[MLB-WIRELESS] Fw: Basic mesh question

[James Healy]

Have a look @ http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/wiki/?Bandwidth for a
discussion on meshing and the implications various configurations will
have on bandwidth

James

On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 02:38, Steven Haigh wrote:
> this one didn't quite make it....
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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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