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Node In A BoxNode In A Box
Dave HarrisDave Harris
CS 410CS 410
Fall 2007Fall 2007
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ProblemProblem
• It is difficult for rural areas small towns in the United States to get commercially available high-speed Internet Access
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SolutionSolution
• Wireless Mesh Networking to the rescue!
Image source:
http://research.microsoft.com/mesh/
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Where are Community Wireless Where are Community Wireless Mesh Networks in place?Mesh Networks in place?
• Seattle, WA (http://seattlewireless.net/)
• Buffalo, NY (http://buffalowireless.org/)
• Portland, OR (http://personaltelco.net/)
• Rome, Italy (http://www.ninux.org/)
• North Yorkshire, UK (http://rhbmesh.net/)
• Prague and other cities (http://czfree.net)
• ..and more!
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Problems with current Problems with current implementationsimplementations
• Requires a lot of technical knowledge
• No single vendor for governments with a low-cost solution as well as help planning, setting up, and maintaining system
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Who pays?Who pays?
• Local governments for small towns purchase the system
– Avoid marketing to rural areas for now
• How do they pay?– Local government funds– Individual, business, group sponsorships
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What our company providesWhat our company provides
• **Mesh network nodes (uplink as well as repeater) that are easy for non-technical people to install– Cost should be less than $100 per node
• Assistance with planning, set-up as well as maintenance issues through an ongoing contract
• **Software to help government or sponsoring entity monitor network health and spot potential problems
• **: Computer Components!
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What is not providedWhat is not provided
• Internet uplink (can be provided by individual residents through satellite internet, or centrally through a T1 or something else)
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Issues of ContentionIssues of Contention
• Big Telco’s will not like it
• Security of information transmitted
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Questions???Questions???