http://consume.net
Network built from nodes
A Node is not a leaf – roaming
Built from
A wireless card
PC Router [ BSD/Linux ]
An internet connection
Provides network access to other nearby nodes
Mesh not hierarchy
User centric local backbone
Aggregated bandwidth
Traditional peering between large networks
Zero cost connection
Both networks gain coverage
Public peering points [ LINX ]
Becoming unfashionable
Peering agreements
Collision of technology, law and software
BGP4
Peering between consume nodes
Zero cost for bandwidth exchange
Gives zero bandwidth cost for node owners
Internal mode to other nodes -free
External mode to ISPs - paid
Community shielded from the market
Grow the boundary to encompass more of the network
Consume the net!