A community wireless network

BarCamp : Bangkok 2008

Kan Yuenyong , Dome Charoenyos

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Situation / Problem (over all)

• No ubiquitous environment (different from GSM network)

• Expensive (2 ฿/Min : 120 ฿ / Hr)• Problem on EULA • Usage’s log required (according to cyber

crime law – already active in Thailand)

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Example of community wireless in the world : FON

http://www.fon.com/es

• Linus: Share their WiFi hotspot and get free roaming on Fon network

• Bills: Share their WiFi hotspot and get 50% of the revenue generated by aliens but no roaming

• Aliens: Customers that pay for access to the Fon network

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“A Community Wireless Network initiative project”

Make a balance policy of internet infrastructureBetween TOP-DOWN & Bottom UP process

Picture excerpt from Flickr

Mesh network

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Internet

Mesh network

Mesh Network

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Network externality : Key success factor

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Smooth Convergence

Website features• Smooth integrated with

wireless infrastructure• Social Network features• Free Blog• Enable to update blog via

SMS & IM ; similar to twitter• Enable to update picture &

movie via mobile ; similar to kyte.tv (next update)

• More features to implement, such as VOIP, surveillance system, etc.

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Components : Triple playhttp://www.palawat.com

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Useful Link & URL• Project website : http://www.palawat.com• Download firmware (First installation) #1:

http://www.palawat.com/firmware/openwrt-brcm-2.4-2.4-squashfs.trx.gz• Download firmware (upgrading) #2:

http://www.palawat.com/firmware/openwrt-wrt54g-2.4-squashfs.bin.gz• How to install the firmware:

http://wk.thisk.org/index.php/ThiskGateway• Share your idea : http://www.palawat.com/p/?L=inkspot.index• Write your blog (and read community blog) :

http://www.palawat.com/p/?L=blogs.browse• My Palawat’s member page :

http://www.palawat.com/p/?L=users.profile&id=6• Contact me : sikkha@gmail.com

End / Demo

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