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==What is Cerebro?== |
==What is Cerebro?== |
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Cerebro is a scalable, light-weight platform that provides presence information, |
Cerebro is a scalable, light-weight platform that provides presence information, efficient file sharing and an easy collaboration mechanism for activities. |
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The following is a list of features that Cerebro offers. Some are not offered through the programming API yet. |
The following is a list of features that Cerebro offers. Some are not offered through the programming API yet. |
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* presence information (including distance |
* presence information (including distance and route) for all other users in the network |
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* mesh network extended to regular 802.11b/g devices |
* mesh network extended to regular 802.11b/g devices |
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* extensible user profile including nickname, colors, keys, IP addreses, picture of arbitrary size, status message etc |
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* Exchange information with any set of users based on different criteria such as distance, location and user profile |
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* file sharing using an efficient multicast mechanism |
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* simple collaboration mechanism |
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* interoperability with regular x86 machines |
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Revision as of 18:32, 15 April 2008
What is Cerebro?
Cerebro is a scalable, light-weight platform that provides presence information, efficient file sharing and an easy collaboration mechanism for activities.
Features
The following is a list of features that Cerebro offers. Some are not offered through the programming API yet.
- presence information (including distance and route) for all other users in the network
- mesh network extended to regular 802.11b/g devices
- extensible user profile including nickname, colors, keys, IP addreses, picture of arbitrary size, status message etc
- file sharing using an efficient multicast mechanism
- simple collaboration mechanism
- connect to remote mesh networks over the internet
- interoperability with regular x86 machines
Presence Information
File sharing
Collaboration
Programming API
(more info can be found here: http://cerebro.mit.edu)