This week's wireless standard: SEEMesh

So we know the IEEE was accepting proposals from all 'round on a new wireless mesh networking standard this week, but it looks like the one garnering a lot of attention is SEEMesh (Simple, Efficient and Extensible Mesh, har), backed by the likes of Intel, Nokia, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, and TI. Among the other 15 proposals dropped, SEEMesh will have its chance to become what will eventually be known as 802.11s, probably some time around 2011—if the IEEE gets around to it. What are mesh networks you ask? Well, just think of wireless mesh as to wireless access points as routers are to the internet. Or look right.

[Andrew @ Dec 19th 2005 1:02AM]

I want my mesh network now!

[Alex @ Dec 19th 2005 1:02AM]

Third world counties are going to get mesh networks long before us...

http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/08/issue/editor.asp?p=1
"He said, he would build 100 million to 200 million HDLs every year--and distribute them to the children of the poor world......Once turned on, HDLs will automatically connect to one another using a "mesh network" initially developed at MIT and the Media Lab. In the mesh network each laptop serves as an information-relaying node. Households that have HDLs will be able to communicate with each other by e-mail or voice calls. Most importantly, Negroponte wants every mesh network to have access to the Internet. The laptops will be loaded with Skype."

I (also) want my mesh network now!

[Charles @ Dec 19th 2005 1:02AM]

I (too) also want my mesh network now!