Index:Wireless Networking in the Developing World (WNDW) Third Edition.pdf
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Contents
ABOUT THIS BOOK
INTRODUCTION
PHYSICS 1. RADIO PHYSICS
2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASICS
3. LICENSING AND REGULATION
4. RADIO SPECTRUM
5. ANTENNAS / TRANSMISSION LINES
NETWORKING 6. NETWORKING
7. WIFI FAMILY
8. MESH NETWORKING
9. SECURITY FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS
PLANNING AND DEPLOYMENT 10. DEPLOYMENT PLANNING
11. HARDWARE SELECTION AND CONFIGURATION
12. INDOOR INSTALLATION
13. OUTDOOR INSTALL
14. OFF-GRID POWER
MAINTENANCE, MONITORING AND SUSTAINABILITY 15. MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
XIV 16. NETWORK MONITORING Introduction Network monitoring example Detecting network outages Monitoring your network Types of monitoring tools Network detection Spot check tools Protocol analysers Trending tools Throughput testing Realtime tools and intrusion detection Other useful tools What is normal? Establishing a baseline Monitoring RAM and CPU usage Summary 17. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY Introduction Create a mission statement Evaluate the demand for potential offerings Establish appropriate incentives Research the regulatory environment for wireless Analyse the competition Determine initial and recurring costs and pricing Categories of Costs Secure the financing Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the internal situation Putting it all together Conclusion 295 295 296 298 300 307 308 308 313 315 323 326 329 331 331 337 339 340 340 342 343 345 346 347 347 349 351 354 355 358 GLOSSARY Glossary 360 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION Guidelines for building some simple types of antennas 393 393 XV Collinear omni Cantenna Cantenna as dish feed NEC2 393 403 410 411 APPENDIX B: CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS 412 APPENDIX C: PATH LOSS 414 APPENDIX D: CABLE SIZES 415 APPENDIX E: SOLAR DIMENSIONING 416 Finding the Worst Month Final Calculations APPENDIX F: RESOURCES 420 422 424 CASE STUDIES Case Studies - Introduction Equipment enclosures Antenna masts Involve the local community Now read on Case Study: Long Distance 802.11 in Venezuela Introduction Background Action Plan Pico del Aguila Site Survey Antennas El Baùl Site Survey Mérida, Venezuela, 17 April 2006. Can we do better? Acknowledgments Case Study: Pisces Project 433 433 434 434 435 437 437 437 438 439 441 444 448 448 450 452 Case Study: University Of Ghana campus wireless network 457 Introduction Wifi setup and installation Connecting to the UG campus wireless network 457 458 459 XVI Pictures of our project and installation Challenges we faced Next steps Case Study: Airjaldi's Garhwal Network, India Introduction Airjaldi’s Garhwal Network: The Airjaldi Garhwal Network – Vital Statistics Realities, needs Summary Case Study: Open Technology Institute Red Hook initiative Wifi & Tidepools History of the network Social software and growth of the network Expansion after superstorm Sandy Sustainability & future goals Cost of the network Lessons learned Related articles & websites 460 464 465 466 466 466 467 468 479 480 480 480 485 489 494 494 494 495 |
