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MINT main purpose is to provide path selection with best quality for wireless (and wired) traffic on Layer 2 (switched traffic).
MINT highlights
| Path quality check | MINT constantly checks transmission quality for each link. In case of link degradation MINT quickly changes some parameters in order to keep packet loss value as low as possible automatically. In case of redundant links available, MINT will switch main traffic flow path to link with better transmission quality. |
| Predictive model | MINT supports predictive model to switch in advance to best path, in order to deliver data the quickest possible. |
| Redundancy and load balancing | MINT protocol was designed to work with multiple redundant paths. Moreover, such redundancy can be expanded to load-balancing to utilize all available connections from one customer point to another. |
| Minimum time for data delivery | MINT main criteria for optimal path selection is time (minimal packet delivery time). |
| MINT connections via wired Ethernet (MINT-over-Ethernet) | MINT-over-Ethernet is unique feature of IW, allows to select best path through network including wired interfaces. Thus, both wireless and wired interfaces would be utilized. MINT-over-Ethernet can be enabled to provide backup and redundant paths, especially for mobility projects. Pseudo Radio Interface (PRF) are virtual interfaces created on base of Ethernet interfaces provides MINT-over-Ethernet. |
| Switching loop prevention | MINT has built-in mechanism to prevent data from looping within MINT network (of course, take place only when redundant paths are present). |
MINT position
MINT link is the link between two units, which use MINT as transport protocol between each other.
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Unique feature of MINT protocol is possibility to send any command to ANY MINT neighbor for execution at MINT neighbor unit. It is called MINT Remote Command Execution (RCMD). MINT RCMD could really helpful in lots of cases, such as, for example: lost password, ip address settings cleared, no possibility to login to remote MINT neighbor directly, it is required to send some commands to be executed on all MINT neighbors.
Examples
Check configuration on all MINT neighbors
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Force reboot on remote MINT neighbor
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