EcoNet Linux
Add Linux kernel support for EcoNet MIPS processors
There are millions of Fiber and DSL modems around the world based on the EcoNet processor family. When telecoms upgrade their networks, these devices are discarded as e-waste because they are only supported by an aging and proprietary OS based on Linux 2.6. Most of these devices have 128 to 512MB of memory and often even USB ports, making them even more capable than many pure wifi routers. The EcoNet Linux project is firstly about supporting these EcoNet processors in mainline Linux and OpenWRT so that these devices can have a second life as wifi routers or even small home servers. Secondly, the project aims to make the first headway into open source support for the EPON fiber optic modem component. This will (for the first time) open up the possibility for using open source fiber modems with ISPs deployments as well as for private and community passive fiber optic networks.
- The project's own website: https://econet-linux.pkt.wiki/
Run by CJDNS SASU
This project was funded through the NGI0 Commons Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101135429. Additional funding is made available by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
