25 Jul
2013
25 Jul
'13
6:38 a.m.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:03 PM, <kb9mwr(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I guess it will kind of boil down to applications. And a way to
advertise them to everyone else who has access to the network.
I am having a tough time following much of what has been posted over the
past
couple of months (I have a lot to learn). But I will throw this out:
I envision those benefactors (not necessarily ISPs) who have access to
fiber optic networks, ipv6, and some spare bandwidth, with facillities that
could support a couple of servers, and last-mile connections to: HSMM (now
called Broadband-Hamnet); cable; or even fiber; to local groups of hams who
might organize to provide that last-mile internet access to remote sites
(and/or their QTH). Bandwidth needs should be minimal, amateurs are
licensed, and for the most part would be willing to agree to avoid
streaming entertainment, etc.
This is not intended to replace their commercial ISP but to provide a
backup, with, of course, 44-net addresses. ( I currently pay two
independent ISPs $39 a month for the privilege of testing routers, OpenVPN,
and having a pitifully slow point-2-point RF connection for when the cable
is being hogged by Netflix ;)
A potentially useful quote from Broadband-Hamnet:
* It is NOT intended to replace your personal Internet connection. It is a
“feature” that HSMM-MESH™ can be connected to the Internet. General
Internet access is not its primary purpose. Use your personal Internet
connection under Part 15 to serve that purpose.*
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One application that I can see being enabled by regional peering could be
analysis of the RF network for a service such as APRS, where duplicate
AX-25 packets are collected and stored, rather than hitting the bit-bucket.
44-net might be suitable for other 'sensor-arrays'.
I also see a need for grass-roots Internet access that can be deployed in
the field to get e-mail into disaster areas - or APRS into remote areas to
support Search-And-Rescue (SAR)
gotta go to work.
73,
Jim Alles
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