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Wireless Mesh Network for Campus Radio, eLearning & Communication in a Tertiary
Institution
By Nasir Faruk BSc, MSc, Ph.D (In view)
Department of Telecommunication ScienceFaculty of Communication and Information Sciences
University of Ilorin, NigeriaEmail: [email protected]
Mobile: +2348032428141Presented at Youth Engagement Summit on ICT 5th December, 2013
Outline Introduction Overview of the technology Why WMNs? Application of WMN Project Target Sponsors, AFRINIC The team Main Mission of AFRINIC What is FIRE FIRE Grants Why deploying in University area? Project Implementation Workshop Gallery Impact and sustainability Conclusion
Introduction A wireless mesh network (WMN) is a multi-hop wireless
network that consists of mesh clients and mesh routers. Mesh routers form the backbone of WMNs. Some of mesh routers are called gateway nodes and connected
with a wired network. Each node can communicate directly with one or more peer
nodes The host nodes (typically stationary) can also serve as routers
to forward the clients’ traffic in a multi-hop fashion to thedestination
Wireless routers
Gateways
Printers, servers
Mobile clients
Stationary clients
Intra-mesh wireless links
Stationary client access
Mobile client access
Internet access links
Node Types Link Types
Overview
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Why WMNs? easy deployment greater reliability self-configuration self-healing, and scalability. the nodes in the network are able to establish
and maintain mesh connectivity automatically
Applications of WMNs WLAN hotspot multi-hopping citywide surveillance systems wireless sensor networks (WSNs) broadband home and office Indoor
networking intelligent transport system networks community and neighbour networking micro base station backhaul and many
others
Project Target Innovation on access provision E-Development Workshop and training for students, local
technicians and staff members in some aspects of the setup, installation and maintenance of the SECN
Sponsors AFRINIC/FIRE (Major sponsor) University of Ilorin, Nigeria Cape Peninsula University of Technology,
South Africa Asmic Computers VT community members (Hackers, South
Africa)
The team Nasir Faruk (Dept of TCS,University of Ilorin) Olayiwola Bello (Dept ICS,University of Ilorin) Dr. Michael Adeyeye (Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, South Africa, Asmic Computers) Thomas Gone, Steve Song, Antoine Van Gelder
and the VT community members (Hackers, South Africa)
Undergraduate students (TCS dept University of Ilorin)
Main Mission of AFRINIC To serve the African community by providing
professional and efficient management ofInternet number resources
Supporting Internet technology usage anddevelopment,
Promoting a participative and multi-stakeholder approach to Internet self-governance.
What is FIRE? The Fund for Internet Research and Education
(FIRE) is an initiative of AFRINIC, the regionalInternet registry for Africa
In existence since 2007 Aims to encourage innovation and find creative,
accessible and acceptable solutions to Africa’sICT challenges.
Support activities promoting Internetdevelopment in the African Region, withparticular emphasis on the role of the Internet insocial and economic development in the
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FIRE GRANTS A Grants programme aimed at stimulating creative solutions to ICT
development needs in the Africa Region
Small grants allocated to new initiatives:- looking for seed funding for research or implementation- looking to scale up, expand coverage or develop new components
Implementation period: 6 to 12 months
Grant: USD 10,000
Application period for 2014 Grants closed on November, 30 - 2013
2013 FIRE programme Grantee1. Dr Viv PADAYATCHY (Cybernaptics Ltd ,Mauritius)2. Jayson JOHANNES ( South Africa)3. Dr Gary BROOKING (University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)4. Lillian NALWOGA (Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East
and Southern Africa (CIPESA) , Uganda)5. Jane Ngima MURIUKI (Network of Non Formal Education
Institutions, Kenya)6. Peter KAAYA (Arusha Technical College ,Tanzania)7. Richard MUGATA (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)
Kenya)8. Nasir FARUK (University of Ilorin, Nigeria) (Me & My team)9. Dr Jean CHAMBERLAIN (Uganda Christian University )10. Jean-Robert HOUNTOMEY (ISERVICES SARL)11. Dr Julius OKELL (SYNERGY INFORMATICS, Kenya)
Why ? There are over 35,000 students and 5000s of staff
(academic and non- academic). Unilorin provide for studies, training research and
development of techniques. Reliability and availability of the existing networks. The use of cellular phones for voice communication
amongst Staff and students. No infrastructure for the legacy Plain Old Telephone
System Recurrent cost.
Project Implementation The network is made up of Mesh Potatoes (MP). Each MP features a wireless transceiver, telephone and RJ45
interfaces as well as industry standard PBX controllers in a robustsimple weatherproof package.
The telephone interface provides voice (telephony) services with theuse of traditional analog telephone boxes, while the RJ45 interfaceprovides connection to the corporate local area network (LAN) fordata and computer based services.
The wireless interface provides support for WiFi enabled devicessuch as laptop computers, tablets and mid-to-high end mobilephones. Multiple MPs are setup to form a resilient mesh network
Architecture
Accomplished
On process
Hardware Architecture
Fig 3. Interior View of the faculty
Fig 4. Showing complete set of MP and battery backup
Fig. 5. Showing MP for Department of ICS
Fig.6. MP for department of Computer Science
Phone Number DistributionOffices Number
Dean’s Office 01Department of Telecommunication Science 02
Department of Information and Communication Science
03
Department of Computer Science 04Department of Mass Communication 05
Department of Library and Information Science
06
WORKSHOP PHASE2-DAY WORKSHOP ON WIRELESS MESH NETWORK PROJECT
FOR CAMPUS RADIO, eLEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ACROSS AFRICA
Design of wireless mesh networks Over view of wireless communication Overview of WMN structure, client infrastructure Overview of Mesh routing protocols Scalability Recovery Addressing, routing and domain name resolution Interference with external networks (single homed and multi home
WMNs) WMNs for internet access
Design Authentication, Authorization and accounting WMN visualization and monitoring WMN security
Demonstration Introduction to OpenWRT/embedded linux Configuration and flashing of devices WMN Troubleshooting
WMN installation Installation of APs in the faculty Testing Monitoring Evaluation
Lectures delivered during Workshop Dr A. O. Issa LIS
Information and knowledge transfer Dr A. Tella (Mass Communcation) eLearning
African Academy of Languages Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Computer Aid International Computers for African Schools (CFAS) Commonwealth of Learning (COL) eGranary Digital Library eLearning Africa, Free and Open Source Software Foundation for Africa
(FOSSFA) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) of e-learning in
Africa Open source e-learning tools; Wiki, Online Forum – yahoo/google, etc,
Dropbox, Blog, Social Networking Sites – Facebook, Twitter, ToGo, etc.
Thomas Gone from Nairobi WMN installation Installation of APs in the faculty Testing Monitoring Evaluation
Some Workshop Pictures
Dean of Faculty and Chief host of the workshop. Prof L.O Aina
HOD Telecommunication. Prof. A.Ayeni and HOD ICS, Dr. (Mrs) Mejabi during the workshop.
Mr. Thomas Gone: Explaining the procedure for monitoring the WMN
Cross section of participants during the workshop
Workshop Registration desk
Photo of students of the faculty at the closing
External participants from various institutions
Results
Fig 7. Distribution of Participants by Gender
0102030405060
Awarenessof WMNBefore
PracticalKnowledge
of WMNbefore
Awarenessof WMN
After
PracticalKnowledge
of WMNAfter
Freq
uenc
y C
ount
Exit Knowledge
YES
NO
About 2,300 calls was made in a month6,000 calls was recorded for 3 monthsCoast Saving about N 180,000 for 3 monthsN 700,000 per year
Fig 8. Exit Knowledge
Impact Provision of alternative, reliable and easy means of
communication for staff -Intranet Sharing files admin ? Course materials-Lecturers? - At the end of the workshop, this project deliver the
following: I. AwarenessII. Knowledge transfer and acquisitionIII. TrainingIV. Platform for researchV. Donation of some WMN equipments (VT, Serval and FAbfi) for
communication and research
Dissemination of project activities
Project Website: http:\\kwaraproject.ngportal.com.
University of Ilorin Bulletin of July 22nd, 2013.
Unilorin FM radio station Village Telco website, http://villagetelco.org/
Sustainability Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) National University Commission (NUC) Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund) and Non-governmental organisations (NGOs). As awareness and uptake into the programme
increases, it is hoped that participants will be levied to sustain the continuous spread of the knowledge and latest developments in related areas.
Further work Connecting MPs to the internet grid Planning a fully mesh communication network based on extensive use of
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) clients (e.g. Elastix or Trixbox) and closely following any new developments of the Firefox OS / Firefox phone as we presume this will be dominant technologies in the future.
Implementation of PSTN/GSM gateway & the billing system (software purchase, application development and Integration) designed by Ernesto Gomez Tagle G (Violetta Platar) and Abdel Wahid Sabre Ousman (Ben Sabre Fils) in South Africa. so that calls can be made from the facility to mobile stations (GSM) and other public switched telephone networks outside the University.
Software Development and installation of Automatic call logs which would provide information on the frequency of use of the telephones
Deploying TV white space solution for last mile connectivity
Other case studies Nyandeni, South Africa
The Nyandeni telco was initiated with the support of the University of the Western Cape which has provided the initial funding to acquire the hardware and the training for its installation. It is now operated and maintained by the local community.
Ibadan, NigeriaMichael Adeyeye has been a member of the Village Telco community since its earliest days. Working through his own company, Asmicom, Michael partnered with colleagues in Ibadan to set up the Ibadan Wireless User Group.
Fusagasugá, ColombiaJorge Gomez is building a Village Telco in the hills around Fusagasugá where phone and Internet coverage is not available.
Orocovis, Puerto RicoJose Soto is the President of CoquiTel, a small WISP whose goal to provide equal access to Internet and phone service to underserved areas of Puerto Rico.
Case studies cont… Kranshoek, South Africa
Wayne Abroue has lived in Kranshoek, 15km outside of Plettenberg bay in South Africa for the last 20 yrs. Kranshoek is a Griqua community. Through the wireless mesh project, Wayne’s goal is to transfer my many technical years of experience to the young generation.
Bo-kaap, Cape Town, South AfricaOne of the first pilot sites for Village Telco was the community of Bo-kaap in Cape Town. We chose Bo-kaap partly because of proximity but more importantly because the Bo-kaap community is well known for the strength of the community ties that bind it together. Village Telcos are most likely to thrive where people have already have strong reasons to communicate with each other locally.
Piracanga, Bahia, BrazilWhen Mike Jensen moved to an EcoVillage on the north-eastern coast of Brazil, he brought Village Telco with him. He has since expanded access into the local town through a WiFi hotspot and cybercafe.
Way forward for a better Africa
Collaboration amongst Universities in Africa Knowledge transfer Student exchange programme Staff exchange Postdoctoral opportunities Scholarships for post graduate studies
Industrial-Academic links Research Africa: http://www.researchresearch.com
Funding Government NGOs
Acknowledgements AFRINIC/FIRE for funding and travel grants
Attend AIS in Lusaka Attend YES Summit in Mauritius
University of Ilorin and FCIS University of Cape Peninsula, SA (Dr. Michael
Adeyeye, Asmic Computers) Government of Mauritius and Extensia ltd WaveTek Nig LTD for TV white space project Ernesto Gomez Tagle G (Violetta Platar) and Abdel
Wahid Sabre Ousman (Ben Sabre Fils) in South Africa and so of my undergraduate students who are currently working on the further work of the project
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