Join the SPAN team for a deep dive into the Android network stack implementation and its limitations, an analysis of the Wi-Fi chipsets in the current generation of smart phones and a collection of lessons learned when writing your own network routing protocol (or 5 of them). The team will also share a How To walkthrough into implementing your own Mesh network and incorporating general Off Grid concepts into your next project; this will include securing your mesh from outside parties while tunneling and bridging through the internet. The team will delve into specific Android limitations of Ad-Hoc networking and provide workarounds and bypass mechanisms. Lastly, the team will give an overview of the implementations and network surfaces provided by the new collection of networking alternatives, including NFC and Wi-Fi Direct.