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I have no idea what kind of network you are suggesting.
by Locke1689 13y ago
I have no idea what kind of network you are suggesting.
- ctdonath 13y agoEvery wireless-network device is capable of connecting directly to other wireless devices rather than (or in addition to) just connecting to a router/hub. Imagine every wireless device recursively within range of your device (connected to yours, or connected to another device connected to yours, or ...), all capable of forming an ad-hoc network operating independently of the routers/cell-towers/etc normally used, a wireless network bridging all censorship/control boundaries, operating for free, no way to shut it all down. Insofar as there are limits to its extent, some people would provide gateway points to Internet backbones.
- Locke1689 13y agoI think you're missing about 4 layers of the OSI stack.
- ctdonath 13y agoPardon my lack of encyclopedic thoroughness in a casual discussion.
- Locke1689 13y agoAnd I think you're significantly underplaying the technical and financial challenges associated with scaling up a mesh network.
- ctdonath 13y agoI've watched networking scale from spending 9 hours downloading a book over 110bps (yes, that's one hundred ten bits per second) dialup as an amazing ability, to streaming multiple live HD video from anywhere to wireless devices at 17Mbps (contrast seventeen million bits per second) as a cultural norm. I do not doubt the ability to solve technical and financial challenges associated with scaling up an ad-hoc network. Been there, done that, can do it again.
- sciurus 13y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh_network https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesh_network