@bluewavenet Thanks again for your work on the summary article about Wi-Fi extenders/repeaters. I heard something new (to me, at least), and wonder if it's relevant.
Looking at the comments, it seems that APuP is a mode where Access Points (APs) can create an interface for any other APs it hears, and bridge/route info between.
Am I reading that right? Is this operational in OpenWrt today? If so, would APuP warrant a description on the Extender/Repeater page? Thanks!
APuP (Access Point Micro Peering) is experimental so far. From the patches:
A simpler and more useful successor to Ad Hoc, Wireless Distribution System, 802.11s mesh mode, Multi-AP and EasyMesh.
Almost plain APs communicate between them via 4-address mode, like in WDS but all of them are AP, so they can eventually communicate also with plain stations and more AP nodes in sight. Low hardware requirements, just AP mode support 4-address mode, and no more unnecessary complications, like hardcoded bridging or routing algorithm in WiFi stack. For each AP in sight an interface is created, and then it can be used as convenient in each case, bridging, routing etc.
