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eDevelopment. Technologies to empower, enrich and interconnect. Michael L. Best Leandro Burnes Marco Escobedo Hani Shakeel. Pilot Project - Bohechio Village Area Network. March of 2001. Agenda. Bohechio, Dominican Republic Village Area Network Equipment Network Coverage
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eDevelopment Technologies to empower, enrich and interconnect Michael L. BestLeandro BurnesMarco EscobedoHani Shakeel Pilot Project - Bohechio Village Area Network March of 2001
Agenda • Bohechio, Dominican Republic • Village Area Network • Equipment • Network Coverage • Results of Deployment • Immediate Applications • Future Applications • What’s Next • Pictures • Q & A
Bohechio, Dominican Republic • Located in the center of the • Dominican Republic. • Population is approximately • 10,000 people. • Main economic activities are • agriculture and livestock. • Prior to Wireless Village Area • Network, only 5 telephone lines.
Village Area Network • Omni-directional antennas placed at Base Station. • Point to Point link to Lincos. • 256 kps VSAT connection at Lincos Container. • Point to Point Link between Lincos and Base Station.
Equipment • 4 - Omni-directional 19dbi antenna • 2 - PtP 24dbi antenna • 8 - 11mbps Gold PC Cards • 1 PCI Adapter • 1 COR and 1 ROR • (1 COR can support 16 RORs on one Channel, • and 3 collocated channels are possible.) • Orinoco Client and AP manager software • 1 UPS • 1- 5dbi antenna and 1 Yagi 14dbi antenna for tests
Results of Deployment • Tests conducted with: • 5dbi and 14dbi Antennas • Orinoco Client Manager - Link Test Software
11 11 9 8 4 3 6 1 2 5 7 10 Results of Deployment • Coverage: • PC Cards ~2dbi Antenna • 5dbi Antenna • 14dbi Yagi Antenna
Network Coverage • 1st Wireless Village Network • Roughly 3500 feet • LOS • Fixed vs. Mobile
Immediate Applications • Lincos, School, Clinic and Municipal Building
Immediate Applications • IP Telephony
Future Applications • Mobile VoIP and Radio Bohechio
What’s Next • School Connectivity - April 2001 • Telecenters • Better and cheaper antennas - wearable? • Expand mobility based applications
Question and Answer • Contact Information: • Edevelopment Group • The Media Laboratory • Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Room E15-309 • 20 Ames Street • Cambridge, MA 02139 USA • http://edevelopment.media.mit.edu/