Router boards these days are a commodity, with all the available consumer access points using the same SoC and hardware on a different PCB with their own plastic case.
A single SoC often provides 1) MIPS processor, 2) Ethernet MAC, 3) Switch in ASIC, 4) WiFi MAC
You can buy off-the-shelf complete systems ready to be dropped in a plastic case, or even complete (and very commodity) systems: http://routerboard.com/
I'd love to see a RaspberryPi-style approach to home access points using the popular MIPS SoCs, with pfsense (https://pfsense.org/).
A single SoC often provides 1) MIPS processor, 2) Ethernet MAC, 3) Switch in ASIC, 4) WiFi MAC
See also: http://www.eeboard.com/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/08/...
You can buy off-the-shelf complete systems ready to be dropped in a plastic case, or even complete (and very commodity) systems: http://routerboard.com/
I'd love to see a RaspberryPi-style approach to home access points using the popular MIPS SoCs, with pfsense (https://pfsense.org/).