[Mep-dev] A Simple "What If?"
Michelle
w5nyv@yahoo.com
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 06:37:55 -0800 (PST)
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Well, let's try it and find out.=0A=0AAt the very=A0worst, it's a prototype=
along the way and we learn a lot. At the very best,=A0it's a cheap, availa=
ble, standards-based=A0systems component of a MEP implementation. Sounds li=
ke a win-win to me. =0A=0AAnyone on the list already working with WiFI gear=
? I'm expecting transverters from=A0the San Bernardino Microwave Society "r=
eal soon now". They are expected to be about $100, and they seemed unafraid=
of the 10MHz bandwidth requirement and the dual-band intent.=0A=A0-Michell=
e W5NYV=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Art Botterel=
l <acb@incident.com>=0ATo: mep <mep-dev@uppermeadow.com>=0ASent: Sunday, No=
vember 30, 2008 1:53:36 PM=0ASubject: [Mep-dev] A Simple "What If?"=0A=0AI =
was headed down the IP-stack rabbit hole of MAC addressing and such when a =
simple, ham-style expedient occurred to me:=A0 "What if we simply used tran=
sverters to convert ordinary WiFi gear to MEP frequencies, power levels, et=
c.?"=0A=0AWouldn't that handle all sorts of issues for us about IP capabili=
ty, media access control, authentication, discovery and so on in a totally =
standards-based and... say it with me... CHEAP way of doing things?=A0 And =
also provide congruence with the hams who are using 2.4GHz gear in a ham...=
which is to say, higher power... mode?=0A=0AEven better, it would let our =
hardware specialists focus on a fairly tractable RF hardware problem, witho=
ut needing to reinvent the wheel on the software or modulation sides.=A0 (A=
nd meanwhile us software types could focus on cool applications... like DTN=
maybe... over a well-understood and stable transport.)=0A=0AAdmittedly it =
would create a minimum bandwidth requirement for MEP gear, but not a terrib=
ly hard one, I don't think.=0A=0ASomeone want to talk me down from this?=A0=
I'm not married to it, but it does seem like it might be a convenient plac=
e to start.=0A=0A- Art KD6O=0A=0A__________________________________________=
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<DIV>Well, let's try it and find out.</DIV>
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<DIV>At the very worst, it's a prototype along the way and we learn a lot. At the very best, it's a cheap, available, standards-based systems component of a MEP implementation. Sounds like a win-win to me. </DIV>
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<DIV>Anyone on the list already working with WiFI gear? I'm expecting transverters from the San Bernardino Microwave Society "real soon now". They are expected to be about $100, and they seemed unafraid of the 10MHz bandwidth requirement and the dual-band intent.<BR> </DIV>-Michelle W5NYV<BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Art Botterell <acb@incident.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> mep <mep-dev@uppermeadow.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:53:36 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Mep-dev] A Simple "What If?"<BR></FONT><BR>I was headed down the IP-stack rabbit hole of MAC addressing and such when a simple, ham-style expedient occurred to me: "What if we simply used transverters to convert ordinary WiFi gear to MEP frequencies, power levels, etc.?"<BR><BR>Wouldn't that handle all sorts of issues for us about IP capability, media access control, authentication, discovery and so on in a totally standards-based and... say it with me... CHEAP way of doing things? And also provide congruence with the hams who are using 2.4GHz gear in a ham... which is to say, higher power... mode?<BR><BR>Even better,
it would let our hardware specialists focus on a fairly tractable RF hardware problem, without needing to reinvent the wheel on the software or modulation sides. (And meanwhile us software types could focus on cool applications... like DTN maybe... over a well-understood and stable transport.)<BR><BR>Admittedly it would create a minimum bandwidth requirement for MEP gear, but not a terribly hard one, I don't think.<BR><BR>Someone want to talk me down from this? I'm not married to it, but it does seem like it might be a convenient place to start.<BR><BR>- Art KD6O<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Mep-dev mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Mep-dev@uppermeadow.com" ymailto="mailto:Mep-dev@uppermeadow.com">Mep-dev@uppermeadow.com</A><BR><A href="http://lists.uppermeadow.com/mailman/listinfo/mep-dev" target=_blank>http://lists.uppermeadow.com/mailman/listinfo/mep-dev</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>
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