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- Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld
- Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" HandheldDigital radio is here today...But I never seem to hear that much about it. I have pretty much given up listening to music over AM/FM. I much prefer internet radio mostly because of fewer commercials but also the selection is greater. If you...
- Tags: Digital music, mesh networking, handheld, radio, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Sirius, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-24
- Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld
- The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-24
- OMSTPA - ONS 15454 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Advanced v8.5
- Instantly save $400 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends August 22, 2008.View Available Dates and LocationsIn this course, you will get an advanced overview of the features and functions of the Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP and you'll learn to perform many...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Schaumburg, Circuit, Provision, Mesh Networking, Networking
- Training 2008-08-01
- 2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed
- I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- A Load-Aware Routing Metric for Wireless Mesh Networks
- Routing metrics play a critical role in Wireless Mesh Networks WMNs. Several metrics have already been proposed but none of them can effectively capture both local traffic load and hidden node issues. This paper proposes a load and interference-aware routing metric for wireless mesh networks, named Contention Window Based CWB...
- Tags: Aware, Network, Wireless, Link Weight, Mesh Networking, Networking
- White papers 2008-06-22
- A Wireless Sensor Network Infrastructure for Personal Monitoring
- This paper presents an infrastructure for the deployment of personal applications, based on the monitoring of the users in an unobtrusive way, independently of their location and activities. The infrastructure is based on the ZigBee technology, which allows the deployment of a mesh network. This network is formed by fixed...
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Wireless Sensor Network, Monitoring, Infrastructure, Wireless, University Of Navarra, Advertising & Promotion, Mesh Networking, Marketing, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-28
- Are mini-laptops worth deploying without Internet access?
- Are mini-laptops worth deploying without Internet access?The mesh network should negate some of the problems with lack of Internet.In addition to the advantage of just having the unconnected laptop, complete with textbooks, I would imagine the the collaboration allowed by the mesh network would be invaluable. Even if there isn't...
- Tags: INTERNET, mini-laptops worth, mesh networking, Internet access, network, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
- Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects?
- "Mesh" is the hot new buzzword in Microsoft land, thanks to remarks about Microsoft's future direction made by Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie earlier this month. But there is more than one "mesh" in Redmond. Ozzie outlined his vision for future device and social-networking meshes. But...
- Tags: Network, Microsoft Corp., ShareNETS, Mesh Networking, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- A QoS Provisioning Framework for Wireless Mesh Network
- Moving on from the first generation of Wireless Mesh Networks WMNs, where community and city-wide type mesh networks are deployed to provide best-effort network access, the next generation WMNs is about extending its capability to allow Quality of Service QoS at carrier grade level, enabling real-time and multimedia applications to...
- Tags: QoS, Network, Wireless, THALES, Mesh Networking, Networking
- White papers 2008-03-06
- Group-Aware Stream Filtering for Bandwidth-Efficient Data Dissemination
- This paper is concerned with disseminating high-volume data streams to many simultaneous applications over a low-bandwidth wireless mesh network. For bandwidth efficiency, they propose a group-aware stream filtering approach, used in conjunction with multicasting, that exploits two overlooked, yet important, properties of these applications, many applications can tolerate some degree...
- Tags: Data Quality, Application, Aware, Dartmouth College, Mesh Networking, Databases, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2008-03-06
- Interesting report on OLPC mesh networking
- Interesting report on OLPC mesh networkingWireless or wired?Technologies like the mesh network would be a heaven-sent here in sunny South Africa, but unfortunately tertiary institutions do not seem to care that much for any advanced technology. Sure, cost may be a factor, but so is innovation and development, and it...
- Tags: mesh networking, One Laptop Per Child project, network
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Interesting report on OLPC mesh networking
- Computerworld Australia is featuring a discussion of the mesh networking in use on OLPC's XO laptop. In particular, one of the key developers and testers of the technology provides insight into its functionality, limitations, and innovative ways to extend its capabilities. While ZDNet's George Ou has...
- Tags: Network, One Laptop Per Child Project, Computerworld Australia, George Ou, Mesh Networking, Networking, Wireless, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- Load-Balancing in Multi-Homed OLSR Networks Using Airtime Metric and Radio-Aware Path Selection: Implementation and Testing
- Wireless Mesh Networks used for broadband access may be equipped with multiple Internet gateways. Using airtime metric as the main criterion for path selection is an effective method for achieving load-balancing in such a multi-homed mesh network. This paper describes how the radio-aware path selection using airtime as a metric...
- Tags: Aware, Network, Load Balancing, Radio, University Of Agder, Path Selection, Mesh Networking, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-02-29
- Painful lesson in OLPC mesh networking for Mongolians
- Painful lesson in OLPC mesh networking for MongoliansYou all Jump around too much!!The biggest problem I see with the Mesh is that a hop basically jumps around from computer to computer looking for a way back home. That is a lot of jumping. Then you have the fact...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Meraki, One Laptop Per Child project, network, mesh networking, mesh
- Discussion threads 2008-01-30
- News to know: Yahoo; Microsoft; Windows worm hole; Demo 08
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Vista and Windows Server 2008--an unbreakable couple? Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers Microsoft makes Visual Studio 2008 more broadly available Larry Dignan: Yahoo lowers its outlook for 2008; Sees 'headwinds'; Restructuring in Feb. Techmeme eBay outlines...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mesh Networking, Software, Networking
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Painful lesson in OLPC mesh networking for Mongolians
- The Mongolians have had a painful lesson on mesh networking according to the OLPC current events webpage. Broadcast storms in the overly dense mesh environment along with excessive mDNS broadcast traffic seem to have crippled the Gobi desert experiment. Here's an excerpt: We have painfully discovered the limitations of...
- Tags: Network, Radio, Access Point, One Laptop Per Child Project, Mesh Networking, Wireless, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- Lessons learned: Two weeks with the XO laptop
- Lessons learned: Two weeks with the XO laptopGreat post, Larry...Thanks for the insight...I know the software is specialized for the XO, but wouldn't it be great to see it open-sourced and developed for other platforms? The interface sounds like its greatest strength.Chris DawsonGood article butA thoughtful article, excepting the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, One Laptop Per Child project, WEP Key, mesh networking, WEP
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- Lessons learned: Two weeks with the XO laptop
- Repeat after me. The XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project is designed for kids. Why bore yourself with that mantra? If you don't you may find yourself griping about something that wasn't designed for you in the first place. That's one of the big takeaways from...
- Tags: Keyboard, WEP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Kid, XO, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Network Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-02
- On Multi-Gateway Association in Wireless Mesh Networks
- Most traditional models of wireless mesh networks involve a mobile device connecting to the backbone through one of the available gateways in a wireless mesh network. This paper presents an alternate model, in which mobile devices are allowed to connect through more than one of the available gateways. It is...
- Tags: Georgia Institute Of Technology, Network, Wireless, Mesh Networking, Networking
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Joint MAC-Aware Routing and Load Balancing in Mesh Networks
- Past approaches to routing in mesh networks either do not account for the MAC-layer interactions between the links in a tractable manner, or are agnostic to load-balancing across gateways. The answer to these problems is MaLB (MAC-aware and Load Balanced routing algorithm), a greedy tractable, and distributed mesh routing algorithm....
- Tags: MAC, Network, Load Balancing, Gateway, Association For Computing Machinery, MaLB, Mesh Networking, Networking
- White papers 2007-12-13
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