Red local inalámbrica en la comunidad indígena de Otavalo. Ecuador, 2018 / Wireless Local Network in the Indigenous Community of Otavalo. Ecuador, 2018

Introducción Los avances tecnológicos alcanzados en relación con las comunicaciones y la información se vieron potenciados luego de la incorporación de la Web 2.00 y el networking impactando las redes y comunidades virtuales. Los dispositivos con tecnología inalámbrica han impactado la eficacia en las comunicaciones, que facilitan el desarrollo de tareas diversas, ventajosas por su repercusión en la economía, imagen y competitividad. El acceso a dispositivos inteligentes se ha extendido en la población ecuatoriana, donde se trabaja por el reconocimiento a los derechos de los pueblos y comunidades indígenas al respeto de sus culturas, tradiciones, costumbres, valores, saberes y formas de vida, siendo Otavalo una de las ciudades de mayor presencia indígena del país. Objetivo Exponer cómo incorporar la tecnología en lo cotidiano con fines sociales, así como también potenciar el desarrollo y los emprendimientos locales. Metodología A partir de entrevistar al Coordinador Cantonal de las comunidades indígenas otavaleñas, interesado en divulgar e impulsar el desarrollo local, se le explica de las facilidades que brinda la herramienta de la Red Local inalámbrica Kimera, que utiliza software libre y contenido abierto. Luego de un intercambio con la comunidad de Gualsaqui se obtiene el consentimiento y se completa la información de su interés a divulgarse. Conclusiones Se conforma una red local inalámbrica que constituye una propuesta para la divulgación de la historia, sistema legal y datos de la comunidad, información que es de fácil actualización por no exigir de conocimientos técnicos específicos para su personalización(AU)

Introduction Technological progress in relation to communications and information were boosted after incorporating Web 2.00 and networking impacting networks and virtual communities. Devices with wireless technology have impacted the effectiveness of communications, which facilitate the development of diverse tasks, advantageous for their impact on the economy, image and competitiveness. Access to smart devices has spread throughout the Ecuadorian population, where work is being done to recognize the rights of indigenous peoples and communities to respect their cultures, traditions, customs, values, knowledge and ways of life, Otavalo being one of the the cities with the greatest indigenous presence in the country. Objective To show how to incorporate technology in daily life with social purposes, as well as to promote development and local enterprises. Methodology After interviewing the Cantonal Coordinator of the Otavalo indigenous communities, interested in spreading and promoting local development, he is explained about the facilities offered by the Kimera Wireless Local Network tool, which uses free software and open content. After an exchange with the community of Gualsaqui, consent is obtained and the information of interest to be disseminated is complemented. Conclusions A wireless local network is installed that constitutes a proposal for the disclosure of the history, legal system and community data, information that is easy to update because it does not require specific technical knowledge for its customization(AU)

Reliable multihop broadcast protocol with a low-overhead link quality assessment for ITS based on VANETs in highway scenarios.

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) have been identified as a key technology to enable intelligent transport systems (ITS), which are aimed to radically improve the safety, comfort, and greenness of the vehicles in the road. However, in order to fully exploit VANETs potential, several issues must be addressed. Because of the high dynamic of VANETs and the impairments in the wireless channel, one key issue arising when working with VANETs is the multihop dissemination of broadcast packets for safety and infotainment applications. In this paper a reliable low-overhead multihop broadcast (RLMB) protocol is proposed to address the well-known broadcast storm problem. The proposed RLMB takes advantage of the hello messages exchanged between the vehicles and it processes such information to intelligently select a relay set and reduce the redundant broadcast. Additionally, to reduce the hello messages rate dependency, RLMB uses a point-to-zone link evaluation approach. RLMB performance is compared with one of the leading multihop broadcast protocols existing to date. Performance metrics show that our RLMB solution outperforms the leading protocol in terms of important metrics such as packet dissemination ratio, overhead, and delay.