Implementing the aloha and csma/ca networking protocols using an iphone app

Sounds like fun. I like working at network protocol level.

But what programming experience do you have? In particularly what network programming experience do you have and what iOS programming experience do you have?

 

As far as I know, there is no provision in any iOS SDK for writing your own wireless drivers. The wireless chips are simply not programmable or reprogrammable at that level. You'd have a hard time doing it for Mac OS X, and that platform is a lot more open about devices and drivers than iOS is.

This doesn't mean it's completely impossible. The evidence that it is possible is that jailbreaks sometimes contain code that rewrites the wireless chip's control firmware. However, that code isn't being written by an inexperienced noob. It's being written by someone who is very familiar with the wireless chip in question, and has probably written many different device drivers and network protocols before. And if I had to guess, I would guess that the drivers are written in C or C++, and maybe even some assembly-language.

In any case, there's no way that such an app would be accepted into the App Store. That leaves Ad Hoc distribution and jailbreaking as your remaining distribution methods.

Please explain.

Have you been assigned this task for your job, and you have no idea how to complete it, or even how to start it?

Are you conducting a feasibility study to see if this is even possible?

 

When is the deadline?

 

Hey.. I just learned about this in my networking class last term...

Wish I could help ya though. Sounds like me... I know JAVA but that's about it.


I'll be interested to see the final project!


For our senior projects next year I think we are writing android apps

 

You can't do it on stock OS iPods. The radios are not accessible from apps.