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=Work meeting of the WISP-in-a-box project=
=Work meeting of the WISP-in-a-box project=


[[The WISP-in-a-box project]]
[[The WISP-in-a-box project]]


 
=Date=
==Date==


June 2-3-4, 2008
June 2-3-4, 2008


==Location==
9-17 h


=Location=


Building 43 C,
Hummingbird Room
Meraka Institute
Meraka Institute


Pretoria
Pretoria


==Invitation List==
=Invitation List=


People and organisations with an active interest  
People and organisations with an active interest in building a concrete product that
in building a concrete product that
helps bringing
helps bringing


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* Rael Lissoos / Dabba
* Rael Lissoos / Dabba
* Henry Marnitz / Ndlovu Medical Centre
* Henry Marnitz / Ndlovu Medical Centre
* Kobus Roux et al at Meraka
* Mark Summer, Inveneo (with request to forward to Ubiquiti)
* Mark Summer, Inveneo (with request to forward to Ubiquiti)
* Elektra
* Elektra
* Mike Jensen
* Mike Jensen
* Kobus Roux, Meraka
* Karel Matthee, Meraka
* Kim Gush, Meraka
* David Johnson, Meraka
* Chris Morris, Meraka
* Grant Cambridge, Meraka
* Shela Boshomane, Meraka
* George James, Meraka
* Johann Hugo, Meraka




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Budgets for travel, if needed: Please contact us!
Budgets for travel, if needed: Please contact us!


==Agenda==


===Technology: Review of technical requirements and specifications===


* Review and finalize concrete low level Requirements / Specifications for WISPiab
=Contact=
 
Sebastian
 
mail: sebastian@less.dk
skype: sebastian_buettrich
cell: (+27) (0) 79 915 32 92
 
=Timeplan=
 
 
==Note: This is Draft!==
 
We currently still have unconfirmed participants and time collisions -
the timeplan is draft level and will be adjusted to people's ability to join for limited periods.
 
==Day 1 - Monday, June 2==
 
===Morning===
 
====Creating Context====
 
Introductions, Presentations of participants
 
(Short 10 mns, informal project introductions)
 
* WISPiab (Sebastian)
* Dabba / Orange Farm / Village Telco (Rael, Steve)
* Ndlovu Medical Centre (Henry)
* Peeble's Valley Mesh (David Johnson)
* Digital Doorway (tba)
* IP04 (it46, rowetel) (on behalf of the project: Sebastian)
* Inveneo platform (Mark Summer)
* Wireless Africa project (Chris Morris)
* Freifunk & Meraka Mesh Testbed (Elektra)
* DIY Guide & Zambia LinkNet (Karel)
 
* Other stakeholders?
 
 
===Afternoon===


* Test and compare implementations
====Business models====


** Linksys/BookPC base test system (Meraka, Sebastian)
Introduction: Sebastian
** Dabba implementation


Business models may be classified according to a number of different dimensions -
e.g. financial/economic layer, tech/network ontology layer, applications layer.
Based on the experience of the participants and projects,
business models should be reviewed with the goal of reaching a downselection of models that should be implemented/supported
in the first iteration of the WISPiab project.


see e.g.


===Business models===
http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/WISPiab_specifications#Business_Models_.2F_Use_cases for a rough overview of topology implications.


* Review and discussion of valid business models and their implications on technical requirements
====Cooperations and Resources====
** What needs to be implemented in order to accomodate the various models - see e.g. http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/WISPiab_specifications#Business_Models_.2F_Use_cases for a rough overview of topology implications.


* Revisit the Data/Voice topic
There is significant overlap between projects on the technology layer.
All projects are subscribing to free software models (GPL / CC, etc).


===Organization: Synergy and Cooperation===
We are operating against a backdrop of
 
* challenged (human) resource situation
* brain drain / skills exodus
* wanting to build local (i.e. african? ... southern african? .... south african?) capacity
 
Cooperation between projects seems appropriate and possible.
 
The goal is to conclude this meeting with a clear picture of modes of cooperation.


====Advisory Group====
====Advisory Group====
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====Direct cooperation====


There are several projects with similar agendas and significant overlap on the the technical layer.
==Day 2 - Tuesday, June 3==
 
 
===Morning===
 
====Technical Requirements / Specifications - detail level====
 
Examples of concrete detail issues:
 
* Authentication - where and how
* Billing in mesh networks
* VoIP in mesh networks
 
====Hardware aspects====
 
===Afternoon===
 
====Status and planning of implementations====
 
* WISPiab status and work plan
* Dabba / Village Telco work sprint, June 16-20
** Can we prepare and support that workshop
 
 
 
 
 
==Day 3 - Wednesday, June 4==


* Dabba
===Morning===
* CuWin
* WISPiab in the context of Wireless Africa, Phase 2
* IP04 (it46, rowetel)
* Inveneo platform


====Productification / Dissemination / Rollout strategies====


Primarily, within South Africa, there is the Dabba project.
* Strategies for the productification of software packages
** Sourceforge platform plans (Steve?)
** Ubuntu / UCK (Sebastian, Mark, Elektra)
* Rollout capacity


The Dabba project focusses on the creation of a Village Telco (as in Voice Services Provider), while the WISPiab project puts focus on the general ISP operations, connectivity and ISP billing, creating infrastructure for a variety of services, with Voice being one of those.
===Afternoon===


The overlap on technical level is significant, in that both projects to a large extent draw on the same ingredients (e.g. OpenWRT and derived, CoovaAP, OpenSER on Software level, Linksys WRT54GL as current Hardware choice).
====Next steps====


Taking into account the difficult human resources and skills situation in South Africa, cooperation on both technological and organizational level makes sense.
* Dabba Worksprint
* WISPiab work plan
* Digital Doorway work
* Wireless Africa, June meeting


(Context: upcoming Tech Work Sprint at Dabba / Shuttleworth, June 16 - 20)
etc

Revision as of 14:49, 28 May 2008


Work meeting of the WISP-in-a-box project

The WISP-in-a-box project

Date

June 2-3-4, 2008

9-17 h

Location

Building 43 C, Hummingbird Room Meraka Institute

Pretoria

Invitation List

People and organisations with an active interest in building a concrete product that helps bringing

connectivity to underserviced, underprivileged and overcharged communities in Africa.


Invitation list:

  • Steve Song / Shuttleworth
  • Rael Lissoos / Dabba
  • Henry Marnitz / Ndlovu Medical Centre
  • Mark Summer, Inveneo (with request to forward to Ubiquiti)
  • Elektra
  • Mike Jensen
  • Kobus Roux, Meraka
  • Karel Matthee, Meraka
  • Kim Gush, Meraka
  • David Johnson, Meraka
  • Chris Morris, Meraka
  • Grant Cambridge, Meraka
  • Shela Boshomane, Meraka
  • George James, Meraka
  • Johann Hugo, Meraka



More proposals are welcome!

Budgets for travel, if needed: Please contact us!


Contact

Sebastian

mail: sebastian@less.dk skype: sebastian_buettrich cell: (+27) (0) 79 915 32 92

Timeplan

Note: This is Draft!

We currently still have unconfirmed participants and time collisions - the timeplan is draft level and will be adjusted to people's ability to join for limited periods.

Day 1 - Monday, June 2

Morning

Creating Context

Introductions, Presentations of participants

(Short 10 mns, informal project introductions)

  • WISPiab (Sebastian)
  • Dabba / Orange Farm / Village Telco (Rael, Steve)
  • Ndlovu Medical Centre (Henry)
  • Peeble's Valley Mesh (David Johnson)
  • Digital Doorway (tba)
  • IP04 (it46, rowetel) (on behalf of the project: Sebastian)
  • Inveneo platform (Mark Summer)
  • Wireless Africa project (Chris Morris)
  • Freifunk & Meraka Mesh Testbed (Elektra)
  • DIY Guide & Zambia LinkNet (Karel)
  • Other stakeholders?


Afternoon

Business models

Introduction: Sebastian

Business models may be classified according to a number of different dimensions - e.g. financial/economic layer, tech/network ontology layer, applications layer. Based on the experience of the participants and projects, business models should be reviewed with the goal of reaching a downselection of models that should be implemented/supported in the first iteration of the WISPiab project.

see e.g.

http://wirelessafrica.meraka.org.za/wiki/index.php/WISPiab_specifications#Business_Models_.2F_Use_cases for a rough overview of topology implications.

Cooperations and Resources

There is significant overlap between projects on the technology layer. All projects are subscribing to free software models (GPL / CC, etc).

We are operating against a backdrop of

  • challenged (human) resource situation
  • brain drain / skills exodus
  • wanting to build local (i.e. african? ... southern african? .... south african?) capacity

Cooperation between projects seems appropriate and possible.

The goal is to conclude this meeting with a clear picture of modes of cooperation.

Advisory Group

We wish to form an advisory group / peer group, including the invitees of this meeting, but not limited to these.


Day 2 - Tuesday, June 3

Morning

Technical Requirements / Specifications - detail level

Examples of concrete detail issues:

  • Authentication - where and how
  • Billing in mesh networks
  • VoIP in mesh networks

Hardware aspects

Afternoon

Status and planning of implementations

  • WISPiab status and work plan
  • Dabba / Village Telco work sprint, June 16-20
    • Can we prepare and support that workshop



Day 3 - Wednesday, June 4

Morning

Productification / Dissemination / Rollout strategies

  • Strategies for the productification of software packages
    • Sourceforge platform plans (Steve?)
    • Ubuntu / UCK (Sebastian, Mark, Elektra)
  • Rollout capacity

Afternoon

Next steps

  • Dabba Worksprint
  • WISPiab work plan
  • Digital Doorway work
  • Wireless Africa, June meeting

etc

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