Independent Router Nodes

These are installations not owned nor administered directly by the Air-Stream association. Such access points (called ‘Independent Router Nodes’) are to be used to extend the Air-Stream “core mesh”.

Independent Routers have the following characteristics:

  • Hardware not owned by Air-Stream Wireless Incorporated, with possibly the exception of wireless interfaces for backboning to the Air-Stream Core Network (may or may not be provided by Air-Stream, Air-Stream retains ownership of such equipment).
  • The AP is not controlled directly by Air-Stream, other than as per the following guidelines.
  • Configuration of the AP conforms to the standard for linking to other Independent APs and/or the Air-Stream Core Network.
  • Air-Stream members connecting to an Independent AP are responsible for their own traffic to the Independent AP and the Air-Stream Core Network.
  • The Independent AP owner is responsible for all other traffic from the Independent AP.
  • Parties connecting to the Independent AP (including Air-Stream members) must agree to any terms and conditions set out by the Independent AP owner, including fees and access restrictions.

Independent Router Nodes may be connected to the Air-Stream Core Network either by a dedicated point to point backbone (exclusively carries data that must travel from node to node – usually in 802.11a) or by a “backbone” (usually 802.11b) that shares the wireless bandwidth of the remote access point.