[MLB-WIRELESS] Fw: Basic mesh question

[Steven Haigh]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Hovel" <joe.hovel at med.monash.edu.au>
To: <owner-melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:36 PM
Subject: Basic mesh question


> To the network gurus:
> As you are developing the "mesh" in Melbourne, are you generally relying
> on Omnis on APs to transmit packets from "house to house"?
> Lots of people are using and talking about Galaxy antennas - they can't
> do that, can they? Are those people only at the "endpoints" of the mesh?
> Or are some people using two directional antennas and two access points
> (or Lucent AP1000/2000 dual card set-ups to pass packets on?
> I'm now also a member of the Bendigo Wireless Group and many of our
> distances are probably too great for omnis. 
> We will have a central large Omni (I think they are talking 10dBi +)
> which will reach a number of nodes, who will then spread the coverage.
> But for example I'm nearly 10km form the nearest LOS node who is 4km
> from his nearest. I also wish to extend to a neighbour who is 1.5km
> away. 
> 
> What are our options?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Joe Hovel
> Bendigo 
> 
> 
> 

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