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CommInterop

Communication Interoperability possibilities

Please see the accompanying diagram at http://www.warrencountyradioclub.com/Members/kc2sds/comm-interop.jpg

Key to the diagram:

1

off-the-shelf wifi router

Gateway from OpenMesh? to the Internet

(o)

2

laptop/PC w/ std connection to Internet

VoIP?/Echolink/WL2K/HRD remote rig ctl/etc

(g,h,m,n,q,t,w)

3

wired telephone

can connect to a Gateway via Asterisk/GSM/POTS

(f)

4

off-the-shelf wifi router

Gateway from Internet to HSMM/Hinternet

(p)

5

mobile VHF/UHF rig

std usage + Echolink/IRLP/Asterisk

(f,g,r)

6

portable VHF/UHF HT

std usage + Echolink/IRLP/Asterisk

(f,g,r)

7

HF Base w/ PC interface

std usage+digital/ALE/WL2K/packet

(q)

8

VHF/UHF HT w/ TNC + laptop

std HT usage + Packet

(v,w)

9

VHF/UHF HT w/ sndcrd interface + laptop

std HT usage + Packet via AGWPE/soundmodem

(s,v,w)

10

laptop with wifi connection to HSMM

like #2, except FCC Part 97 rules apply

(p)

11

laptop with wifi connected to OpenMesh?

same capabilities as #2

(g,h,m,n,q,t)

12

laptop with D-Star equiped HT

D-Star digital voice & data + services thru Gateway

(n)

13

standard Cell Phone

wireless version of #3

(f,w)

14

solar-powered OpenMesh? repeater

provides extension of OpenMesh? + hotspot

(o)

15

solar-powered HSMM repeater

provides extension of HSMM backbone

(p)

16

solar-powered Mesh Potato

provides extension of OpenMesh? + GSM + wifi hotspot

(a)

17

Mesh Potato site

like #16 + provides POTS phone interface

(a)

18

Gateway

brings everything together

(b,d,f,g,h,i,j,t,u)



(1) 2m FM packet user port

(u,v,w)



(2) 440cm packet to EastNetPacketNet?

(k,v,w)



(3) 2m FM packet APRS

(m)



2m rig via soundcard to std repeater

(f)



HF rig via soundcard for HF Digital modes/ALE/WL2K

(q,t)



POTS line to Asterisk

(f)



Open Mesh AP/repeater/access

(o)



HSMM backbone acccess/repater

(p)



D-Star radio + DV-Dongle for hotspot/interconnect

(n)











Not Pictured:

  • SIP Phones - usable with wifi hotspots, OpenMesh?, and HSMM
  • FRS/GMRS should be added

Links:

(a) http://www.villagetelco.org/mesh-potato/mesh-potato-faq/

(b) http://openbts.sourceforge.net/

(c) http://openp25.org/

(d) http://forum.voxilla.com/asterisk-support-forum/asterisk-irlp-echolink-rtpdir-bridge-29096.html

(e) http://www.xelatec.com/xipar/

(f) http://www.asterisk.org/

(g) http://www.echolink.org/

(h) http://www.d-rats.com/

(i) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BPQ32/

(j) http://www.afthd.tu-darmstadt.de/~flexnet/

(k) http://www.eastnetpacket.net/

(l) http://www.northeastflexnet.org/

(m) http://www.aprs.org/

(n) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-STAR

(o) http://www.open-mesh.com/

(p) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_multimedia_radio

(q) http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/

(r) http://www.irlp.net/

(s) http://www.sv2agw.com/ham/agwpe.htm

(t) http://www.winlink.org/

(u) http://www.f6fbb.org/

(v) http://www.wb3w.net/winlink/winlink2k_paclink.htm

(w) http://va3qv.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/aprs-to-twitter-gateways/

(x) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q15X25

Notes:

  • Authentication via "1-time pad"
  • FCC Part 97 regulated traffic MUST be managed
  • 3rd party traffic to/from some int'l phone numbers/email addresses needs to be investigated
  • I use HSDD for (High Speed Digital Data) vs the "official" HSMM (High Speed Multimedia Radio - should be HSMR?)