[aprssig] Internet to RF gating

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

Actually, I may not have been clear on the option to always gate 
configured calls from Internet to RF.  This is provided so that someone 
ranging out of the area can have their remote beacons gated to their 
"home" area so that RF users there can track them via RF.  You really 
wouldn't want to buffer or hold these time-critical packets.  You also 
would not want to buffer messages as the originator of the message 
should be retransmitting it on a decaying algorithm until it is 
acknowledged.  When the station comes on-line (so to speak), they'd get 
flooded with a bunch of duplicates as well.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ

Magnus wrote:
> Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
>   
>> Oh, and an IGate operator can also configure specific call signs to ALWAYS gate 
>> from Internet to RF, but this feature should be used with caution due to the 
>> possibility of saturating the local RF with data that may or may not be relevant.
>>     
>
>
> Perhaps the default for an IGate should be to hold all messages *until*
> an RF node is heard, and then go ahead and release the message.
>
> TTL's can be applied to drop queued messages after a sane amount of time.
>
> That would certainly keep unnecessary traffic off the local RF.
>
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