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Wireless Networking in the Developing World: A Practical Guide to Planning and Building Low-Cost Telecommunications Infrastructure

Limehouse Book Sprint Team, 2nd ed. (2007), 415 pp.

Contains many illustrations, web directory pp. 371-378, glossary pp. 389-415

CC BY-SA

Other editions: also published in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, French, Portuguese and Spanish

Where to Begin, 1
A Practical Introduction to Radio Physics, 9
Network Design, 27
Antennas & Transmission Lines, 95
Networking Hardware, 135
Security & Monitoring, 157
Solar Power, 211
Building an Outdoor Node, 249
Troubleshooting, 267
Economic Sustainability, 281
Case Studies, 299
Case study: Crossing the divide with a simple bridge in Timbuktu, 302
Case study: Finding solid ground in Gao, 305
Case Study: Fantsuam Foundation's Community Wireless Network, 308
Case study: The quest for affordable Internet in rural Mali, 319
Case study: Commercial deployments in East Africa, 325
Case study: Dharamsala Community Wireless Mesh Network, 332
Case study: Networking Mérida State, 334
Case study: Chilesincables.org, 345
Case study: Long Distance 802.11, 355
Appendix A: Resources, 371
Appendix B: Channel Allocations, 379
Appendix C: Path Loss, 381
Appendix D: Cable Sizes, 382
Appendix E: Solar Dimensioning, 383