lwIP - A Lightweight TCP/IP stack - Summary
This project is not part of the GNU Project.
lwIP is a small independent implementation of the TCP/IP protocol
suite that has been developed by Adam Dunkels at the Computer and
Networks Architectures (CNA) lab at the Swedish Institute of Computer
Science (SICS).
The focus of the lwIP TCP/IP implementation is to reduce resource usage
while still having a full scale TCP. This making lwIP suitable for use
in embedded systems with tens of kilobytes of free RAM and room for
around 40 kilobytes of code ROM.
lwIP features:
- IP (Internet Protocol) including packet forwarding over multiple network interfaces
- ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) for network maintenance and debugging
- UDP (User Datagram Protocol) including experimental UDP-lite extensions
- TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) with congestion control, RTT estimation and fast recovery/fast retransmit
- Specialized raw API for enhanced performance
- Optional Berkeley-alike socket API
- DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
- PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
- ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) for Ethernet
lwIP is licenced under the BSD licence:
Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Swedish Institute of Computer Science.
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
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OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Registration Date: Thu 17 Oct 2002 09:13:13 PM UTC
License: Modified BSD License
Development Status: 5 - Production/Stable
posted by kieranm, Sun 23 Mar 2008 02:09:21 PM UTC - 0 replies
I've tagged the tree for lwIP version 1.3.0 and prepared tar and zip files that should shortly appear in lwIP's download area:
http://download.savannah.nongnu.org/releases/lwip/
There's a huge number of changes from 1.2.0 so please see the ...
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posted by kieranm, Thu 17 Jan 2008 12:59:45 PM UTC - 11 replies
The first release candidate for version lwIP has been released. It is currently accessible via CVS using the tag STABLE-1_3_0-RC1 and a tar archive should follow. Please update and test!
posted by kieranm, Fri 09 Nov 2007 01:55:22 PM UTC - 1 reply
lwIP now has a wiki to describe all its features, how to use it, examples, etc. See http://lwip.scribblewiki.com/
Thanks to all involved in creating this excellent resource.
posted by likewise, Tue 05 Dec 2006 10:32:25 AM UTC - 1 reply
Note this release went without any release candidate cycles, so beware, test well, and report back any bugs.
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