Pending Issues

Unable to connect from San Jose OES and Ian's and Ron's houses

Standard 802.11b/g defines RTS/CTS timers that restrict the operational range to less than 5 miles. 802.11 equipment that works over longer distances redefines the RTS/CTS timers.

• Can we redefine the timers on the SVWUX repeater (a Linksys WRT54G running OpenWRT)?
  • If not, can we add a wireless bridge to the SVWUX repeater site that handles the proper RTS/CTS for long-range wireless shots?

Some information on changing the timers can be found on the OpenWRT forums.

Support for multiple protocols

Supporting multiple protocols (802.11a, 802.11b/g, 802.11n, 802.16) would prove beneficial as a long-term goal of the group in bringing together all manner of users.

Method to define preferential traffic

San Jose OES (R.A.C.E.S.) needs a way to define preferential traffic in the event of an emergency situation.

One possible solution discussed includes the following components:

• Multiple ESSIDs, each ESSID associated to a separate VLAN
• Quality of Service (QoS) defined for each ESSID/VLAN.
  • Highest QoS value (7) reserved for system management
  • Next three highest QoS values reserved for emergency operations (6 = medical, 5 = fire/police, 4 = all other emergency traffic).
  • All other QoS values can be defined as different service levels for non-emergency traffic (3 = voice, 2 = interactive sessions, etc.)