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Roadmap

This is a practical validation list, not a promise that every item will land in the next release.

Core Protocol​

  • Done: Realtek RX aggregate parsing.
  • Done: OpenIPC/WFB frame filtering.
  • Done: WFB session/data decryption.
  • Done: Reed-Solomon FEC recovery.
  • Done: RTP H.264/H.265 depacketization.
  • Still useful: add captured hardware fixtures and cross-check them against aviateur/openipc-zig.

Realtek Driver​

  • Done: register helpers around vendor request 0x05.
  • Done: endpoint discovery and OUT endpoint selection.
  • Done: VID/PID targeting and bulk-OUT endpoint override for native and WebUSB paths.
  • Done: firmware/table data checked into the Rust driver crate.
  • Done: RTL8812/RTL8821 bring-up paths.
  • Done: RTL8814 reserved-page/DDMA firmware path.
  • Done: TX descriptor support for adaptive-link feedback.
  • Done: runtime TX-mode/radiotap parsing for legacy, HT, and VHT transmit.
  • Done: multi-transfer bulk-IN receive loops for native and desktop station paths, plus a batch WebUSB read API.
  • Done: C2H packet handling, RTL8814 TX-status parsing, and optional corrupted-FCS packet retention for diagnostics.
  • Done: Devourer-compatible USB TX aggregation, A-MPDU descriptor/pacing controls, Jaguar1/HalMAC CCX reports, and hardware ACK/BlockAck response.
  • Done: thermal, false-alarm counters, RTL8814 queue-depth, BB-register, and BB-dbgport diagnostics.
  • Done: EFUSE-backed MAC/RFE parsing and RFE-aware table loading.
  • Done: EFUSE TX-power PG parsing, per-rate TXAGC writes, optional 8812A by-rate offsets, and regulatory limit table support.
  • Done: devourer-style RTL8812/RTL8821/RTL8814 band-switch and RFE pinmux programming.
  • Done: RTL8812 thermal power tracking, RTL8812 IQK, RTL8814 IQK, and the monitor-mode PHYDM DIG watchdog.
  • Done: Jaguar3 RTL8812CU/EU and RTL8822CU/EU detection, firmware/tables, descriptors, narrowband and 40/80 MHz channel setup, 40-in-80 TX, EFUSE/RFE handling, DACK/IQK, RTL8822E TXGAPK/thermal tracking, coex maintenance, and clean shutdown.
  • Done: Jaguar2 RTL8812BU/RTL8822BU cold-start firmware, MAC/USB, EFUSE/RFE, BB/RF tables, IQK/DIG, RX, and TX paths.
  • Done: Jaguar1/2/3 explicit sounding, beamforming report detection, CSI tone masks, and NBI notch controls on native and WebUSB.
  • Done: devourer-compatible runtime switches for skipping TX power, forcing or disabling IQK/TXGAPK, selecting the RTL8814 firmware path/chunk size, and testing the legacy RTL8814 TX descriptor shape.
  • Done: diagnostics exposed as explicit tick/read APIs rather than hidden library pollers.
  • Still needed: hardware smoke tests and trace comparisons per chip family.

Native And Desktop​

  • Done: native receive loop.
  • Done: RTP-over-UDP mirror.
  • Done: Annex-B output.
  • Done: native adaptive-link uplink.
  • Done: Nebulus native/Android renderer with platform decoders and latest-frame presentation.
  • Done: Nebulus profiles, editable HUD, preflight, automatic native recovery, idle native/WebUSB channel survey, and sanitized support bundles.
  • Done: packet-level multiple-adapter receive diversity on desktop, Android, and WebUSB with one shared WFB/FEC/RTP pipeline.

Browser​

  • Done: WebUSB permission prompt in JavaScript.
  • Done: Rust/WASM nusb WebUSB receive/transmit object.
  • Done: shared Realtek monitor initialization through WebUSB.
  • Done: WebCodecs playback, recording, persisted settings, and link HUD.
  • Still useful: fallback playback path for browsers without WebCodecs support for the active codec.

Release And Distribution​

  • Done: crates.io metadata and crate READMEs.
  • Done: generated npm package metadata for @openipc-rs/web.
  • Done: GitHub Actions validation, Cloudflare Pages deploys, npm trusted publishing, crates.io publishing, and Nebulus desktop/Android release jobs.
  • Still useful: signed and notarized desktop releases.
  • Still useful: a hardware test matrix that records adapter model, chip family, OS, browser, cold-start result, RX result, and adaptive-link TX result.