# OpenWiFi Release 2.0

## What is OpenWiFi?

TIP OpenWiFi is an open source community project that believes in democratizing premium Wi-Fi experiences for multiple market use cases. The TIP approach to OpenWiFi creates an open source disaggregated technology stack without any vendor lock in. OpenWiFi offers premium managed Wi-Fi features, local break-out design, cloud native open source controller, and an open source AP firmware operating system tested nightly.

![Open Technology Stack - Many Platforms - Many Service Options](https://3043772444-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MMa5rA2dKyutvejS11x%2F-M_1w9AY7rqFUElQJuHN%2F-M_5tb3Ga4ewI08f-Ipj%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e263dc65-3d58-4bb9-a2c3-8dbf4803d3b9)

TIP OpenWiFi is the industry's first CI/CD open source Wi-Fi eco-system. Built nightly with a strong community of Wi-Fi leaders, new features are unit tested in automated RF chambers and checked from cloud to ground for Wi-Fi performance and conformance.

OpenWiFi 2.0 introduces management and telemetry based on uCentral offering expanded selection of managed devices including smaller APs and PoE access switches.&#x20;

### High Level Features

#### Each OpenWiFi AP offers:

* Multiple topologies including :
  * Bridging, Virtual LAN, VxLAN, NAT Gateway, Local Breakout, Overlay (PPPoE, L2oGRE, L2TP), Mesh, WDS&#x20;
* Multiple authentications including WPA, WPA2, WPA3, Enterprise Radius models, M-PSK
* Passpoint R1 and R2 Mobile Offload
* Encrypted Zero Touch Provisioning and Cloud Discovery
* Autonomous RRM and Channel Control
* Captive Portal & ExpressWiFi

#### Each OpenWiFi PoE Switch offers:

* IEEE802.1Q Virtual LAN
* VxLAN
* DHCP Snooping & Relay
* Multicast
* PoE
* IEEE802.1x Access Control

#### Cloud SDK in OpenWiFi offers:

* Zero Touch Provisioning&#x20;
* Firmware Management
* Integration Northbound Interface (NBI) RESTful
* Data model driven API&#x20;
* Enterprise Message Bus data access&#x20;

**OpenWiFi AP Detail List:**

* Wi-Fi 4 (n) Wi-Fi 5 (ac) Wi-Fi 6 (ax)&#x20;
* Dual Bank Bootloader
* Multi-SSID per Radio
* SSID Authentications: WPA/WPA2/WPA3 - Mixed, Personal, Enterprise
* 802.1Q VLAN per SSID&#x20;
* 802.1d Bridge Mode per SSID
* RADIUS Accounting, Interim-Accounting, NAS-IP, CUI
* Network Address Translation Gateway Mode Operation
* Network Time Protocol Client
* Management VLAN&#x20;
* Wi-Fi 6 (ax) Specific
  * BSS Coloring
  * UL/DL OFDMA sub-carrier allocation
  * Channel Switch Announcement
* Wi-Fi General Features
  * WMM® - Wi-Fi Multi Media
    * UAPSD Procedures (Unscheduled Power Save)&#x20;
    * Upstream/Downstream Queues & L3 DSCP
    * Over The Air QoS EDCH Procedures
* WMM-Admission Control (AC)&#x20;
* WMM-Power Save (PS)
* Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity
  * (ai) Fast Initial Link Support
* Wi-Fi Agile Multiband
  * (k) Client Radio Resource Management - Directed Steering
  * (v) Network Assisted Roaming
  * (r) Fast BSS Transition
* Protected Management Frames (PMF)&#x20;
  * (w) Management Frame Encryption
* Channel Switch Announcement (CSA)
* Dynamic Frequency Selection & Transmit Power Control (DFS/TPC)
* Beacon Rate&#x20;
* Min Client Noise Immunity
* Basic Rate Control
* De-Auth RSSI Control
* Burst Beacon Support
* Per SSID Client Rate Limiting
* Promiscuous Mode Support<br>
* **Additional TIP AP NOS Features**
  * ISP WAN Profiles ( PPPoE, L2TP, L2oGRE )
  * Embedded Captive Portal (Local Splash non-auth)
  * Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
  * Dynamic Airtime Fairness
  * Service Flow QoS&#x20;
  * Wireline & Wireless Tracing (PCAP Cloud Remote Troubleshooting)
  * Health Check Reports
  * Local Provisioning over SSID (when Cloud or WAN down)
  * Multimedia Heuristics (Detection of Unified Communication Sessions)
  * SSID Rate Limiting
  * GPS Reporting
  * Autonomous RRM Client Steering&#x20;
  * Client / AP / Network Metric Telemetry&#x20;

**Cloud SDK additional features**

* **Provisioning**&#x20;
  * Device Identity (Model, MAC, Serial Number)
  * Device Software Upgrade
  * Multiple SSID Configuration
  * Bandwidth Rate Control per SSID
  * Multi-Radio 2.4/5/6GHz control
  * AP Network Mode Control (Bridge/NAT mode)
  * Security (WPA-Personal/WPA & WPA2/3 Personal Mixed/WPA & WPA2/3 Enterprise Mixed/WPA2/3 Personal/WPA2/3 Enterprise/WEP)
  * VLAN per SSID
  * VxLAN port configuration
  * NTP Enable/Disable
  * RTLS (Location Services) Enable/Disable&#x20;
* **RF Control**
  * IEEE802.11r Fast BSS Transition per Radio Control
  * IEEE802.11k RRM Radio Information per Radio Control
  * IEEE802.11v Network Assisted Roaming per Radio Control
  * RRM Location AP Channel (uChannel) Provisioning
  * RRM Location Client Steering (uSteer) Threshold Provisioning&#x20;
* **Remote Troubleshooting and Service Assurance**
  * Syslog&#x20;
  * Health Check Reports
    * Remote DHCP, RADIUS, UE Network Analysis&#x20;
  * Remote TTY Shell&#x20;
  * Remote Packet Capture Analysis&#x20;

### **How to contribute**

If you or your company are interested in contributing to TIP Open Wi-Fi, please join the Wi-Fi Product Group by visiting [Telecom Infra Project](https://telecominfraproject.com/apply-for-membership/) to become a member.
