[MLB-WIRELESS] Network Structure - Was Re: Anyone know these people?

[rik]

point 2 is the main aspect we saw this happen in perth/WA

lots of peopel connected then bam the speed was so slow people could have
written packets on rocks and thrown them at eachother for a speed boost

they have fixed this slowly, by having more highpoints but if we have to pay
the kind of money that we think we will have to, i dout it will be worth it

rik (and my 2 cents)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Haigh" <netwiz at optusnet.com.au>
To: "Dan Flett" <conhoolio at hotmail.com>
Cc: "Abe Orchard" <abeorch at ozemail.com>; "Melbourne Wireless Group"
<melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:46 PM
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Network Structure - Was Re: Anyone know these
people?


> There's are 2 points to this.... Both totally contradict each other....
>
> 1) High points are great, they cover lots of people, and get some
> networking happen very quickly, and also spur on growth of the CWN.
> Links appear everywhere, and the network starts to grow *very* rapidly.
> This model assumes most people hook up to high-point AP's... Which makes
> sence considering they would cover more people...
>
> 2) Such as point 1, but the network will buckle under the strain and the
> "fast" speeds of Wifi will peak out around 50k/sec at most - the network
> folds in on itself, and thus becomes useless....
>
> Opinions? Comments? Facts? Disagree? Feel free to discuss :)
>
> Dan Flett wrote:
>
> >Hi Abe,
> >
> >In the organisation of a Melbourne community network I believe higpoints
are
> >beneficial as backbone links but probably aren't well suited as general
> >access APs.  I don't know how many clients an AP can support at any one
time
> >but it can't be that many. (Anyone?) I suppose you'd need to set up an
> >organised distribution system whereby certain people out in the burbs
link
> >to the distant highpoints, and then distribute the network in their local
> >area.  Not that such a system precludes the suburbs linking to each
other,
> >rooftop to rooftop.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Abe Orchard" <abeorch at ozemail.com>
> >To: "Melbourne Wireless Group" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 11:46 AM
> >Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Re: Anyone know these people?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I actually suspect that the network wouldn't really benefit from such
> >>highpoints because they would be more suited to a centralised network
> >>structure.
> >>
> >>
> >
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> >
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