CommInterop
Please see the accompanying diagram at http://www.warrencountyradioclub.com/Members/kc2sds/comm-interop.jpg
Key to the diagram:
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1 |
off-the-shelf wifi router |
Gateway from OpenMesh? to the Internet |
(o) |
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2 |
laptop/PC w/ std connection to Internet |
VoIP?/Echolink/WL2K/HRD remote rig ctl/etc |
(g,h,m,n,q,t,w) |
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3 |
wired telephone |
can connect to a Gateway via Asterisk/GSM/POTS |
(f) |
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4 |
off-the-shelf wifi router |
Gateway from Internet to HSMM/Hinternet |
(p) |
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5 |
mobile VHF/UHF rig |
std usage + Echolink/IRLP/Asterisk |
(f,g,r) |
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6 |
portable VHF/UHF HT |
std usage + Echolink/IRLP/Asterisk |
(f,g,r) |
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7 |
HF Base w/ PC interface |
std usage+digital/ALE/WL2K/packet |
(q) |
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8 |
VHF/UHF HT w/ TNC + laptop |
std HT usage + Packet |
(v,w) |
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9 |
VHF/UHF HT w/ sndcrd interface + laptop |
std HT usage + Packet via AGWPE/soundmodem |
(s,v,w) |
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10 |
laptop with wifi connection to HSMM |
like #2, except FCC Part 97 rules apply |
(p) |
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11 |
laptop with wifi connected to OpenMesh? |
same capabilities as #2 |
(g,h,m,n,q,t) |
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12 |
laptop with D-Star equiped HT |
D-Star digital voice & data + services thru Gateway |
(n) |
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13 |
standard Cell Phone |
wireless version of #3 |
(f,w) |
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14 |
solar-powered OpenMesh? repeater |
provides extension of OpenMesh? + hotspot |
(o) |
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15 |
solar-powered HSMM repeater |
provides extension of HSMM backbone |
(p) |
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16 |
solar-powered Mesh Potato |
provides extension of OpenMesh? + GSM + wifi hotspot |
(a) |
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17 |
Mesh Potato site |
like #16 + provides POTS phone interface |
(a) |
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18 |
Gateway |
brings everything together |
(b,d,f,g,h,i,j,t,u) |
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(1) 2m FM packet user port |
(u,v,w) |
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(2) 440cm packet to EastNetPacketNet? |
(k,v,w) |
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(3) 2m FM packet APRS |
(m) |
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2m rig via soundcard to std repeater |
(f) |
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HF rig via soundcard for HF Digital modes/ALE/WL2K |
(q,t) |
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POTS line to Asterisk |
(f) |
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Open Mesh AP/repeater/access |
(o) |
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HSMM backbone acccess/repater |
(p) |
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D-Star radio + DV-Dongle for hotspot/interconnect |
(n) |
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Not Pictured:
- SIP Phones - usable with wifi hotspots, OpenMesh?, and HSMM
- FRS/GMRS should be added
Links:
(a) http://www.villagetelco.org/mesh-potato/mesh-potato-faq/
(b) http://openbts.sourceforge.net/
(d) http://forum.voxilla.com/asterisk-support-forum/asterisk-irlp-echolink-rtpdir-bridge-29096.html
(e) http://www.xelatec.com/xipar/
(i) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/
(j) http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/
(k) http://www.eastnetpacket.net/
(l) http://www.northeastflexnet.org/
(n) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-STAR
(p) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_multimedia_radio
(q) http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/
(s) http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/agwpe.htm
(v) http://www.wb3w.net/winlink/winlink2k_paclink.htm
(w) http://va3qv.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/aprs-to-twitter-gateways/
(x) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q15X25
Notes:
- Authentication via "1-time pad"
- FCC Part 97 regulated traffic MUST be managed
- 3rd party traffic to/from some int'l phone numbers/email addresses needs to be investigated
- I use HSDD for (High Speed Digital Data) vs the "official" HSMM (High Speed Multimedia Radio - should be HSMR?)
