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<br><tt><font size=2>giannisgalanis@gmail.com wrote on 06/17/2008 12:27:15
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> **Michali, I have a question for u:<br>
> In the case that some XOs are many hops away(>5 and <10) from
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> School, can an XO at halfway act as an MPP to practically increase
the ttl?<br>
> I can understand that it would probably work if the MPP had two mshX<br>
> ifaces on diff channels(the second to be an active antenna)..<br>
> Is this a good way to bridge two mesh clouds?<br>
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Our MPP functionality operates at layer-3 (IP) so it can't really act as
a bridge. (We should really start calling it "internet sharing")</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>In real scenarios, unless somebody carefuly places
XOs, chains of more than 3 or 4 XOs will be highly unprobable...</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>Assuming such a chain though, as long as everybody
is in the same channel, having an MPP in the middle will only help in dividing
broadcasts.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>M.<br>
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