[Commotion-discuss] Two new instructional documents on wireless and mesh

Andy Gunn andygunn at opentechinstitute.org
Thu Apr 9 16:28:14 EDT 2015


Whoops, it looks like the link in the previous e-mail didn't wrap correctly:
https://commotionwireless.net/docs/cck/networking/types-of-wireless-networks/

On 04/09/2015 04:25 PM, Andy Gunn wrote:
> Hi everyone - off and on for the past few months I have been working
> on two new documents - an activity that helps design wireless networks
> (not just mesh networks), and a set of guidelines for building mesh
> networks that take into account the unique way mesh nodes work.
> 
> I would love feedback, questions, concerns (and notes about errors!)
> on both of these documents. As always, this documentation is Creative
> Commons, so you can feel free to re-mix it or let me know how to
> improve it.
> 
> The first of these is called "Types of Wireless Networks", and you can
> find it here:
> https://commotionwireless.net/docs/cck/networking/types-of-wireless-netw
> orks/
> It has a set of introductory examples of traditional modes of wireless
> - Access Points, Clients, Point to Point links, Point to MultiPoint,
> Mesh, and so on. It also has a set of flash-card activities you can do
> with community members or individuals that are new to community
> networking, to discuss different ways to build neighborhood or
> town-scale networks. You can download these worksheets in the second
> half of the document, the section labeled "group activity".
> 
> There is also a set of lessons we have learned over the years of
> working with communities to build networks - synthesized in
> "Guidelines for Mesh Networks". You can check it out here:
> https://commotionwireless.net/docs/cck/networking/guidelines-for-mesh/
> It has a set of five guidelines, describes the problems that can be
> encountered building mesh networks, and the solutions used to minimize
> or solve those problems. There is also a one-page (double-sided)
> "handout" that can be used in a workshop setting as well.
> 
> Thanks everyone,
> -Andy
> 
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