[MLB-WIRELESS] FW: [Syd-Wireless] [Wireless] Bandwidth Propos al/Structured networks Article (fwd)

[Drew]

FWIW, 802.11e's purpose is to supply QoS to 802.11 networks.

Tony Langdon wrote:

>>There are some members learning OSPF (ie. Andrew), but 
>>generally speaking,
>>there is a lack of knowledge in regards to advanced routing.
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>It's something I should learn as well. :-/
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>>I personally like Ben's ideas on QoS and stuff (*cough* mojo* 
>>*cough* - if
>>we had archives, check back to early last year :-P), although 
>>i'd forsee
>>practical problems in implementing it. (how to make sure it's 
>>used, if its
>>a complicated process to setup us plebs would be lost, etc)
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>I agree, Ben's basic ideas had some merit.  Just a bit of refining here and
>there, and then the practical problem of implementation.  QoS will be needed
>at some stage anyway, because things like games (I don't play them myself,
>but a lot do) and VoIP will need some priority, while stuff like P2P file
>transfers can be shoved into the background and use whatever spare bandwidth
>that no-one else needed at the time.
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>>A installer/debian package/rpm that set everything up by 
>>asking relevant
>>questions and stuff would be cool...
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>Very cool... well, install the package and then have a routesetup.sh script
>to configure it... :)
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>>.. that, or we get everyone to pay $50/year memberships fees, 
>>and we use
>>the money to develop a small box/AP that has multiple links 
>>and does the
>>routing automatically :) .....
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>I'd pass on that one.  The financial situation has gone drastically downhill
>this year and wireless is lower down the pecking order... However, the long
>term outcome could be positive.. stay tuned. :)
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