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["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:40:40 -0500
From:                   Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>

> Does anyone know how far this type of "ad-hoc" network will pan out? I
> would guess somewhere between 11MB and 54 MB, but I could be wrong.

I have been working on a similar idea for some time.

Take the idea (go back to the old days of Usenet and Fidonet) of store and 
forward.  Take the idea of dynamic (and ad hoc) routing, and extend it.  Add the 
idea (currently used in CDMA2000, I believe) that units closer to each other will 
be able to communicate at higher bandwidth.

Use this protocol in all kinds of devices: computers, routers, cell phones, even 
appliances and toys.

With WiFi and cell phones, devices are in contention, either for the cell tower, or 
for the access point.  With the proposed type of system, devices are in 
cooperation.  With existing wireless (cell and WiFi) the more devices in a given 
area the worse the service.  With the proposed type of system, the more devices 
in a given area the better the service, and bandwidth.

(Added benefit: once we get enough devices, telcos go bankrupt.)

Immediate objection: don't we still need backbone links?  Not necessarily: devices 
could become cheap enough to be dropped along roadways to maintain links 
between population centres.  Cell phones and digital radios in cars, digital radios in 
aircraft, etc, also become part of the net and strengthen the links.

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