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I wonder if an automatic peering arrangement could be built on top of a mesh infrastructure, to give incentive for running more robust nodes (not just for in-ne
by warfangle 13y ago
I wonder if an automatic peering arrangement could be built on top of a mesh infrastructure, to give incentive for running more robust nodes (not just for in-network traffic, but for uplink to the internet at large).
- zw123456 13y agoInteresting. I was thinking about some of the open source implementations of LTE that have been posted here but maybe the wifi mesh approach needs tweaking. Also, from a business perspective, I think it would be cool if there was a way to make it sort of like a "co-op" so people who host hot spots or base stations would get some profit sharing or something?
- triangleman 13y agoFON (https://corp.fon.com/en https://corp.fon.com/en) tried to make this work, I'm sure there were other attempts.
- icebraining 13y agoIt's not a mesh network, so it doesn't divorce itself from the last mile carriers.
- zw123456 13y agoVery interesting, that is exactly what I was thinking about. I guess something like that would some how have to reach a critical mass.