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54 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
Executable File
The discussion list for this project is neighborhoodwireless@hacdc.org.
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Proposal
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The Columbia Heights Wireless Project aims to provide wireless access to
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the Internet to HacDC's neighbors in Columbia Heights. This project, in
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three phases, will help test different technologies and methods for
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providing this access as well as building local neighborhood IT
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infrastructure. Phase One: Rewire St. Stephen's Church
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St. Stephen's Church is used by many community organizations, each of
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which are responsible for obtaining their own Internet and Telephone
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service.
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There are potential costs savings for the church and its tenants to
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upgrade the IT infrastructure of the facility, allowing the church and
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tenants to share common Internet access and Telephone service.
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After assessing the needs of the church, its tenants and occasional
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guests from out of town, HacDC will draft a plan to re-wire the
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telecommunications and networking infrastructure of the church.
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` * Replace the IT wiring infrastructure of the church.`
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` o Run house cable to church office and basement and other key areas of the church, reducing need for cabling on the outside of the building and/or expansive cable runs within the building`
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` o Install wired outlets in offices and other places they may be necessary`
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` o Run wire to ares where wireless access points may be deployed`
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` * Provide building wide Internet access`
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` o Replace multiple DSL lines with one solid, very high speed internet connection`
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` o Install building router to handle and segregate internet connection`
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` o Provide church and its tenants with private subnet`
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` o Provide wired network access to tenants who require it`
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` o Provide infrastructure for building-wide wireless network`
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` * Build church wireless network`
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` o Provide private wireless networks to tenants who require it`
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` o Provide public wireless network for church and tenant guests, etc.`
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As of June 20, 2009 this phase is almost entirely complete. Phase Two:
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Provide Wireless to the Housing Project Surrounding the Church
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Once the hurdles of providing wireless to a given area (the church) are
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handled, the goal is to extending the public church network to the
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housing project which surrounds the church. The goals of this project
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are relatively less complex:
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` * Provide public wireless accessible in all rooms of the development around the church`
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` * Work with community members on best methods for building and supporting a public wireless network`
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` * Deploy specialized equipment on the roof of the church and possibly on the development property`
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` * Work out technical challenges present in extending the public network beyond church immediate line-of-sight`
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Phase Three: Provide Wireless to Neighborhood Buildings
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` * Provide public wireless available throughout Columbia Heights`
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` * Attract public and government support to make such a public wireless network viable and sustainable`
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