SeattleWireless 2003 SeattleWireless

1. SeattleWireless2003 www.SeattleWireless.net

2. About SeattleWireless • SeattleWireless is a community effort to develop a Community Wireless Network (CWN) in Seattle and beyond. • We are using standards based RF technology and Internet technology to create a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) • We use commodity hardware and software to create a vendor neutral environment. • Network access is provided free of charge to the infrastructure provider as well as the end-user

3. Technology • SeattleWireless is using IEEE 802.11b hardware for wireless data communication in the 2.4GHz band. This hardware operates license-free under the FCC's Part 15 regulations • Commercial grade antennas • Our two tiered infrastructure creates less interference and more capacity by using narrow beam 802.11b point to point links. • Commodity PCs running linux, bsd, and windows • Seattle Wireless uses open source routing solutions to create a robust, distributed infrastructure much like the current Internet

4. Free Communications • By creating our own infrastructure, we can provide low cost networking to the users of our network with no monthly fees. • Once you have a connection to the network, you can access or provide any TCP/IP based services. • Service Examples • Web pages • Streaming Audio • Streaming Video • Voice Over IP • VPN applications • New Applications Development • Development of new mobile services does not have carrier dependencies. • Rich R&D environment

5. Providing Public Access The network provides access in both Seattle and Tacoma in several public spaces. Seattle • Thomas Park • Tashkent Park • SPU Campus Tacoma • Museum of Art • Museum of Glass • Union Station • Sounder / Light Rail Station • UW Tacoma Campus

6. Seattle Partners Speakeasy Co-location Seattle Pacific University IEEE Branch Fully routed wireless link to NodeFremont Offers student access to SPU Network Drinkmore Café Fully routed SeattleWireless Node. SeattleWireless Weekly Work nights Auriface Café SeattleWireless Node Events

7. Tacoma Partners OpticFusion Roof space, Power, Internet Bandwidth The Boys and Girls Club of the South Puget Sound Hardware donations Internet Bandwidth Content / Community Programming Roof space, Power

8. What can I do? • As an individual contributor • You can help create a city wide wireless network without the cost of a single owner build-out. You can access your resources across this network using Internet standard protocols. You can provide resources for the community at large at very little cost. • Joining the network is relatively simple. The community can help you get up to speed with technical requirements, the software is open source. • As a group, sponsor or partner • Projects that are not run by home owners or business owners, and are collective efforts to connect several individual contributors are in the works. • snownet is seeking long-term loan or grant of wireless equipment to create point to point or point to multipoint connectivity. • Public events like FieldDay to reach out to the community offer sponsorship and volunteer opportunities. • Help us reach out to other community organizations, municipal and educational entities.

9. SnowNet SnowNet’s goal is to connect surrounding communities and CWNs with a private network independent of telephone and Internet networks. SnowNet also provides facilities for emergency communications in conjunction with amateur radio operators The Pacific Northwest Region is particularly mountainous. This provides a unique advantage for our network deployment. SnowNet antennas and radios are collocated at various mountain top facilities, typically old microwave relay stations and amateur/commercial antenna sites. Most mountain top facilities can provide line-of-sight for well over 50 miles. Directional radio links can expand beyond the planned Washington network, into surrounding states and Canada. Communities like Yakima, Wenatchee, Portland, and Vancouver B.C. are merely a few hops away. Wireless hops generally generate about 2ms of latency per link. Overall network latency is expected to be very minimal, making real-time communications technologies such as Voice Over IP and Video Conferencing feasible.

10. Current SnowNet Goals • Connecting Tacoma and Seattle to encourage growth of the CWN • Turn Seattle/Tacoma into Linked Cities, a community wireless networking first. • Create cross city community spaces in schools, parks, museums and libraries. • Provide high speed communications in cases of emergency

11. Mt Baldi • Mt. Baldi is the former AT&T Long Lines microwave repeater site nearly midway between Seattle and Mt. Rainier. 47° 13' 08"N 121° 50' 31"W 3991' AMSL • Through the installation of a wireless access point/base station on the top of Mount Baldi, Seattle Wireless will be able to provide wireless network access to residents and visitors throughout the Seattle and Tacoma areas.

12. Tacoma/Mt Baldi Link On July 6th the permanent link from Tacoma to Mt. Baldi was established.

13. SnowNet Network Plan Map KeyYellow square – Client Distribution PointBlue circle – Routed Relay PointRed solid -- Completed, tested, or near completion Red dotted -- In development Blue Dotted -- Proposed deployment

14. Field Day 2003 Purpose: • Field Day is a project to do outreach to the community, demonstrate our technology, capabilities and utility. Locations • Magnolia park • Alki park • Downtown Tacoma Schedule • This year, Field day will be taking place August 30th Featuring • VOIP, Streaming Media, Gaming, Emergency Preparedness

15. Join the SeattleWireless Community • Visit the Event Calendar to participate in our meetings, add yourself to or GuestBook, sign up for any of the MailingLists. For more information: Matt Westervelt mattw@seattlewireless.net Peter Yorke peter@peteryorke.net

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