i'm glad someone else out there sees the immense benefits software defined radio provides. i don't understand why all these companies are still wasting their time with hardware based solutions (until i think about money, profit margins, and the other undertows throwing their weight around in this corporate economy).
truly, sdr is the smartest way to go.
we (as consumers) need to demand it--that's the only way we're gonna get the push to go where we need to go. once a good (i.e. solid and efficient) hardware platform has been worked out and tested, nothing will be able to compete with software controlled radio again.
when new networks and protocols come out, all you need is a firmware update.
even when it becomes a buzzword (and you know it will--just look how long it took bluetooth to make it to the mainstream...) it will be very difficult to get everyone to switch out the old hardware. there will be plenty of unsecure legacy hardware floating around long after the government (and corporations and private users) have started buying nothing but 802.11i, and what many of these users (and even admins) don't realize is that any hole behind the security perimeter is still a hole--and that makes the whole network vulnerable...
but you're definitely right--we need to get it out as soon as we can.
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truly, sdr is the smartest way to go.
we (as consumers) need to demand it--that's the only way we're gonna get the push to go where we need to go. once a good (i.e. solid and efficient) hardware platform has been worked out and tested, nothing will be able to compete with software controlled radio again.
when new networks and protocols come out, all you need is a firmware update.
--cid
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http://cidviscous.blogspot.com
even when it becomes a buzzword (and you know it will--just look how long it took bluetooth to make it to the mainstream...) it will be very difficult to get everyone to switch out the old hardware. there will be plenty of unsecure legacy hardware floating around long after the government (and corporations and private users) have started buying nothing but 802.11i, and what many of these users (and even admins) don't realize is that any hole behind the security perimeter is still a hole--and that makes the whole network vulnerable... but you're definitely right--we need to get it out as soon as we can.
--cid
http://cidviscous.blogspot.com/
good call on the saints, if only i had some mod .'s right now. . .