[MLB-WIRELESS] Fwd: Re: mesh networking works

[Clae]

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>Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 06:32:28 -0800
>From: wireless-longhaul-request at openict.net
>Subject: wireless-longhaul digest, Vol 1 #18 - 3 msgs
>Reply-To: wireless-longhaul at openict.net
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>Message: 2
>Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:46:52 -0500
>From: S Woodside <sbwoodside at yahoo.com>
>To: wireless-longhaul at openict.net
>Subject: [wireless-longhaul] mesh networking works
>Reply-To: wireless-longhaul at openict.net
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>Mesh networking is (I think) about the coolest thing since Wi-Fi. Now
>Intel has demonstrated that the concept actually works. This is
>important to me at least, because there has been some not-insubstantial
>academic criticism of the viability of mesh networks.
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>While most people in the mesh networking field are thinking about the
>applications to metropolitan area networks, the technology should also
>be applicable equally well to wireless longhaul networks. The tech is
>basically like internet routing, except with additional complexity.
>Mesh applied to wireless longhaul would mean that systems with multiple
>redundant connections, or loops at least in the network will be
>resilient in the face of temporary failures. Once the longhaul link
>reaches its destination, mesh can be applied to provision the network
>wirelessly at the destination village, town, institute, or whatever,
>with an easy-to-expand, out-of-the box simplicity (once the mesh
>protocols are integrated into the commercial access points, or into
>linux-based solutions).
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>Intel makes a mesh of wireless networks
>      http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-985502.html
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>simon
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>Message: 3
>Subject: Re: [wireless-longhaul] mesh networking works
>From: Tomas 'TT' Krag <tt at krag.org>
>To: wireless-longhaul <wireless-longhaul at openict.net>
>Organization:
>Date: 23 Feb 2003 11:30:18 -0500
>Reply-To: wireless-longhaul at openict.net
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>Intel is not the first to prove meshing in practice. Locustworld
>(locustworld.com) is a UK company that sells linux-based hardware boxes
>and distributes the MeshAP driver. And there have been small,
>functioning meshes set up in the UK.
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>The system works. And it runs on small single-board liunux machines,
>iPaQ's, Sharp Zaurus and US Robotics AP's
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>A rep from locustworld is bringing about 4 boxes to our conference next
>week, so i'll report back here with anything i learn from that.
>
>/tomas

-- 
"As a net is made up by a series of knots, so everything in this 
world is connected by a series of knots.  If anyone thinks that the 
mesh of a net is an independant, isolated thing, he is mistaken.
It is called a net because it is made up of a series of connected 
meshes, and each mesh has its place and responsibilities in relation 
to other meshes."
- The Teaching Of Buddha, (c) Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai (Buddhist Promoting 
Foundation), Tokyo 1966,

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