[CUWiN] Multiple radios?

[Bob Ney]

I have done the office building thing in the past. Be aware that on newer
buildings, the windows are often metalized which of course is not very
transparent to RF.


> On Sat, Apr 09, 2005 at 10:29:30AM -0700, Todd Boyle wrote:
>> For people wanting multiple paths, or multiple radios, is it
>> possible to set up two of them at opposite ends of their property?
>> Perhaps with directional antennas and/or separate frequencies?
>>
>> If so, would the two CUWIN devices cooperate effectively, i.e.,
>> routing between themselves via ethernet whenever possible,
>> while routing external destinations to the radios?
>>
>> I always dreamed of this arrangement, because it would enable
>> two or more property owners to link with ethernet, put the wireless
>> devices 200-300 feet apart or more..  sharing 100 or 1000 mbps
>> on the local segment without burdening the airwaves... and
>> for example if one was on DSL and the other Cable, they could
>> get better reliability and performance.. etc. etc.
>
> I share your dream.  If the devices were cheap enough, you could
> suction-cup them to four or more upstairs windows.  They could connect
> using in-house powerline, CATV, phoneline, or Cat-5.  The routing will
> "just work."  Also, if you have a sectorized arrangement on a tall tower,
> and a separate router is dedicated to each segment, then you only need
> an ethernet hub/switch to tie the sectors together.
>
> Tying together routers with an in-building copper network may be the
> best way to connect points on all sides of some Champaign-Urbana
> office buildings.  It has the performance benefits you mention.
> Sometimes it will be an advantage that you only need the cooperation
> of the officeworkers, not the building management, to get the nodes in
> place---building management may want to charge you for roof access.
>
> Dave
>
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