[MLB-WIRELESS] Bandwidth Propos al/Structured networks Article (fwd)

[Ryan Abbenhuys]

Yes....QoS would be great......ONCE WE HAVE A NETWORK!

You guys seemed to have skipped the bit where you actually build the
network, and it looks like you're trying to implement QoS routing on ermmm
nothing.

</usual rant about non existent network>


>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.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>It's something I should learn as well. :-/
>>  
>>
>>>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)
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>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.
>>
>>  
>>
>>>A installer/debian package/rpm that set everything up by 
>>>asking relevant
>>>questions and stuff would be cool...
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Very cool... well, install the package and then have a routesetup.sh
script
>>to configure it... :)
>>  
>>
>>>.. 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 :) .....
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>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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