Evaluation and monitoring of wireless community networks
Sergi Madonar Soria · 2013
En les darreres decades s’han produit molts canvis en l’ambit de les telecomunicacions, gran part d’aquest canvi ha estat propiciat per l’aparicio d’Internet, la “xarxa de xarxes” capac de connectar usuaris a gairebe qualsevol punt del mon. Inicialment totes les infraestructures eren cablejades, pero en els darrers anys ha anat avancant l’electronica permetent reduir la mida dels dispositius terminals. Aixo ha afavorit i facilitat la mobilitat d’usuaris amb els seus terminals, pel que les tecnologies inalambriques han evolucionat conjuntament per oferir-los connectivitat. Diversos projectes per tot el mon han aparegut amb l’objectiu de desplegar xarxes inalambriques obertes creant comunitats d’usuaris, empreses i entitats; l’exemple mes proper a Catalunya es la fundacio Guifi-net. Degut a la dificultat d’administrar aquest tipus de xarxes ja que son completament obertes i qualsevol usuari s’hi pot afegir lliurement, l’objectiu d’aquest projecte es proporcionar orientacio i eines per tal de fer-ho. Altres factors com l’entorn poden alterar el correcte funcionament de la xarxa degut al medi inalambric, aixo en complica encara mes la gestio. Amb totes les eines i mesures descrites dins d’aquest projecte, un administrador d’una nova xarxa inalambrica comunitaria seria capac d’avaluar l’estat d’aquesta i, aixi, mantenir i millorar el seu rendiment. English: In the last decades there have been many changes in the telecommunications sector, much of this change has been brought by the creation of the Internet, the of that can connect users to almost any point in the world. Initially all infrastructures were wired, but in recent years electronics has advanced allowing to reduce the size of the terminal devices. This has encouraged and facilitated the users' mobility with their terminals, so wireless technologies have evolved together to offer connectivity. Several projects around the world have emerged with the aim of deploying open wireless networks composed by user communities, companies and organizations; the closest example in Catalonia is the Guifi-net foundation. Due to the difficulty of managing such networks because they are completely open and anyone can freely joain, the aim of this project is to provide guidance and tools to do so. Other factors such as the environment can alter the proper functioning of the network due to the wireless medium, it further complicates the management. With all the tools and measures described within this project, a new wireless network administrator of a community would be able to evaluate its status and maintain and improve their performance.