Interesting article from @gotenna about the advantage of radio range over bandwidth wrt zero-start problem and mesh connectivity.
Relevant for other radio projects? @eiaine @JTremback @nycmeshhttps://inthemesh.com/archive/whitepaper-connectivity-of-mesh-networks/ …
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Over more than a short distance
A short message network (e.g. text and Bitcoin SPV messages) can still be very useful. Furthermore, once devices find each other isotropically at longer wavelength, advanced devices might then be able to switch to a narrow beam of shorter wavelength for higher bandwidth.
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Do you think using microtransactions to pay to route text or SPV messages through a GoTenna node (if need be) similar to the implementation of the lightning network would be an effective incentive to bootstrap a GoTenna-type mesh network?
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Protocol overhead is the biggest obstacle, but for lightning you also have an interactive protocol and an assumption that the full path is known in advance. I think the core technologies used both for SPV and lightning are a good place to start though for mesh incentives.
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Short bursty data unlocks scale and propagation AND mobility in a mesh network — not to mention low-cost, low-power devices to power the connectivity itself. And as
@remyers says, it can be very useful day-to-day (cf texting, email, etc.). High bandwidth isn’t the end-all-be-all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I know a few different groups working on self aiming high bandwidth directional antennas. I believe one of the designs uses low frequency radio for locating other devices
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