Title: Wireless Networking in the Developing World, 2nd edition: A practical guide to planning and building low-cost telecommunications infrastructure
Pages: 425 pp.
Publisher: Hacker Friendly LLC
Date (published): 05/01/2008
Date (accessed): 05/04/2010
Type of information: training course material
Language: English
On-line access: yes (pdf, 5,1 MB)
Abstract:
The overall goal of this book is to help you build affordable communication technology in your local community by making best use of whatever re- sources are available. Using inexpensive off-the-shelf equipment, you can build high speed data networks that connect remote areas together, provide broadband network access in areas that even dialup does not exist, and ulti- mately connect you and your neighbors to the global Internet. By using local sources for materials and fabricating parts yourself, you can build reliable network links with very little budget. And by working with your local commu- nity, you can build a telecommunications infrastructure that benefits everyone who participates in it.

This book is not a guide to configuring a radio card in your laptop or choosing consumer grade gear for your home network. The emphasis is on building infrastructure links intended to be used as the backbone for wide area wire- less networks. With that goal in mind, information is presented from many points of view, including technical, social, and financial factors. The exten- sive collection of case studies present various groups␣ attempts at building these networks, the resources that were committed to them, and the ultimate results of these attempts.

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