From: elektra <onelektra@gmx.net>
To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking
<b.a.t.m.a.n@open-mesh.net>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] every phone a hotspot? -> http://www.walkinghotspot.com/
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:03:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48FD001A.5030808@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46faed20810201234q122e31ddle8fbcb1b29daea74@mail.gmail.com>
Hi -
> I've got "joikuspot" installed on my phone (Symbian) ... battery is
> drained within 2 hours...
this is the crux of current WiFi interfaces in mobile phones. WiFi
consumes way to much power - especially if a phone forwards traffic for
other devices. It is possible - but the mobile handset will need to have
the size and weight of a mobile phone 8 years ago, simply to provide the
battery capacity. Batman-Experimental has an option to disable routing
traffic for other phones (--asocial-device : mobile device mode
reluctant to help others). An "asocial" device will just make itself
known to the existing mesh infrastructure and use the closest Batman
node as a gateway. It will only reply to Originator messages originated
by the chosen gateway. Together with a slow OGM interval you can roam
within an existing mesh infrastructure without wearing your batteries
out quickly.
> I've heard wmfhotspot for windows mobile is just thesame... and best
> of all the HTC brand consumes more energy than it's charger so even
> with a powerplug you have no chance :-)
That sounds like a miserable design.
Cheers,
elektra
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-20 22:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-20 19:15 [B.A.T.M.A.N.] every phone a hotspot? -> http://www.walkinghotspot.com/ M. Peterson
2008-10-20 19:34 ` Steven Leeman
2008-10-20 22:03 ` elektra [this message]
2008-10-20 22:30 ` Tony Whelan
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