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minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·21 hours agoIt’s a bad band for cellular. It’s short-range and shit at penetration. It’s really not even that good for wifi unless you’re close or have a mesh network with APs all over the building.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·17 hours agoBecause of its shortcomings as a communication bandwidth, it’s really, really good at cell-based positioning.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·19 hours ago mesh network Or traditional network with Ethernet backhaul and lots of access points. I really wish mesh networks would die off honestly.
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·19 hours agoLike anything else, they have their place. But they’ve been shoved into use cases they dont fit as well.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·17 hours agoSometimes re-wiring a house or building isn’t as practical as setting up a mesh network that’s good-enough.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·17 hours agoMesh should be an option of last resort. It reduces the speed and increases the latency quite a bit. The only thing worse is power line networking, which has the side effect of turning your whole house into an RF jammer.
It’s a bad band for cellular. It’s short-range and shit at penetration.
It’s really not even that good for wifi unless you’re close or have a mesh network with APs all over the building.
Because of its shortcomings as a communication bandwidth, it’s really, really good at cell-based positioning.
Or traditional network with Ethernet backhaul and lots of access points. I really wish mesh networks would die off honestly.
Like anything else, they have their place. But they’ve been shoved into use cases they dont fit as well.
Sometimes re-wiring a house or building isn’t as practical as setting up a mesh network that’s good-enough.
Mesh should be an option of last resort. It reduces the speed and increases the latency quite a bit. The only thing worse is power line networking, which has the side effect of turning your whole house into an RF jammer.