Hilton,<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Hilton Garcia Fernandes</b> <<a href="mailto:hgfernan@lsi.usp.br">hgfernan@lsi.usp.br</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
i heard some talk about a server, but not much about the structure of an<br>AP-like XO, that probably could be called the MPP.</blockquote><div><br>It might be useful to clarify what use case you are trying to solve as I think you might be thinking of one that does not directly blend with an MPP. On the other hand, I may just be misunderstanding you.
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">the pages i can read usually describe the MPP as a normal XO with some<br>packages installed, but it would be nice to elaborate on the architecture
<br>of an AP-like XO.</blockquote><div><br>Realize that an MPP--that is, an XO acting as a Mesh Port--is still just an
XO. The differences are purely configuration- and not hardware-related.<br> </div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> for instance, it won't be a mobile device anymore, since
<br>it would be pluged to a wall outlet.</blockquote><div><br>This is not necessarily so. Modern builds automatically act as a Mesh Portal. So as long as an XO is connected to an infrastructure AP or has an ethernet connected via USB dongle, it will provide a wireless portal to other XOs through the mesh [1].
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">it could have more powerful antennas to say the least.</blockquote><div><br>This is a different use than an MPP. For instance, something like the Wireless Repeater [2] might be something more to your thought process. The Wireless Repeater is a dummy device that extends the range of the wireless network in a stationary place. It has a solar panel and larger antennas. The active antennae that Jim mentioned is also an option, where it (essentially) aligns it self on a pivot spot for best wireless connectivity sharing. Pretty neat stuff.
<br><br>The Repeater and the Active Antenna are not going to be available at FRS, that is, first ship of the XOs. They are shortly thereafter peripherals (as I understand it).<br><br>[1] <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Establishing_a_Mesh_Portal">
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Establishing_a_Mesh_Portal</a><br>[2] <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless_repeater">http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless_repeater</a><br></div></div><br>-- <br>Michael Burns * Intern<br> One Laptop Per Child