[Olsr-dev] Some reflections on link state routing and metrics

[L. Aaron Kaplan]

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> Some additional remark: This is much worse for funkfeuer like networks
> (with centralistic uplink organisation) than for freifunk like  
> networks
> (with O(n) uplink gateways) because funkfeuer tends to have long  
> routes,
> where it is much more likely to hit a loop. I guess that also explains
> why so many olsrd bugs have been found in Vienna.
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No..... actually you are not correct here.
The average number of hops is quite small (~ 4) since it is pretty  
well cross connected.
The average number of hops in freifunk networks is a bit longer in fact.

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