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The current health of the backbone is monitored [http://kn6plv-backbone.local.mesh/ here] ([https://sfbackbone.xojs.org/ internet]) |
The current health of the backbone is monitored [http://kn6plv-backbone.local.mesh/ here] ([https://sfbackbone.xojs.org/ internet]) |
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| − | + | == Management VLANs == |
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* 3 - [[ORCA]] and [[Fish Ranch]] (need to improve this) |
* 3 - [[ORCA]] and [[Fish Ranch]] (need to improve this) |
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* 121 - [[Mount Diablo]] |
* 121 - [[Mount Diablo]] |
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* 1003 - [[San Pedro]] |
* 1003 - [[San Pedro]] |
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+ | == Backbone Links == |
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| − | === San Bruno Mountain === |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed. Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': Non-AREDN, airFiber 5 GHz. |
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| − | ====Notes==== |
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| − | None |
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| − | == [[San Bruno Mountain]] == |
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| − | ===Fish Ranch / ORCA=== |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed. Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': airFiber 5 GHz. |
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| − | ====Notes==== |
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| − | None |
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| − | ====Plans==== |
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| − | Immediate plans for changes at this site are unclear as the current owners want to do some significant upgrades before adding more equipment. We will probably help out with this project once scheduled (soon). After that the goal is to replace the NSM5 with a more powerful radio, finalize this end of the Fish Ranch link, and look at options for connecting south. |
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| − | === CCCC=== |
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| − | '''Status''': Proposed |
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| − | '''Connection:''' AREDN Mikrotik LHG 5 |
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| − | ====Notes==== |
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| − | Evaluating installing a new dish pointing at CCCC during the next site visit. |
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| − | ==[[4CCCC|CCCC]]== |
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| − | ====Plans==== |
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| − | Re-evaluate the battery system and determine why it fails to provide the constant power required for all the equipment. |
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| − | ===Mount Diablo=== |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed. Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': Non-AREDN, airFiber 3 GHz. Acts as DtD. |
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| − | ====Notes==== |
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| − | Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radios, so appears as wired AREDN connection, even though it isn't. |
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| − | ===Richmond Field Station === |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed, Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': Non-Ham, 5 Ghz AC gen2, unknown equipment. |
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| − | ==== Notes==== |
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| − | Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radios, so appears as a wires AREDN connection, even though it isn't. |
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| − | ===San Bruno Mountain=== |
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| − | '''Status''': Proposed |
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| − | ==[[Mount Diablo]]== |
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| − | Slides detailing the configuration can be found [[:File:MountDiablo Slide1.png|here]] and [[:File:MountDiablo Slide3.png|here]]. |
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| − | ===CCCC=== |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed. Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': Non-AREDN, airFiber 3 GHz. |
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| − | ====Note ==== |
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| − | Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radio. |
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| − | ==Richmond Field Station (RFS)== |
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| − | ===CCCC=== |
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| − | <span style="color:green"> |
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| − | '''Status''': Equipment installed, Active. |
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| − | </span> |
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| − | '''Connection''': Non-AREDN, 5 Ghz AC gen2, unknown equipment. |
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| − | ==== Notes==== |
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| − | Connects via DtD over non-AREDN radio. |
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| − | ==[[Black Mountain]]== |
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| − | === San Bruno Mountain === |
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| − | '''Status''': Evaluating |
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| − | Without a good intermediate connection down the Peninsula, a link from Black Mountain to San Bruno is our best option. |
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| − | === Mount Allison=== |
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| − | '''Status''': Planning |
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| − | Final stages of planning a Non-AREDN 5 GHz link between Black Mountain and Mount Allison, in coordination with N9JIM. |
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| − | ==[[Mount Allison]]== |
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| − | ===Black Mountain=== |
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| − | Status: Planning |
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| + | === Active === |
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| − | Notes: A link from Mount Allison to Black Mountain passes directly over one of [https://he.net Hurricane Electric]'s data centers. They support putting microwave dishes on their roofs. |
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| + | * [[Fish Ranch]] |
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| − | ==Needed Sites== |
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| + | ** [[ORCA]] |
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| + | ** [[San Bruno Mountain]] |
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| + | * [[ORCA]] |
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| + | ** [[Fish Ranch]] |
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| + | * [[4CCCC|CCCC]] |
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| + | ** [[Mount Diablo]] |
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| + | ** [[Richmond Field Station|Richmond Fiend Station]] |
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| + | * [[San Bruno Mountain]] |
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| + | ** [[Fish Ranch]] |
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| − | === |
+ | === Planned === |
| − | The most southerly backbone site is in the Oakland Hills. There is a need for a number of high sites stretching down the East Bay to Fremont and Milpitas. |
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| + | * [[San Bruno Mountain]] |
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| − | ===Peninsula=== |
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| + | ** [[San Carlos]] |
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| − | The most southerly backbone site is San Bruno Mountain. There is a need for high sites stretching down though Burlington, Mountain View and Palo Alto. |
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| + | ** [[Black Mountain]] |
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| + | * [[San Carlos]] |
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| + | ** [[San Bruno Mountain]] |
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| + | * [[Black Mountain]] |
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| + | ** [[San Bruno Mountain]] |
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| + | === Proposed === |
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| − | =Notes= |
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| + | * [[San Carlos]] |
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| − | ===DtD connected nodes === |
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| + | ** [[Sunol Ridge]] |
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| − | The backbone is currently being constructed using Part 15 devices acting as bridges between AREDN nodes. The AREDN nodes connect to bridges via the DtD port / VLAN 2. This essentially puts every node at every location in the Backbone on the same VLAN. Consequently, every broadcast from any node connected directly to any Backbone point will have its traffic retransmitted to every other node. This probably isn't a good thing. The Southern California Mesh solves this problem by having backbones nodes connect to each other using an AREDN tunnel over the "WAN" ... but in their case the "WAN" is in fact a VLAN running over their Part 15 devices. This gives them better control of the traffic on their backbone. |
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| + | * [[Sunol Ridge]] |
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| + | ** [[San Carlos]] |
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| + | * [[ORCA]] |
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| + | ** [[Wolfback]] |
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| + | * [[Wolfback]] |
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| + | ** [[ORCA]] |
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| + | ** San Pedro |
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| + | * [[4CCCC|CCCC]] |
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| + | ** [[San Pedro]] |
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| + | * [[San Pedro]] |
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| + | ** [[Wolfback]] |
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| + | ** [[4CCCC|CCCC]] |
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Revision as of 21:54, 13 September 2022
The Bay Area Backbone Project is building solid, fast, links between major high sites in the Bay Area, which in turn supports a more stable mesh network. Backbone sites are permanent locations, not dependent on amateur radio operators' homes or difficult to access places.
Status
The current health of the backbone is monitored here (internet)
Management VLANs
- 3 - ORCA and Fish Ranch (need to improve this)
- 121 - Mount Diablo
- 122 - CCCC
- 1001 - San Carlos
- 1002 - Black Mountain
- 1003 - San Pedro