed testbed platform, battlemesh packages (a set of OpenWRT packages to be used at the WBM events), and an OpenWRT mirror. === Announcement === This page contains the official Announcement: [[BattleMeshV8/Announcement]] === Timetable / Agenda === [[BattleMeshV8/Agenda|The agenda for talks, workshops and meetings is here]]. Projector slides and several videos of the talks are also linked here. If you have made videos of the talks, please link them here. It is also possible to put them on the [[http://download.battlemesh.org|Battlemesh download server]] [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjdaTaDJvaVzotzdFSpblCVegRpHgGPLG|Battlemesh V7 Video's by Stefan van Hooft]] [[BattleMeshV8/CallForTalks|Call for talks]]. === Impressions from previous Battlemesh events === * Video clip from the mesh testbed installation for WBMv6 at Aalborg University Campus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Aqeqy9pw4 * Another WBMv6 clip: http://vimeo.com/87030048 * Video clip made at WBMv5 to give you a feeling what this event is like: http://vimeo.com/39412090 * Video clip made at WBMv4: http://vimeo.com/21953373 [[http://blogs.guifi.net/clommunity/files/2013/04/WDR4300-routers-cables-and-usb-devices.jpg|{{http://blogs.guifi.net/clommunity/files/2013/04/WDR4300-routers-cables-and-usb-devices.jpg||width="250px"}}]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFz6QdfgP8|{{http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/MXFz6QdfgP8/maxresdefault.jpg|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFz6QdfgP8|width="250px"}}]] <> == Participant Registration and Fee == The event itself is free of charge and open for all! '''If you intend to come (with or without hotel reservation), please add your name to the [[http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV8/Participants|BattleMeshV8 participants list]].''' If you wish low cost accommodation, a special group booking has been arranged. <<< TODO >>> == Contact == * Organization: AboutUs * IRC: irc.freenode.net #battlemesh ([[http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=battlemesh&uio=d4|webchat]]) * Mailing-list: http://ml.ninux.org/mailman/listinfo/battlemesh == Sponsors == We would like to thank the following for making this event possible: === Hardware === * Thank you for providing us with '''hardware''' for the event! * [[http://www.ac.upc.edu/|{{attachment:upc_logo.jpg|http://www.ac.upc.edu/}}]] * [[http://www.guifi.net/|{{attachment:guifi_logo.png|http://www.guifi.net/}}]] * [[http://www.bittorf-wireless.de/|{{attachment:bittorf_wireless_logo.png|http://www.bittorf-wireless.de/}}]] ==== Donated OpenHardware - WRTnode ==== <<< TODO >>> === Funding === <<< TODO >>> == Endorsements == * B.A.T.M.A.N. * OLSR * BMX * Open 802.11s * OpenWRT * Freifunk * Guifi.net * Ninux.org * Wlan slovenija * Funkfeuer * Athens Wireless Metropolitan Network (AWMN) * Alter Mundi * Wireless Weimar (aka weimarnetz) * Wireless Leiden * Wirelesspt.net * Free Network Foundation * qMp.cat * Libremesh * CONFINE * Bottom Up Broadband For Europe A complete and updated list will be available at the [[http://battlemesh.org/BattleMeshV7/Endorsements|Endorsement dedicated page]]. == Blog Ping-Backs and Media Coverage == <<< TODO >>> == What to Bring == * Access Points * Ethernet Cables * switches and hubs * your laptop == List of the Hardware Available == * TODO: please write here what you are going to bring == SubPages == <>