ramips

Description

ramips is a portmanteau for Ralink and Mips
Ralink was a company bought in 2011 by MediaTek

All MediaTek/Ralink SoCs are merged under the target ramips.
Building a (platform) target requires a target-specific firmware (that is, most devices need customized firmware). The kernel is patched with the command line that has the board name in it. This mechanism is similar to what is done for ar71xx platforms.

Further description of this target goes here.