[NANOG] BCP Muni WiFI?

Sat May 17 00:51:18 UTC 2008

On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:03:39AM -0700, Christopher LILJENSTOLPE wrote:
> Interesting comment Paul.  However, 16e and evdo are a "bit" heavy  
> with infrastructure to support mobility.  Before giving that answer,  
> you may want to ask Deepak if he NEEDS mobility....

He needs mobility.  If he doesn't know that, it means he hasn't done
his due diligence properly.

Cheers,
-- jra

> On 16 May 2008, at 10.23, Paul Wall wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Deepak Jain <deepak at ai.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Are there any good (published) BCPs for building out Municipal WiFi
> >> networks? Particularly in the security/authentication/scaling areas?
> >
> > BCP #58,271,432--which basically states "Don't," comes highly  
> > recommended.
> >
> > Instead, investigate your nearest .16e or evdo rev. A reseller. In the
> > case of .16e, most available APN's are built around user and
> > transport/transit abstractions, assuming shared-facilities, virtual
> > providers, etc. The equipment used in both is a far cry from anything
> > 802.11.
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