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HEAnet 2009 Conference Wireless Mesh Networks Survey (interim report)

HEAnet 2009 Conference Wireless Mesh Networks Survey (interim report). Background. Preliminary questions on WMN sent to HEAnet client list. Following responses, HEAnet decided to commission a survey on WMN in HEI’s iLink was selected to carry out survey. Objective of survey.

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HEAnet 2009 Conference Wireless Mesh Networks Survey (interim report)

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  1. HEAnet 2009 ConferenceWireless Mesh Networks Survey (interim report)

  2. Background • Preliminary questions on WMN sent to HEAnet client list. • Following responses, HEAnet decided to commission a survey on WMN in HEI’s • iLink was selected to carry out survey

  3. Objective of survey • Summarise current usage of WMN in HEAnet client institutions, both for research and production purposes. (Primarily from a deployment perspective) • Consider WMN instances in public networks in Ireland, such as metro or community services. • Indicate motivations for deployments • Describe the equipment involved. • Where possible, describe interoperation and handover of WMN with other wireless technologies, including WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) and the 3G set of standards.

  4. Provide quantitative and referenced measures of performance of WMN Describe management of the service, whether in-house or outsourced. Where appropriate, give reasons for trials being completed and not subsequently implemented. Provide indicative costs of WMN deployments, including end-user costs. Identify proven applications that use WMN features, such as direct multicast. Objective contd.

  5. Survey Approach • A shortlist of HEI’s were contacted • An interview approach was taken in the form of phone and e-mail correspondence • A short questionnaire was circulated • All those contacted responded • Others contacted were Ward Solutions , Wexford CoCo and Commercial developer of WMN equipment.

  6. Sample Responses • Small WMN deployments in the main for research purposes (4 to 16 in size) • WLAN deployments providing campus hotspots. • 800 AP WLAN in UCD • Plans by some institutes to deploy WMN in 2010 for CCTV , VoIP , further research • Eduroam backend is priority for some?

  7. Interim Summary contd.. • Wifi access part of HEAnet wireless strategy • Campus wide network needs extending • WMN could be used for this • E.g . Eduroam made available in Groningen City WMN

  8. What is a WMN-City?

  9. What is a WMN-Campus?

  10. Public WMN example-W exford • Wexford City • 13 Nodes • Used for CCTV by Garda • One Kiosk • Selected set of websites accessible • Not fully functional • Other trials , Carlow , DDA , Derry

  11. Examples in other countries • Google WMN covers 11.5 square miles with over 300 Aps (nodes) in Mountain View • Groningen – initiative between Groningen University , Hantze University and Gronigen Municipality • Oulu – City & University

  12. Next Steps • Contact other HEI’s that have deployed or researched WMN • Complete final report • Assess the technology as one that could be part of the HEAnet wireless strategy.

  13. Thank you My contact details Philip.curneen@ilink.ie

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