John Smith wrote:
N2EY:

If there are going to be fully automated nets run by automatons, then
practical "open" protocols and hardware need to be established. Wide
experimentation of many different protocols needs to be experimented with
and the best one or two adopted--and, the ease which "newbies" can
participate should be given a substantial weight in this endeavor. A
narrow range of freqs would best be established for robots, it can always
be widened if there is sufficient call for such.

A protocol where a "control robot" to be chosen, and adaptive
procedures so the control can change as necessary. A protocol where a
robot requests entrance in the net and its' traffic logically queued and
handled in a "ring" approach. Also, a protocol which allows for a human
operator (with the correct software/hardware) to get info and interact in
an emergency or otherwise situation.

I find discussion of these matters highly exciting and believe amateur
radio should help foster such directions, seems it would be beneficial to
all...

John

Hey Jim, does this ring a familiar bell . . . ? Node clashes . .