Tobias Gieseke:
Hi,
we have some WiMax Cards but they are all PCMCIA. I may test them with Batman but I guess there will be serious driver problems in Linux. The cards where shipped with Windows drivers only and even those got some problems in the end. I agree with the others, that mesh in an WiMax system does not make sense (yet). WiMax is build for "infrastucture mode" the base station has the mayor task and is able to controll the clients in transmitting power, modulation etc. espacially in mobile Wimax (802.16e). The only case where mesh could come in is the communication between the Base stations, but that would be discrete links, so you don't really need a mesh. But I think you considerd this and you have an own concept for mesh in WiMax. Perhpas you could explain that to me (and the others)? I don't know anything about an adhoc mode for WiMax either.
Kind regards,
Tobi
Dang! Sorry Tim, I should have read your post "B.A.T.M.A.N Digest, Vol26, Issue 7" before answering. Thanks for the detailed information about your project. sounds interessting. Keep working on it ;-)
Regards,
Tobi
Tim LePes:
Has anyone been playing with BATMAN on WiMAX hardware? I have a project that I had to back burner for a while and I am getting ready to start active work again. I am looking to see if I can find a mini PCI WiMAX card that I can use in a Mesh AP, where WiMAX will be used for the backbone and both WiFi and 10/100 Ethernet for clients to connect to the AP. The idea is for drop-and-go network coverage in disaster areas or other places where you want to get connectivity up in a hurry. I have a dev board and am finally able to get some parts to help me work on it again. Power supply, PCI to MiniPCI adapter, PoE hardware, enclosure.. and of course a WiMAX card. I am also shopping for a WiFi card too, so recommendations there would be welcome. Though to be fair I haven't been googling on that much yet, the WiMAX backhaul is my main concern at the moment. Doing the WiFi AP part should be relatively easy as it is a mature technology w/r/t parts and drivers availability. Any advice? So far it seems that Intel has the greatest presence in my googling for WiMAX on Linux.
Thanks so much!
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