So does page 16 imply that a GPS system could be used? It sounds like these new Atheros chipsets have TDMA hardware on them.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Randy Cosby" <dco...@infowest.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 12:19 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related product... > I think what we're talking about is the TDMA package for Freebsd (which > is probably exactly what is being used by UBNT). > > http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/TDMAPresentation-20090921.pdf > > Randy > > Travis Johnson wrote: >> I think everything you have described can be done now with >> Mikrotik.... routing, firewall, routing daemons, scripting, etc. also >> being able to use $50 boards up to $1,000 X86 based systems moving >> gigabits of traffic. All with standard parts. >> >> So what would this FreeBSD system bring to the table that can't be >> done already? >> >> Travis >> Microserv >> >> MDK wrote: >>> Actually, it's far better than cost-effective. >>> >>> It's flexible, in both hardware and capabilities. Firewall, routing, >>> routing daemons, and other things. >>> >>> Frankly, I find the physical aspects of the Airmax stuff frustratingly >>> limited. >>> >>> I've grown fond of my immense ability to do creative stuff with Star-OS >>> and >>> a wide array of physical forms - especially since much of my network >>> relies >>> on low power consumption. >>> >>> AirMax, deployed as an AP and clients... seems ok. But that's only a >>> small part of a good network. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Jayson Baker" <jay...@spectrasurf.com> >>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:51 PM >>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related >>> product... >>> >>> >>>> Availability is supposedly resolved. We'll see. >>>> >>>> Routing... there is a full SDK. You can do anything you want on those >>>> things. The new ones have 400+MHz proc's, plenty to do some >>>> routing/firewalling. >>>> >>>> I just can't see a home grown solution like you're proposing being >>>> cost-effective. We spent about 2 months on a project just like this, >>>> and >>>> started to have some pretty awesome performance and results. >>>> >>>> Then UBNT stuff came out. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:39 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Given UBNT's record of unavailability of product, and the inability >>>>> to >>>>> route via the interface, I vastly prefer this to UBNT's products. >>>>> >>>>> Now, mind you, I'm not really putting them down, but this is an >>>>> excellent >>>>> infrastructure tool... Routing and other capabilities that vastly >>>>> exceed >>>>> some better known... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>> From: "Jayson Baker" <jay...@spectrasurf.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:25 PM >>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related >>>>> product... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Is there really much need for this, given the new AirMax product >>>>>> line? >>>>>> I'm just saying... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 9:19 PM, MDK <rea...@muddyfrogwater.us> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> What would you call a totally proprietary, TDMA based protocol, >>>>>>> without >>>>>>> ACK >>>>>>> or CSMA? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Doesn't look a whole lot like 802.11x, but if you wish to say it is, >>>>>>> then, >>>>>>> for you it is :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> From: "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:36 PM >>>>>>> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] FreeBSD hackers.... Needed for WISP related >>>>>>> product... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you are using Atheros based hardware, it's still 802.11... >>>>>>>> regardless >>>>>>>> of what software you put on top of it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Travis >>>>>>>> Microserv >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> MDK wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you're a WISP and have interest in using commodity - off the >>>>>>>>> shelf - >>>>>>>>> Atheros based hardware to achieve higher than ethernet speeds over >>>>>>>>> wireless... This is not a tweak of 802.11, it is a completely >>>>>>>>> different >>>>>>>>> mode... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is currently an opportunity to do so, where most of the work >>>>>>>>> >>>>> has >>>>> >>>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>>> done by various others in the FreeBSd community, but it is not >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> integrated >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>>> packaged as a useful WISP product, and that's what needs to be >>>>>>>>> done. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This does not need to result in an open source release, due to the >>>>>>>>> relaxed >>>>>>>>> BSD license. Or, it can. But I'm looking for some people who >>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>> experience with freebsd, and have an interest in integrating what >>>>>>>>> could >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> an awesome performing product using inexpensive commodity >>>>>>>>> hardware. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> email me at pda at neofast dot net or mark at neofast dot net >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>>>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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