Re: Discrete IP - retake

Pars Mutaf <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.network.end2end
Message-ID <CACQuieaHQpQT_tsp9Lzp0Thw42U5xRZ1xbhHDM4Yi+G8co=0PA@mail.gmail.com>
I guess you forgot to include the list this time.

Well by current practice cellular networks work well in case of disaster.
See for example:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14761144
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blog/cell-phones-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/
http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-10/business/29528908_1_cellphones-major-disasters-messages

If you dot trust them, we can make the *existing* base stations more robust
as you agreed. Connect them to satellite and add batteries and solar...

Never rely on things like MANET, they may not work.

ps: DTN, I did not question yet.



On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Jon Crowcroft
<[email protected]>wrote:

> sorry, where's your funds to do your plan? you havn't answered one songle
> objection to your idea at all and you just keep repeating your incorrect
> views about disasters and about our networks.
>
> so you want a ballon+tech at every possible disaster area.
> 1. how many do you need
> 2. what is their cost
> 3. how are you doing spectrum allocation
> 4. how long do their power sources last
> 5. what are your plans for maintenance
> 6. how often are they deployed?
> what if you get repeated disasters E.g.
> hurricans happen repeatedly in the carribean)
> 7.  what are your sources of hydrogen (or helium) for the ballons
>
>
> by the way, you said MANET again -
> I said we modified this 12 years back or
> more to do DTN -
> please stop repeateing incorrect
> ideas YOU have that I didnt say.
>
> you are confused.
>
> In missive <CACQuieZvvX+PS5p6rmPFNe6k8=
> [email protected]>, Par
> s Mutaf typed:
>
>  >>--bcaec54ee6383410b704ca1d8b5b
>  >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>  >>
>  >>On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Jon Crowcroft
>  >><[email protected]>wrote:
>  >>
>  >>> Ah - I see the source of confusion.
>  >>>
>  >>> You want to build a standby infrastructure
>  >>>
>  >>> There are lots of ways to do that -
>  >>>
>  >>> One is to build standby cell power
>  >>> (solar, diesel - so long as you have sunlight
>  >>> or your dieel isnt flooded or disconnected
>  >>> the way the generators at fukushima were)
>  >>> or have huge racks of batteries the way old
>  >>> phone exchanges did, which were engineered for a 100years MTBF (fail
>  >>> defined as >50% of lines down) -
>  >>> Indeed, the ITU charity organisation has solar
>  >>> powered base stations with satellite uplinks already in fact...
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>Cool.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> Or you can build an +alternative+ infrastructure - one which is
> parallel in
>  >>> technology - as you've proposed....and go figure out how to get
> either of
>  >>> those paid for ....you need a lot of stuff and some business model
>  >>>
>  >>> However, its beside the point:
>  >>> The mistake you make is that you think people in a disaster zone want
> to
>  >>> make long haul phone calls (like Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic)...
>  >>> they don't. what they want is to find other people _nearby_
>  >>> who have safe water, dry
>  >>> clothes, medicine and expterise, shelter etc -
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>No I don't do this mistake.
>  >>
>  >>***The base station can serve for the calling the neighborhood too***.
>  >>
>  >>MANET looks like nothing but a research exercise to me.
>  >>
>  >>It is not needed as you admitted above.
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> What people building DTNs
>  >>> (not just MANETs as you keep insisting incorrectly)
>  >>> want to do is to provide _something_ for a
>  >>> self organising set of people to
>  >>> self organise opportunistic communication,
>  >>> UNTIL someone (else) comes along
>  >>> and fixes the infrastructure some while later usually
>  >>> (because coming along right away requires you to have
>  >>> massive rescue teams on standby 24*7 -
>  >>> go figure out how get that paid for).
>  >>>
>  >>> Anyhow I'd forgotten about the dual pathologies present on mail lists
> -
>  >>>
>  >>> One has already been alluded to - the other is my own error
>  >>> in assuming that it was still my duty in public online fora to
>  >>> discuss, explain, reach understanding about stuff - that's obviously
>  >>> not the point any more. (lord knows what's left then, though).
>  >>>
>  >>> of course, the pathological behaviours depend on each other,
>  >>> so I will now go away and meditate on my bad ways for a bit
>  >>> while listening to 'Blood' playing
>  >>> Jazz is the teacher, funk is the preacher
>  >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g6ZJjt9lg
>  >>>
>  >>> Its been, er, virtual...
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>> In missive <CACQuieaSzr6RMz9V57JdQwERYF=
>  >>> [email protected]>, Par
>  >>> s Mutaf typed:
>  >>>
>  >>>  >>--bcaec51a8b864356cb04ca1cfac8
>  >>>  >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>In summary, why MANET is a bad idea:
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>1. We need to reconstruct the infrastructure, otherwise MANET will
> only
>  >>> be
>  >>>  >>useful to talk to my neighborhood who have no idea what to do. I
> would
>  >>>  >>rather wait for real help instead of consuming my battery for
> trying to
>  >>> get
>  >>>  >>help from non-professional strangers.
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>This means that users really have no incentive to consume energy
> for
>  >>> others
>  >>>  >>because they are waiting for real help. And this is what they
> should do.
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>You can of course try to reach your neighbors for your broken leg,
>  >>> request
>  >>>  >>water from your non-professional neighbors or other things, but I
> am not
>  >>>  >>sure if this is a good idea. What real help they can provide?
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>2. If I am too far from the network I cannot reach anyone. Some
> people
>  >>>  >>suggested using long range wifi, but I don't have this in my
> pocket.
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>Therefore:
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>The balloons should be installed as fast as possible. It will
> broadcast
>  >>> an
>  >>>  >>address which everyone can call for real help.
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>This is really not a networking problem. It is about education.
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>===
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>I am also not sure if the cellular network is not robust enough,
> we may
>  >>> not
>  >>>  >>even need a balloon:
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>
> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blog/cell-phones-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/
>  >>>  >>
>  >>>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>--
>  >>http://www.content-based-science.org
>  >>
>  >>--bcaec54ee6383410b704ca1d8b5b
>  >>Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
>  >>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>  >>
>  >><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:35 AM,
> Jon Cr=
>  >>owcroft <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:
> [email protected]"=
>  >> target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span>
> wrote:<br><blo=
>  >>ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0
> .8ex;border-left:1px #c=
>  >>cc solid;padding-left:1ex">
>  >>Ah - I see the source of confusion.<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>You want to build a standby infrastructure<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>There are lots of ways to do that -<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>One is to build standby cell power<br>
>  >>(solar, diesel - so long as you have sunlight<br>
>  >>or your dieel isnt flooded or disconnected<br>
>  >>the way the generators at fukushima were)<br>
>  >>or have huge racks of batteries the way old<br>
>  >>phone exchanges did, which were engineered for a 100years MTBF (fail<br>
>  >>defined as &gt;50% of lines down) -<br>
>  >>Indeed, the ITU charity organisation has solar<br>
>  >>powered base stations with satellite uplinks already in
> fact...<br></blockq=
>  >>uote><div></div><div><br>Cool. <br>=A0</div><blockquote
> class=3D"gmail_quot=
>  >>e" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid
> rgb(204,204,204)=
>  >>;padding-left:1ex">
>  >>
>  >>Or you can build an +alternative+ infrastructure - one which is
> parallel in=
>  >><br>
>  >>technology - as you&#39;ve proposed....and go figure out how to get
> either =
>  >>of<br>
>  >>those paid for ....you need a lot of stuff and some business model<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>However, its beside the point:<br>
>  >>The mistake you make is that you think people in a disaster zone want
> to<br=
>  >>>
>  >>make long haul phone calls (like Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic)...<br>
>  >>they don&#39;t. what they want is to find other people _nearby_<br>
>  >>who have safe water, dry<br>
>  >>clothes, medicine and expterise, shelter etc
> -<br></blockquote><div><br>No =
>  >>I don&#39;t do this mistake. <br><br>***The base station can serve for
> the =
>  >>calling the neighborhood too***. <br><br>MANET looks like nothing but a
> res=
>  >>earch exercise to me. <br>
>  >><br>It is not needed as you admitted above.
> <br><br><br>=A0</div><blockquot=
>  >>e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt
> 0.8ex;border-left:1px s=
>  >>olid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
>  >>
>  >>What people building DTNs<br>
>  >>(not just MANETs as you keep insisting incorrectly)<br>
>  >>want to do is to provide _something_ for a<br>
>  >>self organising set of people to<br>
>  >>self organise opportunistic communication,<br>
>  >>UNTIL someone (else) comes along<br>
>  >>and fixes the infrastructure some while later usually<br>
>  >>(because coming along right away requires you to have<br>
>  >>massive rescue teams on standby 24*7 -<br>
>  >>go figure out how get that paid for).<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>Anyhow I&#39;d forgotten about the dual pathologies present on mail
> lists -=
>  >><br>
>  >><br>
>  >>One has already been alluded to - the other is my own error<br>
>  >>in assuming that it was still my duty in public online fora to<br>
>  >>discuss, explain, reach understanding about stuff - that&#39;s
> obviously<br=
>  >>>
>  >>not the point any more. (lord knows what&#39;s left then, though).<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>of course, the pathological behaviours depend on each other,<br>
>  >>so I will now go away and meditate on my bad ways for a bit<br>
>  >>while listening to &#39;Blood&#39; playing<br>
>  >>Jazz is the teacher, funk is the preacher<br>
>  >><a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dy9g6ZJjt9lg"
> target=3D"_blank">=
>  >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dy9g6ZJjt9lg</a><br>
>  >><br>
>  >>Its been, er, virtual...<br>
>  >><br>
>  >><br>
>  >>In missive &lt;CACQuieaSzr6RMz9V57JdQwERYF=3D<a href=3D"mailto:
> yf18msEv0dg-=
>  >>[email protected]">[email protected]
> </a>&gt;,=
>  >> Par<br>
>  >>s Mutaf typed:<br>
>  >><br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;--bcaec51a8b864356cb04ca1cfac8<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1<br>
>  >><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;In summary, why MANET is a bad idea:<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;1. We need to reconstruct the infrastructure, otherwise
> MANET wi=
>  >>ll only be<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;useful to talk to my neighborhood who have no idea what to
> do. I=
>  >> would<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;rather wait for real help instead of consuming my battery
> for tr=
>  >>ying to get<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;help from non-professional strangers.<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;This means that users really have no incentive to consume
> energy=
>  >> for others<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;because they are waiting for real help. And this is what
> they sh=
>  >>ould do.<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;You can of course try to reach your neighbors for your
> broken le=
>  >>g, request<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;water from your non-professional neighbors or other things,
> but =
>  >>I am not<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;sure if this is a good idea. What real help they can
> provide?<br=
>  >>>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;2. If I am too far from the network I cannot reach anyone.
> Some =
>  >>people<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;suggested using long range wifi, but I don&#39;t have this
> in my=
>  >> pocket.<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;Therefore:<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;The balloons should be installed as fast as possible. It
> will br=
>  >>oadcast an<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;address which everyone can call for real help.<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;This is really not a networking problem. It is about
> education.<=
>  >>br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;=3D=3D=3D<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;I am also not sure if the cellular network is not robust
> enough,=
>  >> we may not<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;even need a balloon:<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<a href=3D"
> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blo=
>  >>g/cell-phones-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/"
> target=3D=
>  >>"_blank">
> http://www.trust.org/alertnet/blogs/alertnet-news-blog/cell-phones=
>  >>-and-radios-help-save-lives-after-haiti-earthquake/</a><br>
>  >>
>  >>=A0&gt;&gt;<br>
>  >></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><a
> href=3D"=
>  >>http://www.content-based-science.org" target=3D"_blank">
> http://www.content-=
>  >>based-science.org</a><br><br>
>  >>
>  >>--bcaec54ee6383410b704ca1d8b5b--
>
>  cheers
>
>    jon
>
>


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