 [RL] Wireless Broadband, Almost there baby... |
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 Aug 30 2005, 01:51 AM
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Shooting Target  Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992  |
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Aug 30 2005, 03:00 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Not if that's the total bandwidth shared by 1000+ people within the 40 mile radius of the antenna (and that's a light day).
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Aug 30 2005, 03:27 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,950 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Indeed. ~1,250 people drops it to dialup speeds.
~J |
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Aug 30 2005, 03:33 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 7-December 04 Member No.: 6,873 |
I drop my neighbors connection to dial-up speeds.
I wish I could afford my own internet... |
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Aug 30 2005, 08:52 AM
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Knight Templar Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 212 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Ipswich, UK Just South of the Stinkfens Member No.: 6,424 |
The bandwidth issue is one of the problems I have with the Wireless Matrix.
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Aug 30 2005, 10:01 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
It's 65 years in the future - there will be some high-tech solutions to this problems. :)
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Aug 30 2005, 01:21 PM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
So you just have a LOT of 75mb nodes. Just remember 10 years ago we where still in 28.8k dialup land.
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Aug 30 2005, 02:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Several futurists have predicted the use of overlapping, interconnected micronodes, as opposed to the supernodes used by WiMax. These micronodes would work in a similar function to how your mobile phone hops from tower to tower as you drive; your phone (or network device) negotiates the transfer between the weaker and stronger connections. A similar scheme could be used to smooth-out high-traffic zones (e.g. business districts, convention centers). More micronodes would mean less congestion. Micropayments - transaction fees of 1 cent or less per MB or per minute - would encourage businesses to create such micronodes as a revenue stream, similar to the ubiquitous deli ATM machines. Of course, all this assumes the existence of cheap, high-speed fiber (or better) backbones; the more bandwidth you need, the more fiber you lay. If SR4 really is insisting that the Matrix is based on a global wireless/satellite backbone, your bandwidth is ultimately restricted by distance and the size of the spectrum of usable frequencies. |
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Aug 30 2005, 03:51 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,950 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I have a Mr. Claude Shannon who would like to disagree with you. ~J |
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Aug 30 2005, 05:27 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 7-December 04 Member No.: 6,873 |
You mean 2000 baud? |
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Aug 31 2005, 07:19 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
I'm sure an immortal nazi elf or a great dragon will convince mr. shannon of his mistakes and provide him with an idea how to increase the bandwith. ;) |
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