[Cu-wireless] mesh network metric and VoIP news:

[Sascha Meinrath]

hi all,

here are links to several articles that are of interest to us:

from:
http://www.mobilepipeline.com/news/18400428

MeshNetworks Inc. has gathered its Layer 2 mesh-networking protocols and
repackaged them as a set of libraries that can be licensed for use on
standards-based platforms, starting with the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN
standard.  The move comes as the IEEE 802.11 working group prepares to
vote on whether or not to form a mesh networking task group at the IEEE
802 Plenary meeting in Orlando, Fla.  Known for its pioneering work on
wireless mesh networking, MeshNetworks (Maitland, Fla.), has long
maintained that only a tight coupling between radio and routing protocol
can ensure robust mesh network performance. Its Layer 2 (link layer)
scheme relies on such metrics as received signal strength, error rates,
data rates indicating wireless link quality to derive the optimum route
within a network.

more info at:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20040316005497&newsLang=en

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WI-FI Show To Give Voice to WLANs
802.11 Planet - Darien,CT,USA
Voice over wireless LANs (define), security, Wi-Max and more are on tap
for discussion during the Wi-Fi Planet conference that kicks off today
in Toronto.
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3326511