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SBAY Wireless Network In late 1998, sbay.org participants began planning a wireless network that can connect member sites in Silicon Valley. After a year of research, experimentation, and locating repeater sites, the first two member sites were on the network in December of 1999. This page describes joining and operating on the network. The network is intended as a platform for wireless experimentation and a forum for wireless experimenters in the South Bay area. The SBAY Wireless Network policies were reviewed by SBAY Wireless Network participants and approved on February 14, 2000. Repeater Status Montebello Ridge (Cupertino) - operational since Dec 1999 (radio: Breezecom 2mbps 802.11 standard, 3mbps by proprietary extensions) Los Gatos Hills - waiting for tower construction All the hard-to-get equipment has arrived. Some little things will still be ordered just before construction begins. As of Dec 2000, we're waiting for the new tower to be constructed at the site so we won't have take our stuff down and move to it shortly after installation. The broadcast tenants at the site are scheduled to move to it soon so construction is imminent. (radio: Cisco/Aironet 11mbps by 802.11b standard) Other Relevant Web Pages at www.sbay.org SBAY.NET - SBAY Wireless development home page by Dave Zarzycki SBAY Wireless Network Pictures by Ian Kluft SBAY.NET links SBAY.ORG Policies SBAY.ORG Domain Park sbay.networking newsgroup Periodic Information sbay.networking newsgroup charter Presentation slides: "SBAY Wireless Network" from WVARA meeting, Aug 16, 2000 Discussion: SBAY Wireless Network and Amateur Radio

Requirements for Joining the Wireless Network

Establishing a new site on the SBAY Wireless Network is time-consuming for both the site wishing to join, and the coordinators of the network. The network coordinator will require the following from prospective new sites:

• The coordinator of the SBAY Wireless Network must have met you at an sbay.org social event.
• Wireless site names are allocated first-come first-served so the name must not already be taken within sbay.org, sbay.com or sbay.net. The sbay.org coordinators reserve the option to subjectively reject any name, but will provide a reason for such a decision.
• Sites that join the SBAY Wireless Network are responsible for providing and updating valid contact information with the network coordinator. At a minimum a phone number is required so that we can contact you in the event of network difficulties.
• You must accept responsibility for the activities of your wireless site and represent the whole site to sbay.org's coordinators.
• You must be able to administer your site's wireless equipment, network firewalls and services (web, e-mail, news, etc.)
• You must be willing and able to answer reasonable questions and complaints which sbay.org might receive about hosts in your subdomain. We will not allow outsiders to ask questions which invade your privacy. But we expect prompt assistance with fixing anything which inconveniences an sbay.org volunteer or any reports related to spam, open mail/news relays, denials of service, intrusions, and other security matters.
• Member sites are responsible for providing their own wireless equipment (transceivers, antennas, lightning arrestors, coax, cables, masts, hubs/switches, etc.)
• A site survey for visibility to one or more of the SBAY Wireless Network's repeaters must be performed. It is recommended, but not required that one of the network coordinators performs the survey. It remains the site's responsibility to pursue all technical issues toward establishing contact.
• Personal and site safety are the responsibility of the member site.

Failure to meet these conditions may result in rejection of the new wireless member site.

Operational Priorities

The SBAY Wireless Network has limited bandwidth. Consequently, we must prioritize services and/or activities on the network. The following is in order of decreasing priority:

• Core SBAY services: routing protocols, SNMP, mail and text only ssh.
• Interactive information access: web browsing, ftp, whois, finger, etc.
• Automated information access: nntp, rsync, scp, ftp mirroring, http robots, etc.

Any traffic on the network must not interfere with higher priority services. Traffic to or from non-contributing member sites are lower in priority than traffic to or from sites which contribute resources to the network.

Operational Procedures

• Member sites are encouraged to minimize bandwidth consumption and be courteous to other member sites.
• Every site connected to the network is responsible for the traffic going through their site.
• Perimeter sites are strongly recommended to adopt a policy of denying forwarded traffic between the networks they connect to, except in cases where the traffic is permitted by the policies of the respective networks.
• Repeater sites are strongly recommended to adopt a policy of allowing forwarded traffic within the SBAY Wireless Network except in cases of bandwidth or security problems.
• Member sites on the SBAY Wireless Network are responsible for following the outlined operational priorities listed above.
• Member sites are required to obtain prior authorization for any for-profit traffic or other traffic related to their employment. Perimeter and repeater sites are not obligated to carry such traffic.
• sbay.org policies apply to the SBAY Wireless Network.

Last updated: October 16, 2009