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Re: [NANOG] BCP Muni WiFI?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay R. Ashworth)
Fri May 16 20:51:39 2008
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 20:51:18 -0400
From: "Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>
To: Christopher LILJENSTOLPE <cdl@asgaard.org>
In-Reply-To: <770B760D-D0A5-4DDA-BD65-59581E640468@asgaard.org>
Cc: nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
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On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:03:39AM -0700, Christopher LILJENSTOLPE wrote:
> Interesting comment Paul. However, 16e and evdo are a "bit" heavy
> with infrastructure to support mobility. Before giving that answer,
> you may want to ask Deepak if he NEEDS mobility....
He needs mobility. If he doesn't know that, it means he hasn't done
his due diligence properly.
Cheers,
-- jra
> On 16 May 2008, at 10.23, Paul Wall wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Deepak Jain <deepak@ai.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Are there any good (published) BCPs for building out Municipal WiFi
> >> networks? Particularly in the security/authentication/scaling areas?
> >
> > BCP #58,271,432--which basically states "Don't," comes highly
> > recommended.
> >
> > Instead, investigate your nearest .16e or evdo rev. A reseller. In the
> > case of .16e, most available APN's are built around user and
> > transport/transit abstractions, assuming shared-facilities, virtual
> > providers, etc. The equipment used in both is a far cry from anything
> > 802.11.
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