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vbone project page:
this is the temporary homepage for the vbone effort
currently, several companies 'own' the Internet, through the dedication of lines and routers that enable the global community to go from one ip address to another. unfortunately, these same companies are not always looking out for the interests of the average web-surfer. through in an unhealthy mix of cable, dsl, dial-up and satellite providers, and you've got a recipe for disaster: too many people trying to make money selling slow service to people who don't know better. the solution? an open public network, utilizing redundancy and speed to enable a large volunteer community to run their own network. by putting the network back in the hands of the people, the internet truly becomes free for all.
the technique? simple. instead of relying upon isps to allow access to the internet, individual users purchase small wireless access points to tie into a larger grid of more dedicated volunteers with small routers/switches who construct a wireless/wired grid of interconnected nodes: the vbone, a volunteer backbone. the vbone itself will be open to all, and will support any traffic without limitation. individual members of the vbone may use QoS or packet filtering to reduce load through their neighborhood, but the vbone itself should be able to route users to their desired locations in the most opportune manner. if a single vbone node goes down, it should be easy for the network fabric to adjust itself and for convergence to quickly begin to route traffic around the problem. with enough nodes, large congestion points will be avoided and the overall speed and usability of the net will increase. plus, the less people who strain the existing system, the easier everyone's life will be.
by incorporating the latest technology into the wireless access points, as well as the fabric of the vbone itself, we hope to prevent the network stagnation that currently plagues dsl, cable and satellite customers. not satisfied with your current connection? simply purchase a new access point, or download some optimized software, to immediately see a speed difference. unlike computers, users are used to seeing only incremental increases in network speeds, from 2400 to 4800, even up to DSL speed. once the t1 line becomes a slow pipe, then the vbone will have succeeded.
posted at: 2002-02-08 12:49:03 with 0 commentscurrently, several companies 'own' the Internet, through the dedication of lines and routers that enable the global community to go from one ip address to another. unfortunately, these same companies are not always looking out for the interests of the average web-surfer. through in an unhealthy mix of cable, dsl, dial-up and satellite providers, and you've got a recipe for disaster: too many people trying to make money selling slow service to people who don't know better. the solution? an open public network, utilizing redundancy and speed to enable a large volunteer community to run their own network. by putting the network back in the hands of the people, the internet truly becomes free for all.
the technique? simple. instead of relying upon isps to allow access to the internet, individual users purchase small wireless access points to tie into a larger grid of more dedicated volunteers with small routers/switches who construct a wireless/wired grid of interconnected nodes: the vbone, a volunteer backbone. the vbone itself will be open to all, and will support any traffic without limitation. individual members of the vbone may use QoS or packet filtering to reduce load through their neighborhood, but the vbone itself should be able to route users to their desired locations in the most opportune manner. if a single vbone node goes down, it should be easy for the network fabric to adjust itself and for convergence to quickly begin to route traffic around the problem. with enough nodes, large congestion points will be avoided and the overall speed and usability of the net will increase. plus, the less people who strain the existing system, the easier everyone's life will be.
by incorporating the latest technology into the wireless access points, as well as the fabric of the vbone itself, we hope to prevent the network stagnation that currently plagues dsl, cable and satellite customers. not satisfied with your current connection? simply purchase a new access point, or download some optimized software, to immediately see a speed difference. unlike computers, users are used to seeing only incremental increases in network speeds, from 2400 to 4800, even up to DSL speed. once the t1 line becomes a slow pipe, then the vbone will have succeeded.
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