Niche in the Network

The pairs appreciated the current mode of the central network. Interested in the patterns and the relationships, I sent them out for various observation and reporting duties. It was one thing to communicate amongst ourselves with the network in it's reorganization and clean-up mode, but with concerted patterns flowing, the challenges posed by interference from other signals was potentially devastating.

As before, we began extending the observation distance, and after several excursions, we located bands of frequencies that could be used during periods of organized network activity. It was absolutely necessary to ensure that our communications would not interfere with critical network activities. Single taps are good for pings and the like, but real communication requires a channel through with sequences of taps can be safely exchanged.

Careful monitoring and diligence revealed that there were several easy to use bands of frequency that worked in either the directed active mode or the randomized cleanup mode. I was pleased because we would be able to centralize our communications in a single channel, with alternates, and still have channels left over for local pair communication and coordination. With such options, I confirmed as feasible, the idea of a network of my own, and wondered just how many pairs I really could work with using such a system of long distance and local channels.