Скачать или смотреть Mesh4All (M4A) - one layer multi purpose mesh network protocol

Goal:
Build next generation way of interconnecting devices:
Computers
Microcontrollers
Mobile devices
IoT devices
etc.,

Even with using of already existing infrastructure.

Node - Instance of M4A protocol. It can be:
Firmware running on microcontroller
One of instances of process working on computer.
M4A router.

Octet - Unit of addressing, used within this protocol.
Is used by node to distinguish it's closest neighbor node.

Path - Is the sequence of octets that describes which nodes
the packet should be transferred trough to reach it's destination.

Path exploration - Process of establishing the shortest or most
efficient path between nodes.

Pros and cons of protocol:
No need to remember or configure addressing by hand.
it finds and remembers the paths between nodes automatically
on the fly.
Unlike the port in ipv4 - uses octet to distinguish
specific program instance running on computer.
It leads to simplification of protocol's logic.
Has variable path length between nodes.
Secure communication.
Communication can not be violated.

This protocol operates in 2 - 5 layers of OSI model.

OSI Layer 1 (Physical layer):
Interchangable

OSI Layer 2 (Data layer):
Framing information
Local addressing
Error detection / correction

OSI Layer 3 (Network layer):
Provides end to end delivery mechanism
Logical addressing
Routing / Forwarding
Sometimes fragmentation of packets

OSI Layer 4 (Transport layer):
(Reliable / Unreliable) transporting
Retransmission
Segmentation and Collecting segments

OSI Layer 5 (Session layer):