Michael,
I'd prefer not to write anything. :-) If these technologies already
exist I'd like to use them. I've never heard of them being in
existence. I've always known WiFi to communicate with a WiFi router /
hub to get to other WiFi devices, or one-to-one with another device.
Never the ability to communicate with multiple devices as part of a mesh
/ grid.
What I'd like is something this flexible:
My wife and I are walking in mall with at least one other person every
40 feet or so. We decide to separate and go shopping. I walk this way,
she walks that way. Before long we're out of direct WiFi communication
range to each other. Now, if enough people there in the mall had
WiFi-enabled devices running some mesh software, I'd like to be able to
stay in contact with my wife as she moves about in her randome way, and
as they all move about in their random ways. The protocols involved
would have to keep everyone abreast of where the devices are coming and
going in this ever changing sea of WiFi meshes.
If technology exists to do this, point me to it and show me the FAQ on
how to install it on my FBX so I can begin using it today. :-) I'd even
be willing to write a slick GUI to make it easier for the next guy.
Best regards,
Rick C. Hodgin
On 06/20/2012 09:46 AM, Michael Rogers wrote:
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Hi Rick,
It's always good to experiment with new ideas, but is there any
particular reason the Freedombox needs a new mesh routing protocol
rather than any of the ones already developed (OLSR, BATMAN, 802.11s,
etc)? A lot of research has already gone into those protocols - you
might even be able to find simulation models for ns-3, omnet++ or
something.
Cheers,
Michael
On 20/06/12 14:28, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
Matthias-Christian,
I appreciate your response. If the research is available let's get
it out there and find the software and steps to setup mesh networks
on FBX.
Best regards, Rick C. Hodgin
On 06/20/2012 08:50 AM, Matthias-Christian Ott wrote:
On 2012-06-20 14:23, Rick C. Hodgin wrote:
The protocol will establish what information is necessary to
maintain a living, dynamic mesh, how to route packets, etc. I
will also work on protocols for fixed placement FBXs (in a
home, street lamp), as well as roaming FBXs (carrying one on a
backpack, bicycle, car).
I don't fully understand what you are trying to do here and
haven't looked at the software you created, but if you want to
simulate wireless mesh networks, I found that ns-3 [1] works (I
had to use it during a course on networks which included
simulation wireless mesh networks and simple evaluations of
routing algorithms), so I guess you don't have to write your own
software.
Regards, Matthias-Christian
[1] http://www.nsnam.org/
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