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Hi Martin,

Tuesday January 11 2022 11:11, you wrote to Tim Schattkowsky:

 MF> Hello Tim!
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 TS>> º Û   Û ÛÛÛÛ      Version 389         º


 TS>> º ùNEW Editor: New Uplink selection   º

 MF> This one sounds very interesting but as I only have one Uplink
 MF> configured, the option is greyed out. I'm not entirely sure what the
 MF> implications would be in having more than one Uplink, care to expand a
 MF> little on this new feature please.

what it is for ....

you've heard about fidoweb?

all links are encouraged to establish links with more then one uplink in case
a connection breaks ...
or goes down unusaly ...  like Janis link goes down with only prior 48 hours
warning.
This dont only effects nodes, but also points.

I encourage every new link requester to search an addtl. uplink in case my
system breaks
to have at least a 2nd uplink on hold  and if you still have a 2nd running
uplink, the fidoweb
you've probably don't get a notice once a break goes down - at least
temporarly 'cause all mails will be delivered from another uplink.


http://www.vlist.eu/downloads/fidonews/nads.txt

at the same time, R24 lost his RC
Fidonet Region 24 recovery/reorganisation ...
[26.03.2012] RC24 system down

and after recovery a reorganisation in mail and fileflow started.
From a mail and file backbone net of net 2:244 back in 1996 with 4 links long
distance
and several local calls links and interchange all mails and files at local
level
and to divide the traffic into 4 aediquate parts for the A..D hubs and
interchange the rest at local
level, this becomes the first blueprint



   A === B == C == D
    \   /      \  /
     BBR1      BBR2
      |         |
      ?         ?


 and the bbr ring structure 5 years later within R24



       BBR1-2              BBR1-3
          \                 /
  BBR1-1 -- BBR0-1 === BBR0-2 -- BBR1-4
              ||       ||
  BBR1-8    BBR0-3 === BBR0-4 -- BBR1-5
           /              \
        BBR1-7            BBR1-6



If you'll find a nodelist from around 2003 you'll find in R24 listings as RIA's

,901,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Altenholz,Christian_von_Busse,49-431-32
8765,300,CM,XA,X75,V110L,V110H
,902,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Bamberg,Harald_Kamm,49-951-21554,9600,X
,CM,VFC,V32T,H16,X2C,X75
,903,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Berlin,Karsten_Ebeling,49-30-70767697,9
00,V32B,V42B,V34,VFC,XA,CM,X75
,905,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Porta_Westfalica,Sven_Dueker,49-571-952
096,9600,CM,XX,H16,V32B,VFC,X2S,V90S,X75
,916,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Stuttgart,Oliver_Kopp,49-711-3418447,300,CM,XA,MO,X75
,920,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Willich,Wilfried_Hausmann,49-2156-952830,300,CM,MO,X75
,922,R24_Backbone_Ring-0,Nidderau,Hugo_Andriessen,49-6187-27434,
600,CM,XX,V32B,V42B,X75



901, 902 are still active as link hubs, 916 + 922 are still end nodes today.
others stepped in to keep the message and file flow rolling.

Above to constructs build the basis for the meshed network in 2012


starting with a simple flat one ring

                       #
                     / | \
                    /  |  \
                   #-- # --#
                    \  |  /
                     \ | /
                       #

the advanced idea was to expand the ring to three dimensional

                                   turn 90 degree into the first ring
                       A            A
                     / | \        / | \
                    /  |  \      /  |  \
                   #-- B --#    #-- B --#
                    \  |  /      \  |  /
                     \ | /        \ | /
                       C            C

so the result becomes a structured bullet

a 2nd enhancement was to add addtl. nodes in between the links

                       #
                     / | \
                   # - # - #
                  /    |    \
                 # -#- # -#- #
                  \    |    /
                   # - # - #
                     \ | /
                       #


once we've started with this idea within r24 we've received requests from all
around Europe to exchange also international echos via meshed links
'cause this allows us, to circumvent crashes of main links ...
no one is any longer a main link ... the mail flow is guaranteed

This construct I've discussed first with Markus Reschke, former NEC 244,
before we've moved net 244 to net 240
in November 2013.


 MF> -$- WinPoint 389.0
 MF>  $ Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:310/31.7)

regards, uli   ;-)

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