[HacDC:Byzantium] USAID Tech Challenge

[Andrew Donovan-Shead]

Packet Radio via HAM radio should work. To my mind it would be another
gateway in and out of the Byzantium mesh. It would be a wonderful range
extender. At a quick glance, it shouldn't require more than connecting
the computer wired Ethernet or USB link or whatever to the Packet Radio
bridge. Byzantium should see it as an open connection to the Internet
and connect the mesh automatically.

Any number of narrow-area Byzantium meshes could be interconnected over
a wide area by Packet Radio. Bandwidth should increase proportional to
the number of HAMs providing Packet Radio connections, limited by the
number of RF channels available.

I could look into your idea and put together a system block diagram
illustrating the concept, if you're interested.

On 01/22/2013 07:36 PM, Urbanus Z wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> It's been a while since I've checked back in with HacDc, and I'm
> impressed with the progress Byzantium has made.
>
> There's a tech challenge <http://thetechchallenge.org/#%21inflow> from
> www.humanityunited.org <http://www.humanityunited.org>. and USAID
> opening in Feburary that a few of you might be interested in. Here's
> the problem description.:
>
>     During acute crises, vulnerable populations are often *cut off
>     from critical information* and *have limited, if any, ability to
>     communicate* inside or outside of their communities. While there
>     are a number of existing efforts aimed at *improving information
>     flow* in these contexts, many focus on the *outflow of
>     information* from communities or rely too heavily on *existing
>     communications infrastructure* or *basic literacy*.
>
>
> Which basically sounds close enough to Byzantium to be worth applying
> for. Let me know if anyone has interest.
>
> Some side questions for the tech folks:
>     Does Byzantium work across non WiFi IP stacks?  Would it be
> reasonable to attach it to Packet Radio over HAM radio?
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Urbanus
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