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Creating a network with just mobile devices in close proximity of each other, like a p2p mesh? As long as you have some software running on each of the devices

Creating a network with just mobile devices in close proximity of each other, like a p2p mesh? As long as you have some software running on each of the devices I dont see why you couldnt do something like this.

greenyoda 9y ago
Most mesh networks have fixed routers that can be plugged into electrical outlets or solar panels. But mobile devices have only battery power, and if your device is constantly transmitting and receiving other people's data, its battery life is going to suffer.
- Coly010 9y ago
  Well, understandably, battery life isn't currently where it's at to handle such a p2p network, but the idea could be useful. If it was developed accordingly, there could be many uses from it. Carrying internet connectivity across a city could be as simple as having one singular transmitter, which would connect to at the very least, one device. This device could pass the connectivity to other devices, which could pass it on to other devices, increasing the range, albeit, slowing down the overall speed. It would also be useful for the sharing of resources between a private WAN. I think anyway, I'm still new to the subject.
  - niftich 9y ago
    Some recommended reading: Mesh networks: commodity multihop ad hoc networks (2005) [1] The IEEE 802.11s Extended Service Set Mesh Networking Standard (2008) [2] Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards (2006) [3] [1] https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2005.1404606 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2005.1404606 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1404606/ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1404606/ [2] https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2008.4597114 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2008.4597114 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4597114/ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4597114/ [3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0849373999/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0849373999/
    - Coly010 9y ago
      Thanks for this!

greenyoda 9y ago

Most mesh networks have fixed routers that can be plugged into electrical outlets or solar panels. But mobile devices have only battery power, and if your device is constantly transmitting and receiving other people's data, its battery life is going to suffer.

Coly010 9y ago
Well, understandably, battery life isn't currently where it's at to handle such a p2p network, but the idea could be useful. If it was developed accordingly, there could be many uses from it. Carrying internet connectivity across a city could be as simple as having one singular transmitter, which would connect to at the very least, one device. This device could pass the connectivity to other devices, which could pass it on to other devices, increasing the range, albeit, slowing down the overall speed. It would also be useful for the sharing of resources between a private WAN. I think anyway, I'm still new to the subject.
- niftich 9y ago
  Some recommended reading: Mesh networks: commodity multihop ad hoc networks (2005) [1] The IEEE 802.11s Extended Service Set Mesh Networking Standard (2008) [2] Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards (2006) [3] [1] https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2005.1404606 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2005.1404606 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1404606/ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/1404606/ [2] https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2008.4597114 https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2008.4597114 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4597114/ http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4597114/ [3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0849373999/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/0849373999/
  - Coly010 9y ago
    Thanks for this!