Advantages of Pinball:
- Self configuring. Turn on the power. Enter latitude and longitude. You're done.
- Scales to millions of routers, not limited by routing table size.
- Self organizing. Automatically compensates for high or low router density.
- Small executable and RAM footprint can be flashed in even the cheapest consumer routers.
- Optimal routing algorithm. Calculates shortest possible route. Impossible to create loops.
- Route caches stored at client reduce router burden.
- Low power. Simple routing algorithm allows CPU to be significantly downclocked to reduce power 80%.
- Built in network management tools. Geographically locate network dead spots.