On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 11:03 PM, kb9mwr@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.* * * 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 * * * *