[mesh] Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Here comes the pain...

[Radio Tech]

At 03:19 PM 9/20/02 +0930, Jamie Lovick wrote:
>On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Matthew Sullivan wrote:
>>
>> sanbar wrote:
>> 
>> >This is bad. All of a sudden the 2.4GHz band is to become very crowded.
>...
>> Not a problem.   There are 2 rules to check the problems:
>> 
>> 1/ It's license free so all are entitiled to use it providing they are 
>> within the limits of the law.
>> 2/ You must not interfere with them as much as they are not permitted to 
>> interfere with you.

At 03:19 PM 9/20/02 +0930, Jamie Lovick wrote:
>
>According to the rules, providing you're working within the limitation
>of the class licence (within 4 Watts EIRP), there is nothing they can
>do.
>
>Use of the spectrum affords no protection for anyone by the ACA, unless
>someone is breaking the class licence or the related acts by its use.
>
>Regards
>
>Jamie
>
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It won't be a major disaster, your bandwidth will just go down the gurgler,
your gear will still work OK......so complaining to the ACA etc, won't help.
Now more than ever, sound engineering practice will apply if people want their
wireless networks to work properly. The principle of setting up AP's with big
omnis will be over.......in crowded 802.11 locations.
Highly directional point to point bridges with small coverage area cells
linked together will be part of the answer.
Remember it works BOTH ways, chuck up a big omni and dish out plenty of 
range and cause interference......AND you will be receiving over a wider
area and you will cop interference......there are no free lunches :-)

Jack Chomley
Rockhampton.

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