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| = BattleMeshV3.1416, 3-4-5 September, Florenville (Belgium) = The Wireless Battle Mesh version 3.1416 aims to test a network of 30 isolated routers with different routing protocols, in a countryside environnement (cows, trees, pastures, and forests). <<TableOfContents>> |
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| Friday 4, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2010. | Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2010. |
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| = Where = | = Where? = |
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| Florenville, South of Belgium, next to French border, next to Luxembourg. | Florenville is locate in the South of Belgium, 1km to the French border, 40km to the Luxembourgish border. |
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| http://www.salaisons-blaise.be/image/plan2.gif | * Google Maps: http://ur1.ca/065p6 * Lat/Long: 49.695821, 5.304556 |
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| http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Florenville_JPG05.jpg/800px-Florenville_JPG05.jpg | {{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Florenville_JPG000.jpg/800px-Florenville_JPG000.jpg}} {{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Florenville_JPG05.jpg/800px-Florenville_JPG05.jpg}} = Who? = Responsible organisator: Benjamin Henrion (zoobab), bh@udev.org, +32-484-566109, +32-61-315211 = Attendees = * Benjamin Henrion (zoobab) = Registration = Please register with an email to bh@udev.org with: 1. name, surname, and nickname 2. address and country 3. date of arrival and departure 4. mean of transportation as soon as possible so that the organisators can plan the logistics (space, rooms, food, transport, etc...). = Fee = A fee of 15EUR for the 3 days at the entrance, to cover the costs of Internet connectivity, electricity, etc... |
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| Zoobab is organising the event at his parent's place, which offers a large area where you can put your tent, with electricity, an ethernet cable, and showers and toilets facilities. | Zoobab is organising the event at his parent's place, which offers a large area (50 ares) where you can put your tent, with electricity, an ethernet cable, and showers and toilets facilities. |
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| There is also a [[http://www.larosiere.be | large camping site]] next to the river. A more [[http://martiko.wikidot.com/hebergement | complete list]] of hosting facilities is available. = Transport = == Train == 1. Florenville has a train station (Brussels-Florenville takes 2 hours) (Take the Line Brussels-Luxembourg, change at Libramont, and take the small train to Florenville-Virton, there is only one every 2 hours) 1. There is also a possibility to go to Marbehan, which has a frequency of a train every hour, and ask for car pickking up in advance with your time of arrival. 1. There is also another possibility to go to the french station of Sedan (40km away), and ask for car pickking up a week in advance. == Road == 1. From Brussels: distance is 180 km, trip time of ~1h40,take the motorway E411, direction Arlon; at junction n°26, take direction Neufchâteau, and then Florenville. 1. From Luxembourg: 1. From Paris: distance is 284km, direction Reims - Charleville-Méizières - Sedan - Bouillon - Florenville == Plane == Florenville do not have an airport, the closest one is the one of Luxembourg. |
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| * Install a mesh testbed of 30 nodes (fonera based) (zoobab owns 10 of them) * longshots: Florenville-Arlon Longshot 36,5km (10 Apr 2003 18:45) - Longshot between Florenville (Waveguide 32slots placed on the church tower) and Arlon (Yagi of XavierVL). Distance 36,5km. Data transfert of 50ko/sec during 5 minutes but we didn't succeed to do the same after, we were quite disapointing... We think that the fresnel zone was not so good to realize a good link. Some pictures here. |
* Install a mesh testbed of 30 nodes (fonera based) (zoobab owns 10 of them) * Benefit from the experience acquired during previous battles * longshots: Florenville-Arlon Longshot 36,5km (10 Apr 2003 18:45) - Longshot between Florenville (Waveguide 32slots placed on the church tower) and Arlon (Yagi of XavierVL). Distance 36,5km. Data transfert of 50ko/sec during 5 minutes but we didn't succeed to do the same after, we were quite disapointing... We think that the fresnel zone was not so good to realize a good link. Some pictures here. |
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| [[=image http://thebeeremporium.com/media/BelgiumTrappist/orval.jpg]] | The abbaye of Orval is at 6km from the main city of Florenville, and produces one of the best [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trappist_beer|trappist beer]] of Belgium, and of the world, since there are few trappists. |
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| [[=image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Maginot3ix.jpg]] | {{http://www.petits-chanteurs-strasbourg.com/pointe_calendrier/abbaye_d'orval%20.jpg}} = Maginot = The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line | Maginot Line]] was a defense line of France built in the 1930ies between the World War I and World War II. It was easily defeated by the powerful German army at the beginning of the World War II. {{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Maginot3ix.jpg}} It can provide high points with good line of sight for longshots and other wifi and antenna tests. |
BattleMeshV3.1416, 3-4-5 September, Florenville (Belgium)
The Wireless Battle Mesh version 3.1416 aims to test a network of 30 isolated routers with different routing protocols, in a countryside environnement (cows, trees, pastures, and forests).
Contents
When?
Friday 3, Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 September 2010.
Where?
Florenville is locate in the South of Belgium, 1km to the French border, 40km to the Luxembourgish border.
* Google Maps: http://ur1.ca/065p6 * Lat/Long: 49.695821, 5.304556
Who?
Responsible organisator: Benjamin Henrion (zoobab), bh@udev.org, +32-484-566109, +32-61-315211
Attendees
- Benjamin Henrion (zoobab)
Registration
Please register with an email to bh@udev.org with:
- name, surname, and nickname
- address and country
- date of arrival and departure
- mean of transportation
as soon as possible so that the organisators can plan the logistics (space, rooms, food, transport, etc...).
Fee
A fee of 15EUR for the 3 days at the entrance, to cover the costs of Internet connectivity, electricity, etc...
Hosting
Zoobab is organising the event at his parent's place, which offers a large area (50 ares) where you can put your tent, with electricity, an ethernet cable, and showers and toilets facilities.
The house also offers enough indoor place to sleep (bring your floor matelas and sleeping bag).
There is also a large camping site next to the river. A more complete list of hosting facilities is available.
Transport
Train
- Florenville has a train station (Brussels-Florenville takes 2 hours) (Take the Line Brussels-Luxembourg, change at Libramont, and take the small train to Florenville-Virton, there is only one every 2 hours)
- There is also a possibility to go to Marbehan, which has a frequency of a train every hour, and ask for car pickking up in advance with your time of arrival.
- There is also another possibility to go to the french station of Sedan (40km away), and ask for car pickking up a week in advance.
Road
- From Brussels: distance is 180 km, trip time of ~1h40,take the motorway E411, direction Arlon; at junction n°26, take direction Neufchâteau, and then Florenville.
- From Luxembourg:
- From Paris: distance is 284km, direction Reims - Charleville-Méizières - Sedan - Bouillon - Florenville
Plane
Florenville do not have an airport, the closest one is the one of Luxembourg.
Goal
- Install a mesh testbed of 30 nodes (fonera based) (zoobab owns 10 of them)
- Benefit from the experience acquired during previous battles
- longshots: Florenville-Arlon Longshot 36,5km (10 Apr 2003 18:45) - Longshot between Florenville (Waveguide 32slots placed on the church tower) and Arlon (Yagi of XavierVL). Distance 36,5km. Data transfert of 50ko/sec during 5 minutes but we didn't succeed to do the same after, we were quite disapointing... We think that the fresnel zone was not so good to realize a good link. Some pictures here.
Beer
The abbaye of Orval is at 6km from the main city of Florenville, and produces one of the best trappist beer of Belgium, and of the world, since there are few trappists.
Maginot
The Maginot Line was a defense line of France built in the 1930ies between the World War I and World War II. It was easily defeated by the powerful German army at the beginning of the World War II.
It can provide high points with good line of sight for longshots and other wifi and antenna tests.