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Mesh networking just revolves around the idea that computers can be linked. If mesh networks have theoretical limits then the internet has them as well. Mesh n
by gravypod 10y ago
Mesh networking just revolves around the idea that computers can be linked. If mesh networks have theoretical limits then the internet has them as well.
Mesh networking is a collection of multiple technologies in its ideal form.
- woah 10y agoThis gets at the heart of the matter: "mesh networking" means a bunch of different things. It started out meaning a network composed of mobile devices with omnidirectional antennas, running an ad-hoc routing protocol. This is probably why OP said it has limits, as such a network will be slow and lose a lot of bandwidth with every hop. These days, it's mostly a phrase used when people are excited about networking technologies.
- lrem 10y agoMesh networks have some practical limits they are unlikely to overcome, like crossing an ocean, or any sufficiently large unpopulated area. You do need expensive dedicated infrastructure for that.
- gravypod 10y agoNothing about that is a physical limitation of linking computers. That's a limitation of a specific type of linking computers. There is nothing that says people couldn't lay cable down on the Atlanitc to cross the pond. Nothing about that has to do with the concept of the network being made up of linked computers. That has everything to do with how they are linked.