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To: George Dawson who wrote (4784)	1/1/2002 3:25:53 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) of 46821

Happy New Year, George. Thanks for posting that find on IR/FSO. I've given some thought recently to a community FSO network, similar to how some shared wireless network models have been defined. In such a model, end users' network elements are used as relay points in addition to serving their primary roles. [As an aside, during the late Eighties Fujitsu had an IR dome-like unit that they referred to as a Satellite device for wireless LANs for some clients' trading rooms installed within LoS of desktops for the delivery of ticker information and market data/news. These units were designed to be installed flush at the ceiling line. Due to prevailing fears about radiation at the time (read: liability and law suits) they were never implemented.] Close-proximity handoffs from rooftop to rooftop using omni-directionals could, I would think, defeat the effects of bad weather, since the effects of atmospheric interference are exacerbated with increased distance. Although, omnidirection would lessen the effective reach, due to a lack of optical power concentration that is afforded by directionality (beaming). Something else to think about. FAC

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