Wireless Mesh Networks / MANET

What is the plus of a wireless connection? That it doesn't use wires! (easy)
What is the plus of a wireless netwok? That it doesn't use a lot of wires! (quite stupid)
What is the plus of a wireless device? That it may connects to several other devices without the need of new cables (again)
Why should this interest me? Because those factors may lead to a new concept of networks.
Let me explain.
If you own a wireless access point, you're probably using it for browsing the internet lying down on your sofa. This sounds good but, from one poin of view this way you're wasting your device. Why?
Because if you have a wireless access point (AP) and the guy living in the upper floor has another AP, and the family living in front of your house have another AP and so on, you can use your AP to connect to the upper guy. He may use his own AP to connect to the family on the other side of the street. They may use their AP to connect to other people as well. This way, probably in the near future, you're not using anymore your AP to connect to the Internet paying also an internet provider, this way you become Internet and your connection costs just the energy needed to power up your wireless access point.
Sounds good? YES!
How it is called? Wireless mesh networking or MANET.
Can I do it now? YES!
Can I really use it now? Well... it is a technology still in development... there are some "dark sides".....but....

Do you want to know a little bit more? Ok, so this means that this post was good enough to introduce the new Project section of this site in which I'll resume and write down some of my works in this field.
Check out the new Wireless Mesh Networking page on BlaXwan's!