[wsfii-discuss] disasters and telecom

Sun Oct 16 08:04:58 UTC 2005

This is an excellent suggestion, Karel. If you help us work out a budget 
for such equipment and training, we could look at bringing a team 
together in India, that can quickly be deployed in the event of a 
disaster. The rest of the time, the team could network Indian villages. 
It would be useful, therefore, to set up a facility that makes Ronjas.

In Djursland, as I recall, there was interest in trying out the Ronja. 
What happened?

I am also very interested in a session or stream at the Bangalore wsfii, 
that looks at open wireless optical communications. Please help us plan 
this.

Arun

Karel Kulhavy wrote:

>
>>1. Can we not, possibly from the Djursland institute, coordinate a task 
>>force that drops what it is doing and rushes with equipment to the 
>>disaster zone, the way organisations such as the Red Cross or MSF do?
>>    
>>
>
>Commercial optical datalinks (FSO) vendors often mention the quick deployment
>as advanteage of FSO. Maybe if one built dozen of Ronjas
>on sturdy tripods (with bolts for hammering down the soil), solar- or
>battery-operated, one could quickly set up a reliable backbone
>infrastructure in affected areas.
>
>Especially considering the fact that retranslation station doesn't
>require any intelligence, just two RX, two TX, and like 200mA power @12V
>from battery to keep them running (one piece is already in operation in
>gallery of registered installations). One wouldn't need any PC's, acces
>points - nothing. Just arrive with jeep, place tripod, hammer down into
>soil, install heads, align, connect lead-acid battery, jump into jeep
>and head for next location... two jeeps could set up tens of kilometers
>of backbone fast. No software configuration and maintenance necessary.
>  
>

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