Subj : Re: Packet Radio
To   : Avon
From : JF
Date : Fri Jan 22 2021 13:58:02

Hi Avon -- 

 Av> scale it in a way that others can jump on board and do the same. Without
 Av> nodes in a mesh you don't have much resilience going on if you can only
 Av> chat with yourself or 1-2 others locally.

What we need is a "RF-Mesh-As-A-Service". If we could use a protocol that is
already working, onto which we could add FTN as a second layer on top, then
most of the hard work would be done. I've heard of projects like AREDN, AMPRNET
and HF ALE; I don't know much about them, but I think some of them can provide
you with IP connectivity. So yes, below the IP layer there are nodes and
radios and antennas and a mesh network, but as far as the applications are
concerned, they only see IP. This way, we could even keep delivering FTN
messages via BinkD... That said, I don't know how well that would work.

So many possibilities. But you're right, the trick is to make it approachable
so that others could easily get onboard.

JF

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