Release 5.6.0.0

Updated to OpenSync core version 5.6.0.0

Notable Enhancements

• Unify build profile to opensync-dev-debug.

• Add option to replace WiFi interfaces with bridge interfaces.

• Change getting device type via /etc/device.properties.

Notable Fixes

• Fix southbound BSAL client measurement API.

• Align firmware image filename to OpenSync style.

Release 5.4.0.0

Updated to OpenSync core version 5.4.0.0

Notable Enhancements

• Using kconfig for OVSDB socket and certificate path instead of hardcore target values

• Use kconfig_enable function instead of ifdef guards

Notable Fixes

• Added tinyproxy dependency in meta repository

• Fix compilation failure when CONFIG_RDK_MULTI_PSK_SUPPORT is disabled

• Improved error handling in case of getting client Multi PSK key

• Modify kconfig for LAN Stats (FCM_LAN_STATS_COLLECT_METHOD)

• Fix OpenSync startup on RDK extender when VLAN network is not available

In Development *

• Linux SDN router mode

* Features which are still in development are disabled by default, and will not be supported in this release.

Release 4.4.0.0

Updated to OpenSync core version 4.4.0.0

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• Captive Portal for Open SSID

• Bandwidth throttling

• RDK extender

• HAL 3.0 “phase 2” support

Notable Enhancements

• NFM/Utopia firewall integration

• "WPA3 Transition" security mode (full support)

• Using OpenSync systemd service (optional)

• Integration with WANO component (dropped WAN bridge design)

• Enable NAT by default for WAN interface

• Memory management (memutil)

• Using OSP device info layer (dropped deviceinfo.sh support)

• Improving collecting survey data based on Kconfig option

• Improve band steering VAP selection and capability

• Improve handling various client connection status events

• Modify VIF and ACL handling

• Ability to add different service providers

• Add or modify test cases for 6GHz, steering

Notable Fixes

• Include path for libnl3

• Band steering client measurement in case of invalid RSSI

• Improve updating VIF state to avoid reconfigurations

Release 3.2.7.1

Notable Fixes

• Fixes for WiFi open network

In Development *

• Experimental HAL 3.0 “phase 2” support

• RDK extender

* Features which are still in development are disabled by default, and will not be supported in this release.

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Updated to OpenSync core version 3.2.7.0

Notable Enhancements

• Support for WPA3-Personal-Transition

Notable Fixes

• Key ID handling with or without MultiPSK

• Build compilation within ACL logging

• Handling SSID broadcast option

• Client maximal channel width mapping between RDK and OpenSync in MQTT report for steering

• Connector header guard

In Development *

• Experimental HAL 3.0 “phase 2” support

• RDK extender

* Features which are still in development are disabled by default, and will not be supported in this release.

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• Support for HAL 3.0 (HAL 2.x is not supported anymore)

• Support for Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz channels)

• XM: Added libconnector implementation for the following TR-181 features:

  • DHCP range (TR-181 object: Device.DHCPv4.Server.Pool)

  • DHCP IP reservation (Device.DHCPv4.Server.Pool.1.StaticAddress)

  • Port forwarding (TR-181 object: Device.NAT.PortMapping)

Notable Enhancements

• Improved DHCP leases handling (polling on the file) – MeshAgent events for DHCP leases are not needed

• Multi-PSK implementation improved to use only wifi_pushMultiPskKeys() for setting all the keys

• stats: unified Tx rate reporting is used, so MCS histograms are not needed

• Improved logpull features

• Updates of wifi_hal_tool

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• New:

  • wifi_getRadioOperatingParameters()

  • wifi_getRadioVapInfoMap()

  • wifi_createVAP()

• Not used anymore:

  • wifi_getRadioEnable()

  • wifi_getRadioChannel()

  • wifi_getRadioOperatingChannelBandwidth()

  • wifi_getRadioStandard()

  • wifi_getApIsolationEnable()

  • wifi_getApSsidAdvertisementEnable()

  • wifi_getBaseBSSID()

  • wifi_getNeighborReportActivation()

  • wifi_getBSSTransitionActivation()

  • wifi_getApWmmUapsdEnable()

  • wifi_getApSecurityRadiusServer()

  • wifi_getApSecurityKeyPassphrase()

  • wifi_getApSecurityModeEnabled()

  • wifi_getApMacAddressControlMode()

  • wifi_setApSsidAdvertisementEnable()

  • wifi_getApSecurityRadiusServer()

  • wifi_setSSIDName()

  • wifi_setSSIDEnable()

  • wifi_setApIsolationEnable()

  • wifi_setNeighborReportActivation()

  • wifi_setApWmmUapsdEnable()

  • wifi_applySSIDSettings()

  • wifi_setBSSTransitionActivation()

  • wifi_setApSecurityModeEnabled()

  • wifi_setApSecurityKeyPassphrase()

  • wifi_setApMacAddressControlMode()

  • wifi_getRadioCountryCode()

  • wifi_getApAssociatedDeviceRxStatsResult()

  • wifi_getApAssociatedDeviceTxStatsResult()

In Development *

• Experimental HAL 3.0 “phase 2” support

  • wifi_getNeighboringWiFiStatus()

  • wifi_getApAclDevices()

  • wifi_addApAclDevice()

  • wifi_newApAssociatedDevice_callback_register()

  • wifi_steering_setGroup()

  • wifi_setBTMRequest()

  • wifi_setRMBeaconRequest()

* Features which are still in development are disabled by default, and will not be supported in this release.

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Updated to OpenSync core version 2.4.5.1

Notable Fixes

• Fixes for WiFi open network

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• XM: Basic connector implementation

Notable Enhancements

• New wifi_hal_tool for testing the Wi-Fi HAL API

Notable Fixes

• Fixes for Multi-PSK

• Band steering fixes

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• New:

  • wifi_setNeighborReports()

  • wifi_mgmt_frame_callbacks_register() -> WIFI_MGMT_FRAME_TYPE_ACTION

  • wifi_getMultiPskClientKey() (Multi-PSK)

• Not used anymore:

  • wifi_newApAssociatedDevice_callback_register2() (Multi-PSK)

  • wifi_getApAssociatedDeviceDiagnosticResult4() (Multi-PSK)

Release 2.2.4.1

Notable Fixes

• Added a patch for MQTT TCP connection indefinitely stuck at SYN_SENT

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• Zero-Wait DFS

• “Virtual button” WPS

• 11ax telemetry support

Notable Enhancements

• Noise floor support

• Improved use of Kconfig

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Updated to OpenSync core version 2.0.7.0

Notable Enhancements

• WAN, LAN, and backhaul interface names are now configured using Kconfig

• Added DHCP vendor class handling

• Provided Wi-Fi HAL API testing tool for band steering

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• Installation pathname changed from /usr/plume to /usr/opensync

• Managers are controlled via the Node_Service OVSDB table

Notable Enhancements

• Improved implementation of OSN DHCP Server API

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• Multi-PSK support

• Added Open vSwitch support (script br-swap.sh can be used to switch between Linux native bridge and OVS bridge)

• Handle NOC ‘reboot’ command

Notable Enhancements

• Fetch existing ethernet clients when starting OpenSync

• Support for new Mesh Agent messages: MESH_WIFI_RADIO_CHANNEL, MESH_WIFI_SSID_ADVERTISE, and MESH_WIFI_RADIO_CHANNEL_BW

• Added support for optional use of a new Wi-Fi HAL API (wifi_getAssociationReqIEs) to utilize on-demand client capabilities tracking during Band Steering

• Configuration options cleanup/refactoring

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• New:

  • wifi_getApAssociatedDeviceDiagnosticResult4() (Multi-PSK)

  • wifi_newApAssociatedDevice_callback_register2() (Multi-PSK)

  • wifi_getMultiPskKeys() (Multi-PSK)

  • wifi_pushMultiPskKeys() (Multi-PSK)

  • wifi_getAssociationReqIEs() (optional)

• Not used anymore:

  • wifi_getApAssociatedDeviceDiagnosticResult3()

  • wifi_pushSSID()

Release 1.4.0.2

Notable Enhancements

• Switched to Kconfig

Release 1.4.0.1

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